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 20, 2021     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 20, 2021, the shareholders of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to The Travelers Companies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Stock Incentive Plan”) at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders. The amendment increases the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan by 2,400,000. The material terms of the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 2, 2021 , under the heading “Item 4 — Amendment to The Travelers Companies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan”, which is incorporated herein by reference.   The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.   Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 20, 2021. For more information on the following proposals submitted to shareholders, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 2, 2021. Below are the final voting results.   Item 1 — Election of Directors   Name   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes   Alan L. Beller     194,319,273       9,402,814       405,435       21,043,471   Janet M. Dolan     194,902,921       8,854,674       369,927       21,043,471   Patricia L. Higgins     194,491,460       9,262,880       373,182       21,043,471   William J. Kane     199,886,922       3,826,417       414,183       21,043,471   Thomas B. Leonardi     203,049,734       665,008       412,780       21,043,471   Clarence Otis Jr.     197,052,152       6,674,296       401,074       21,043,471   Elizabeth E. Robinson     201,029,317       2,590,908       507,297       21,043,471   Philip T. Ruegger III     197,364,548       6,350,635       412,339       21,043,471   Todd C. Schermerhorn     201,891,384       1,839,040       397,098       21,043,471   Alan D. Schnitzer     193,193,531       9,472,345       1,461,646       21,043,471   Laurie J. Thomsen     194,206,361       9,543,690       377,471       21,043,471     Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     217,085,205       7,671,021       414,767       0     Item 3 — Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     192,700,339       10,643,512       783,671       21,043,471     Item 4 — Amendment to The Travelers Companies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     196,265,608       7,197,909       664,005       21,043,471     2     Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.     (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit No.   Description 10.1   The Travelers Companies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.       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 25, 2021 THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.     By: /s/ Christine K. Kalla     Name: Christine K. Kalla     Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel   4