UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2011

 

 

THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32903   20-4531180

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

12500 East Belford Avenue

Englewood, Colorado

  80112
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(866) 405-5012

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Western Union Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Friday, May 20, 2011. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company: (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors of the Company for a three-year term; (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011; (iii) on an advisory basis, voted in favor of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s 2011 annual meeting proxy statement; (iv) on an advisory basis, voted in favor of a one-year frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation; and (v) voted in favor of a non-binding stockholder proposal recommending that the board of directors take steps to eliminate the classification of the board and require all directors to stand for election on an annual basis. The final voting results for the matters voted upon at the meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors.

 

Name    Votes For   

Votes

Against

   Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes

Hikmet Ersek

   525,736,844    2,170,799    167,732    32,996,774

Jack M. Greenberg

   491,396,510    36,521,101    157,764    32,996,774

Linda Fayne Levinson

   483,077,689    44,565,805    431,881    32,996,774

Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Auditors.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes

545,728,489

  15,129,088   214,572   0

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes

505,482,419

  22,120,450   472,506   32,996,774

Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Vote on Executive Compensation.

 

1-Year   2-Year   3-Year   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes

482,925,716

  1,606,134   43,339,465   203,930   32,996,904

Proposal 5: Non-Binding Stockholder Proposal on the Elimination of the Classification of the Board of Directors.

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes

460,875,889

  66,838,104   356,237   33,001,919

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY
Dated: May 24, 2011     By:  

/s/ Darren A. Dragovich

    Name:   Darren A. Dragovich
    Title:   Assistant Secretary
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