UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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)
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April 27, 2004 | |
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
| New Jersey | 1-8661 | 13-2595722 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 15 Mountain View Road, P.O. Box 1615, Warren, New Jersey | 07061-1615 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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(908) 903-2000 | |
Not Applicable
| Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Chubb Corporation (Corporation) was held on April 27, 2004. Matters submitted to shareholders at the meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:
Election of Directors
Each of the director nominees proposed by the Corporation’s board of directors, having received a plurality of the votes cast as the meeting, was elected to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| VOTES AGAINST OR | ||||||||
| DIRECTOR |
VOTES FOR |
WITHHELD |
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Zoë Baird |
160,447,796 | 4,124,235 | ||||||
Sheila P. Burke |
158,570,303 | 6,001,728 | ||||||
James I. Cash, Jr. |
162,473,168 | 2,098,863 | ||||||
Joel J. Cohen |
162,527,821 | 2,044,210 | ||||||
James M. Cornelius |
160,596,636 | 3,975,395 | ||||||
John D. Finnegan |
160,802,805 | 3,769,226 | ||||||
David H. Hoag |
151,819,448 | 12,752,583 | ||||||
Klaus J. Mangold |
148,100,383 | 16,471,648 | ||||||
Sir David G. Scholey, CBE |
161,792,935 | 2,779,096 | ||||||
Raymond G.H. Seitz |
161,792,271 | 2,779,760 | ||||||
Lawrence M. Small |
148,514,273 | 16,057,758 | ||||||
Daniel E. Somers |
160,716,033 | 3,855,998 | ||||||
Karen Hastie Williams |
149,757,432 | 14,814,599 | ||||||
James M. Zimmerman |
152,576,957 | 11,995,074 | ||||||
Alfred W. Zollar |
160,111,931 | 4,460,100 | ||||||
Adoption of The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (2004)
The adoption of The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan (2004) was approved, having received the affirmative vote of more than a majority of the votes cast and the total votes cast representing more than a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
VOTES FOR
|
VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | NO VOTES | |||
| 109,175,747 | 40,591,868 | 1,211,637 | 13,592,779 |
Adoption of The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2004)
The adoption of The Chubb Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2004) was approved, having received the affirmative vote of more than a majority of the votes cast and the total votes cast representing more than a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | NO VOTES | |||
| 116,487,160 | 33,231,002 | 1,261,090 | 13,592,779 |
Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditor for 2004
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2004 was ratified, having received the affirmative vote of more than a majority of the votes cast. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | NO VOTES | |||
| 160,764,194 | 2,839,702 | 968,135 | — |
Shareholder Proposal
The shareholder proposal requiring the Corporation to annually prepare a separate report regarding political contributions and related activities was not approved, having received the affirmative vote of less than a majority of the votes cast. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
| VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | NO VOTES | |||
| 11,897,961 | 123,872,986 | 15,208,304 | 13,592,780 |
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.
| THE CHUBB CORPORATION | ||||||||||
| Date: | May 4, 2004 | By: | /s/ Joanne L. Bober | |||||||
| Name: | Joanne L. Bober | |||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and | |||||||||
| General Counsel | ||||||||||