Royal Bank Of Canada 6-K, filed Apr 8, 2021
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About this 6-K
Royal Bank Of Canada filed this 6-K on April 8, 2021.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April 2021
Commission File Number: 001-13928
Royal Bank of Canada
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
| 200 Bay Street Royal Bank Plaza Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2J5 Attention: Senior Vice-President, Associate General Counsel & Secretary |
1 Place Ville Marie Montreal, Quebec Canada H3B 3A9 Attention: Senior Vice-President, Associate General Counsel & Secretary |
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Signatures
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.
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | ||||||
| Date: April 8, 2021 | By: | /s/ Karen McCarthy | ||||
| Name: | Karen McCarthy | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice-President, | |||||
| Associate General Counsel & | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Royal Bank of Canada – Report of Voting Results. | |
Exhibit 99.1
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders
Toronto, Ontario – April 8, 2021 (Virtual Meeting)
REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS
In accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations
The following matters were voted on at the annual meeting of common shareholders of Royal Bank of Canada (the “bank”) held on April 8, 2021. Full details of these matters are set out in the Management Proxy Circular issued in connection with this meeting, which is available on our website at rbc.com/investorrelations; the website of our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Comany of Canada, at www.envisionreports.com/RBC2021; SEDAR at sedar.com and EDGAR at sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
| 1. | Election of Directors |
Each of the 12 nominees listed in the Management Proxy Circular was elected as a Director of the bank.
| Nominee | Votes for | % for | Votes withheld | % withheld | ||||
|
Andrew A. Chisholm |
736,236,057 | 99.79% | 1,553,069 | 0.21% | ||||
|
Jacynthe Côté |
735,397,379 | 99.68% | 2,391,747 | 0.32% | ||||
|
Toos N. Daruvala |
735,958,018 | 99.75% | 1,831,108 | 0.25% | ||||
|
David F. Denison |
733,825,763 | 99.46% | 3,963,363 | 0.54% | ||||
|
Cynthia Devine |
736,030,416 | 99.76% | 1,758,710 | 0.24% | ||||
|
David McKay |
736,119,050 | 99.77% | 1,670,076 | 0.23% | ||||
|
Kathleen Taylor |
716,810,192 | 97.16% | 20,978,934 | 2.84% | ||||
|
Maryann Turcke |
735,958,013 | 99.75% | 1,831,113 | 0.25% | ||||
|
Thierry Vandal |
735,612,583 | 99.70% | 2,176,543 | 0.30% | ||||
|
Bridget A. van Kralingen |
733,881,838 | 99.47% | 3,907,288 | 0.53% | ||||
|
Frank Vettese |
736,130,776 | 99.78% | 1,658,350 | 0.22% | ||||
|
Jeffery Yabuki |
736,039,957 | 99.76% | 1,749,169 | 0.24% | ||||
| 2. | Appointment of Auditor |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the auditor of the bank.
| Votes for | % for | Votes withheld | % withheld | |||||
|
766,443,707 |
99.70% | 2,324,448 | 0.30% | |||||
| 3. | Advisory vote on the bank’s approach to executive compensation |
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | |||||
|
707,497,631 |
95.89% | 30,288,895 | 4.11% | |||||
| 4. | Proposal No. 1: Greenhouse gas emissions reduction target |
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | Abstentions* | ||||
|
227,284,250 |
31.05% | 504,677,752 | 68.95% | 5,825,238 | ||||
| 5. | Proposal No. 2: Purpose and undertakings |
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | Abstentions* | ||||
|
79,269,004 |
11.15% | 631,360,570 | 88.85% | 27,159,364 | ||||
| 6. | Proposal No. 3: Circular economy |
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | Abstentions* | ||||
|
119,041,230 |
16.23% | 614,622,901 | 83.77% | 4,124,809 | ||||
| 7. | Proposal No. 4: Diversity target |
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | Abstentions* | ||||
|
32,478,698 |
4.58% | 676,550,459 | 95.42% | 28,759,947 | ||||
| * | An abstention is counted as present for quorum purposes, but is not counted as a vote cast in determining whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal. |