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 25, 2022     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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.   The Travelers Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 25, 2022. For more information on the following proposals submitted to shareholders, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 8, 2022. Below are the final voting results.   Item 1 — Election of Directors   Name   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes   Alan L. Beller     185,765,820       9,019,515       413,586       19,306,309   Janet M. Dolan     184,097,548       10,538,921       562,452       19,306,309   Patricia L. Higgins     185,903,634       8,906,436       388,851       19,306,309   William J. Kane     191,861,985       2,935,147       401,789       19,306,309   Thomas B. Leonardi     189,795,107       4,810,036       593,778       19,306,309   Clarence Otis Jr.     184,158,583       10,432,486       607,852       19,306,309   Elizabeth E. Robinson     188,409,758       6,223,518       565,645       19,306,309   Philip T. Ruegger III     187,294,381       6,978,981       925,559       19,306,309   Rafael Santana     193,598,932       1,198,095       401,894       19,306,309   Todd C. Schermerhorn     193,441,875       1,343,824       413,222       19,306,309   Alan D. Schnitzer     185,066,652       9,258,551       873,718       19,306,309   Laurie J. Thomsen     185,789,871       9,024,815       384,235       19,306,309   Bridget van Kralingen     194,089,368       712,167       397,386       19,306,309     Item 2 — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     206,108,546       8,037,081       359,603       0     Item 3 — Non-Binding Vote to Approve Executive Compensation   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     139,495,841       54,462,471       1,240,609       19,306,309     Item 4 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Additional Disclosure of Lobbying   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     102,171,733       91,547,154       1,480,034       19,306,309     Item 5 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to the Issuance of a Report on GHG Emissions   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     107,822,041       85,382,143       1,994,737       19,306,309     Item 6 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Policies regarding Fossil Fuel Supplies   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     25,512,481       167,325,148       2,361,292       19,306,309     1     Item 7 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to Conducting a Racial Equity Audit   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     90,964,616       101,866,066       2,368,239       19,306,309     Item 8 — Shareholder Proposal Relating to the Issuance of a Report on Insuring Law Enforcement   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstained     Broker Non-Votes     18,778,574       170,996,803       5,423,544       19,306,309     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 27, 2022 THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.         By:  /s/ Christine K. Kalla     Name: Christine K. Kalla     Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel   3