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 12, 2022 KeyCorp (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 001-11302 (Commission File Number)   Ohio   34-6542451 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 127 Public Square Cleveland , Ohio 44114-1306 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) (216) 689-3000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 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:   ☐ 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 Shares, $1 par value                 KEY   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40 th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E)                 KEY PrI   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F)                 KEY PrJ   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G)                 KEY PrK   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. At KeyCorp’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 12, 2022, shareholders elected all thirteen of the directors nominated by the KeyCorp Board of Directors. Each director received a greater number of votes cast for his or her election than votes against his or her election, as stated below. The shareholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as KeyCorp’s independent auditor for 2022 and approved on an advisory basis KeyCorp’s executive compensation as described in KeyCorp’s 2022 proxy statement. The final voting results from the meeting are as follows, rounded down to the nearest whole share: Proposal One—Election of Directors   NOMINEE   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTE   Alexander M. Cutler   686,809,598   57,201,160   4,449,865   66,898,126   H. James Dallas   704,245,034   43,431,716   783,870   66,898,126   Elizabeth R. Gile   716,314,025   31,324,789   821,807   66,898,126   Ruth Ann M. Gillis   713,721,473   34,036,276   702,874   66,898,126   Christopher M. Gorman   690,859,864   51,763,098   5,837,606   66,898,126   Robin N. Hayes   677,825,463   69,816,528   818,631   66,898,126   Carlton L. Highsmith   737,154,210   10,450,114   856,298   66,898,126   Richard J. Hipple   731,627,745   15,970,680   862,144   66,898,126   Devina A. Rankin   743,106,772   4,554,607   799,244   66,898,126   Barbara R. Snyder   676,458,232   71,338,242   664,149   66,898,126   Richard L. Tobin   743,288,667   4,193,880   978,021   66,898,126   Todd J. Vasos   743,198,685   4,242,638   1,019,300   66,898,126   David K. Wilson   745,118,114   2,499,718   842,790   66,898,126 Proposal Two—Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as KeyCorp’s Independent Auditors for 2022   FOR   AGAINST    ABSTAIN       776,965,353   37,732,533    660,861    Proposal Three—Advisory Approval of KeyCorp’s Executive Compensation   FOR    AGAINST    ABSTAIN    BROKER NON-VOTE      693,925,282    52,252,795    2,281,817    66,898,126   SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.        KeyCorp    Date: May 13, 2022                 By:    /s/ Carrie A. Benedict         Name:   Carrie A. Benedict         Title:      Assistant Secretary