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SEC filingCitizens Financial Group, Inc. held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 23, 2026, where all director nominees were elected, advisory executive compensation was approved, Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as auditor, and a shareholder proposal for majority voting was rejected.
The 2026 Annual Meeting reflects broad shareholder support for Citizens Financial Group’s governance framework: full director slate approval signals stability in leadership; the 91.5% backing of executive compensation affirms alignment between pay and performance as presented by management; and the 92.4% ratification of Deloitte underscores confidence in financial reporting integrity. The decisive rejection of the majority voting proposal—receiving only 10.1% support—confirms continued reliance on the existing plurality standard for director elections, which may preserve board flexibility but could draw future scrutiny from governance advocates. Broker non-votes affected proposals 1, 2, and 4 uniformly (26.3 million each), reflecting routine limitations on discretionary voting for non-routine matters under NYSE rules, while proposal 3—ratifying the auditor—was deemed routine and thus subject to discretionary voting, resulting in zero broker non-votes. No changes to board composition, executive leadership, or capital return policy were disclosed.