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WEX INC. (NYSE:WEX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

WEX INC. (NYSE:WEX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of shareholders of WEX Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 12, 2017, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals:
1. The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors as Class III directors for terms expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.
Michael E. Dubyak
For: 39,249,894
Against: 1,073,268
Abstain: 52,671
Broker Non-Votes: 679,430
Rowland T. Moriarty
For: 38,942,110
Against: 1,379,419
Abstain: 54,305
Broker Non-Votes: 679,429
Following the 2017 annual meeting, John E. Bachman, George L. McTavish, Regina O. Sommer and Jack VanWoerkom, having terms expiring in 2018, and Shikhar Ghosh, James Neary, Kirk Pond and Melissa D. Smith, having terms expiring in 2019, continued in office.
2. A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.
For: 40,075,448
Against: 251,119
Abstain: 49,265
Broker Non-Votes: 679,431
3. The shareholders recommended, in a non-binding, advisory vote, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every year.
Every 1 Year: 37,710,851
Every 2 Years: 9,288
Every 3 Years: 2,607,803
Abstain: 47,892
Broker Non-Votes: 679,429
After taking into consideration the foregoing voting results and the Board’s prior recommendation in favor of an annual advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Board intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.
4. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified.
For: 40,564,206
Against: 442,644
Abstain: 48,412
About WEX INC. (NYSE:WEX)
WEX Inc. is a provider of corporate payment solutions. The Company operates through three segments: Fleet Solutions, Travel and Corporate Solutions, and Health and Employee Benefit Solutions. The Fleet Solutions segment provides customers with payment and transaction processing services designed for the needs of commercial and government fleets. This segment also provides information management services to these fleet customers. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment focuses on the complex payment environment of business-to-business payments, providing customers with payment processing solutions for their corporate payment and transaction monitoring needs. The Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment provides healthcare payment products and software as a service (SaaS) consumer directed platforms, as well as payroll related benefits to customers in Brazil. WEX INC. (NYSE:WEX) Recent Trading Information
WEX INC. (NYSE:WEX) closed its last trading session down -2.23 at 98.70 with 319,031 shares trading hands.
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