Executive Change · Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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 24, 2023     The Travelers Companies, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter )       Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)    001-10898 (Commission File Number)   41-0518860 (IRS Employer Identification No.)   485 Lexington Avenue New York , New York 10017 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)   ( 917 ) 778-6000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   Not Applicable (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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):   ¨      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))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, without par value   TRV   New York Stock Exchange   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company    ¨   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨           Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.   e)  On May 24, 2023, the shareholders of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2023 Stock Incentive Plan”).   The 2023 Stock Incentive Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company to grant to employees, non-employee directors, consultants and other service providers of the Company and its affiliates incentive-based compensation in the form of Company common stock.   The material terms of the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan are described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, dated April 7, 2023, under the heading “ Item 5 — The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan ”, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan contained herein and in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.   Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 24, 2023. For more information on the following proposals submitted to shareholders, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 7, 2023. Below are the final voting results.   Item 1 — Election of Directors   Name   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes   Alan L. Beller     177,604,743       8,607,302       363,358       18,924,822   Janet M. Dolan     175,658,560       10,576,162       340,681       18,924,822   Russell G. Golden     184,779,908       1,436,091       359,404       18,924,822   Patricia L. Higgins     177,878,682       8,354,959       341,762       18,924,822   William J. Kane     180,350,302       5,858,984       366,117       18,924,822   Thomas B. Leonardi     178,894,454       7,318,960       361,989       18,924,822   Clarence Otis Jr.     174,038,260       12,186,682       350,461       18,924,822   Elizabeth E. Robinson     178,868,645       7,363,618       343,140       18,924,822   Philip T. Ruegger III     177,479,733       8,729,661       366,009       18,924,822   Rafael Santana     179,747,423       6,467,827       360,153       18,924,822   Todd C. Schermerhorn     184,983,199       1,234,194       358,010       18,924,822   Alan D. Schnitzer     176,836,080       8,835,020       904,303       18,924,822   Laurie J. Thomsen     177,992,563       8,232,555       350,285       18,924,822   Bridget van Kralingen     184,949,733       1,266,821       358,849       18,924,822     Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     197,181,751       7,950,049       368,425       0     Item 3 — Non-Binding Vote on the Frequency of Future Votes to Approve Executive Compensation   1 Year     2 Years     3 Years     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     181,450,994       287,783       4,359,206       477,420       18,924,822     Based on the results of the vote, and consistent with the Board of Directors’ recommendation, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that future non-binding votes of shareholders to approve the compensation of the named executive officers will be submitted annually to the Company’s shareholders until the next non-binding shareholder vote on the frequency of shareholder votes to approve executive compensation, or until the Board of Directors otherwise determines a different frequency for such non-binding votes.   1     Item 4 — Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     159,725,449       26,087,701       762,253       18,924,822     Item 5 — Approval of The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     176,156,909       9,866,272       552,222       18,924,822     Item 6 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to the Issuance of a Report on GHG Emissions   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     27,071,101       157,646,874       1,857,428       18,924,822     Item 7 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Policies regarding Fossil Fuel Supplies   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     16,215,317       167,989,223       2,370,863       18,924,822     Item 8 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Conducting a Racial Equity Audit   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     65,194,392       119,414,350       1,966,661       18,924,822     Item 9 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to the Issuance of a Report on Insuring Law Enforcement   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     19,117,273       160,958,106       6,500,024       18,924,822     2     Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.     (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit No.   Description 10.1   The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-272161) dated May 24, 2023, and is incorporated herein by reference .       101.1   Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page to this Current Report on Form 8-K is formatted in Inline XBRL.       104.1   Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101.1.)   3     SIGNATURES   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The Travelers Companies, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.   Date:     May 26, 2023 THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.         By:  /s/ Christine K. Kalla     Name: Christine K. Kalla     Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel   4