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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001601712-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYF"
cik: "0001601712"
company_name: "Synchrony Financial"
filed_at: "2026-06-25T20:08:00+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T20:09:16.979734+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Synchrony Financial announces 2026 annual meeting voting results

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected with strong support; leading vote-getter Deborah Ellinger received ~294.3M for, lowest Fernando Aguirre received ~288.0M for.
- Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for 2026 passed with ~305.2M for, ~4.9M against, ~117K abstain.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with ~273.7M for, ~18.9M against, ~2.0M abstain.
- Broker non-votes totaled ~15.6M on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001601712-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYF
- cik: 0001601712
- company_name: Synchrony Financial
- filed_at: 2026-06-25T20:08:00+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000025/0001601712-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601712/000160171226000025/syf-20260624.htm

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