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ITEM 5.02
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
As described in Item 5.07 below, Comerica Incorporated ("Comerica") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 27, 2021. At the meeting, Comerica's shareholders approved the Comerica Incorporated Amended and Restated 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Amended 2018 LTIP"). The Amended 2018 LTIP was previously approved by the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee (the “Committee”) and the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Comerica, subject to shareholder approval. The Amended 2018 LTIP increases the number of shares available for grant under the plan approved in 2018 by 1.97 million shares; consolidates the current employee equity incentive plan and the 2015 Comerica Incorporated Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Director Plan"); and makes certain other administrative changes, including expanded language related to types of adjustments that may be made.
Effective upon the approval of the Amended 2018 LTIP, the Director Plan was closed to further grants and the shares still available for grant under the Director Plan will not be available for grant under the Amended 2018 LTIP, provided that to the extent that any award outstanding under the Director Plan is forfeited, terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, or is settled for cash, or the shares subject to such award are not delivered as a result thereof, including any shares that are unearned under performance awards taking into account the maximum possible payout, such shares shall again be available for awards under the Amended 2018 LTIP.
A description of other material terms and conditions of the Amended 2018 LTIP is on pages 84-95 of our definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2021, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Amended 2018 LTIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended 2018 LTIP, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5.07
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
Comerica held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 27, 2021. Matters voted upon by shareholders at that meeting were:
(i)
the election of eleven directors;
(ii)
the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021;
(iii)
the approval of a non-binding, advisory proposal approving executive compensation.
(iv)
the approval of the Comerica Incorporated Amended and Restated 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and
(v)
the approval of the Comerica Incorporated 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The final number of votes cast for, against or withheld (if applicable), as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter is set forth below.
Proposal 1
The director nominees listed below each received a majority of the votes cast that were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal, and such individuals were each elected to serve as a director with a one-year term expiring in 2022. The results were as follows:
Director Nominees
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
Michael E. Collins
106,300,203
527,006
126,214
13,985,305
Roger A. Cregg
102,782,069
4,043,274
128,079
13,985,305
T. Kevin DeNicola
103,292,417
3,535,434
125,571
13,985,305
Curtis C. Farmer
100,700,716
6,106,245
146,461
13,985,305
Jacqueline P. Kane
98,423,989
8,414,441
114,993
13,985,305
Richard G. Lindner
101,691,072
5,137,273
125,077
13,985,305
Barbara R. Smith
105,340,560
1,492,287
120,575
13,985,305
Robert S. Taubman
100,555,182
6,276,582
121,658
13,985,305
Reginald M. Turner, Jr.
103,378,129
3,439,280
136,013
13,985,305
Nina G. Vaca
102,569,051
4,251,909
132,462
13,985,305
Michael G. Van de Ven
104,742,932
2,081,507
128,983
13,985,305
Proposal 2
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was approved. The results were as follows:
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
118,402,364
2,412,826
123,539
0
Proposal 3
The nonbinding, advisory proposal approving executive compensation was approved. The results were as follows:
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
101,813,223
4,787,529
352,670
13,985,305
Proposal 4
The proposal approving the Comerica Incorporated Amended and Restated 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved. The results were as follows:
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Vote
104,326,191
2,345,983
281,248
13,985,305
Proposal 5
The proposal approving the Comerica Incorporated 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approved. The results were as follows:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COMERICA INCORPORATED
By: /s/ John D. Buchanan
Name: John D. Buchanan
Title: Executive Vice President - Chief Legal Officer