ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /UT/ 8-K

What Happened
Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION) filed an 8-K reporting results from its annual shareholders meeting held May 1, 2026. Shareholders elected 11 directors for one-year terms, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the Bank’s independent auditor for 2026, approved (on a nonbinding advisory basis) the 2025 compensation for named executive officers, and rejected a shareholder proposal requesting a report on risks from misalignment between policies and the customer base. The report was signed by Rena Miller, Executive Vice President and Corporate General Counsel, on May 4, 2026.

Key Details

• Directors elected (one-year terms): Maria Contereras-Sweet; Gary L. Crittenden; Suren K. Gupta; Claire A. Huang; Vivian S. Lee; Scott J. McLean; Edward F. Murphy; Stephen D. Quinn; Harris H. Simmons; Aaron B. Skonnard; Barbara A. Yastine. For votes ranged roughly from ~104.3M to ~107.9M per director.
• Auditor ratification: Ernst & Young LLP ratified with 120,123,130 votes For, 5,420,488 Against, 301,120 Abstentions.
• Say-on-pay (nonbinding): Approved with 103,158,563 For, 5,616,200 Against, 580,604 Abstentions.
• Shareholder proposal (report on policy/customer misalignment): Rejected — 2,437,588 For, 106,027,693 Against, 890,086 Abstentions.

Why It Matters
These results confirm board continuity and the continued engagement of EY as the Bank’s auditor, which are governance items investors watch for stability and oversight. The advisory approval of executive pay indicates majority shareholder support for 2025 compensation decisions (though nonbinding). The decisive rejection of the shareholder proposal shows that shareholders did not direct management to produce the requested risk/alignment report. All items are routine governance votes disclosed for investor transparency; there are no reported changes to management or financial results in this filing.