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 21, 2020     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 (Address of principal executive offices)     10017 (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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 21, 2020. For more information on the following proposals submitted to shareholders, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 3, 2020. Below are the final voting results.   Item 1 — Election of Directors   Name   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes   Alan L. Beller     189,976,779       8,143,860       381,125       24,793,820   Janet M. Dolan     192,231,288       5,939,402       331,074       24,793,820   Patricia L. Higgins     190,208,244       7,959,496       334,024       24,793,820   William J. Kane     196,367,265       1,718,566       415,933       24,793,820   Clarence Otis Jr.     188,303,984       9,829,125       368,655       24,793,820   Elizabeth E. Robinson     197,636,124       529,297       336,343       24,793,820   Philip T. Ruegger III     196,188,356       1,816,982       496,426       24,793,820   Todd C. Schermerhorn     197,587,663       514,006       400,095       24,793,820   Alan D. Schnitzer     188,383,878       9,031,540       1,086,346       24,793,820   Donald J. Shepard     194,010,261       4,111,408       380,095       24,793,820   Laurie J. Thomsen     190,048,862       8,102,665       350,237       24,793,820     Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     213,947,872       8,986,067       361,645       0     Item 3 — Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     187,943,352       9,500,224       1,058,188       24,793,820     2     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, 2020 THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.         By:  /s/ Christine K. Kalla     Name: Christine K. Kalla Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel         3