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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) April 26, 2022

NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-36609 36-2723087
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
50 South LaSalle Street 60603
Chicago,Illinois(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices) 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (312630-6000

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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.66 2/3 Par ValueNTRSThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
NTRSOThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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. 



Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) of Northern Trust Corporation (the “Corporation”) was held on April 26, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois for the purposes of: (i) electing 12 directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the 2023 annual meeting or their successors are elected and qualified; (ii) approving, by an advisory vote, 2021 named executive officer compensation; and (iii) ratifying the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year. Stockholders representing 192,285,115 shares, or 92.46% of the Corporation’s common stock as of the February 28, 2022 record date, voted in person or by proxy. Final voting results are as follows.

Election of Directors
All 12 nominees for director named in the proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting were elected by the votes set forth in the table below.

NomineeForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
Linda Walker Bynoe156,520,476 25,572,428 141,748 10,050,463 
Susan Crown177,812,393 4,293,467 128,792 10,050,463 
Dean M. Harrison181,256,241 816,374 162,037 10,050,463 
Jay L. Henderson164,399,475 17,693,698 141,479 10,050,463 
Marcy S. Klevorn181,569,305 520,960 144,387 10,050,463 
Siddharth N. (Bobby) Mehta181,314,738 784,696 135,218 10,050,463 
Michael G. O’Grady174,138,821 7,930,502 165,329 10,050,463 
Jose Luis Prado177,351,996 4,736,353 146,303 10,050,463 
Martin P. Slark179,376,508 2,702,964 155,180 10,050,463 
David H. B. Smith, Jr.178,457,707 3,630,532 146,413 10,050,463 
Donald Thompson181,246,727 835,053 152,872 10,050,463 
Charles A. Tribbett III172,551,250 9,548,670 134,732 10,050,463 

Approval of 2021 Named Executive Officer Compensation
The 2021 named executive officer compensation was approved, on an advisory basis, by the votes set forth in the table below.

ForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
173,789,021 8,180,171 265,460 10,050,463 

Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2022 fiscal year was ratified by the votes set forth in the table below.
ForAgainstAbstentionsBroker Non-Votes
183,765,780 8,393,505 125,830 — 



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.
 
 
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION
Date:April 27, 2022By:/s/ Brad A. Kopetsky
Brad A. Kopetsky
Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary