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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, 2023

 

Navient Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Delaware

 

001-36228

 

46-4054283

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

123 Justison StreetWilmingtonDelaware

 

19801

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302283-8000

 

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:

 

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))

 

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. ☐

 

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, par value $.01 per share

NAVI

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

6% Senior Notes due December 15, 2043

JSM

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

None

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

 

 

 

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 25, 2023, Navient held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on March 28, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 126,889,945 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, 117,790,735 shares, or approximately 92.8%, of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the following proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders, with the voting results indicated below:

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The Company’s shareholders elected the following 9 directors to hold office until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected or appointed:

 

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Frederick Arnold

 

 

94,914,507

 

 

 

13,147,372

 

 

 

47,037

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

Edward J. Bramson

 

 

104,341,613

 

 

 

3,662,571

 

 

 

104,732

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

Anna Escobedo Cabral

 

 

97,594,834

 

 

 

10,467,740

 

 

 

46,342

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

Larry A. Klane

 

 

95,284,582

 

 

 

12,777,058

 

 

 

47,276

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

Michael A. Lawson

 

 

104,875,937

 

 

 

3,185,851

 

 

 

47,128

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

Linda A. Mills

 

 

94,468,973

 

 

 

13,590,624

 

 

 

49,319

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

Jane J. Thompson

 

 

94,756,277

 

 

 

13,309,804

 

 

 

42,835

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

Laura S. Unger

 

 

94,574,906

 

 

 

13,489,747

 

 

 

44,263

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

David L. Yowan

 

 

97,173,160

 

 

 

10,890,431

 

 

 

45,325

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, as follows: 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

115,416,476

 

 

 

2,294,751

 

 

 

79,508

 

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s shareholders approved, by an advisory vote, the compensation of its named executive officers, as follows:

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

106,706,976

 

 

 

1,104,581

 

 

 

297,359

 

 

 

9,681,819

 

 

 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

NAVIENT CORPORATION

Date:  May 31, 2023

 

By:

/s/ Mark L. Heleen

 

 

 

Mark L. Heleen

 

 

 

Chief Legal Officer

 

 
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