8-KThe WireRoutine
Shareholder Vote
Filed Jun 11, 2020 · 6y ago · Accession 0000891092-20-007570
Plain English
Material event — a significant development the company must disclose promptly.
Read the source below for the full document.
Filing text
View original ↗UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): June 9, 2020
OMNICOM GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
New York
1-10551
13-1514814
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
437 Madison Avenue , New York , NY
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 212 ) 415-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.15 per share
OMC
New York Stock Exchange
0.800% Senior Notes due 2027
OMC/27
New York Stock Exchange
1.400% Senior Notes due 2031
OMC/31
New York Stock Exchange
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.
(a) Omnicom Group Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 9, 2020. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected nine individuals to the Board of Directors (the “Board”), (ii) approved an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, (iii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, and (iv) did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding an amendment to the Company’s existing proxy access framework. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”).
(b) Proposal 1
The Company’s shareholders elected nine individuals to the Board as set forth below:
Name
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
John D. Wren
167,865,836
9,525,855
1,157,355
12,313,806
Mary C. Choksi
176,049,626
2,412,333
87,087
12,313,806
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
153,122,770
25,336,143
90,133
12,313,806
Susan S. Denison
168,705,052
9,757,412
86,582
12,313,806
Ronnie S. Hawkins
178,159,547
298,237
91,262
12,313,806
Deborah J. Kissire
178,238,766
223,668
86,612
12,313,806
Gracia C. Martore
177,797,753
662,643
88,650
12,313,806
Linda Johnson Rice
171,224,467
7,238,907
85,672
12,313,806
Valerie M. Williams
178,244,639
214,731
89,676
12,313,806
Proposal 2
The Company’s shareholders approved an advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as reported in the Proxy Statement.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
161,662,362
16,625,612
261,073
12,313,806
Proposal 3
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
187,484,806
3,265,298
112,748
Proposal 4
The Company’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding an amendment to the Company’s existing proxy access framework.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
57,983,731
120,115,053
450,262
12,313,806
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.
Omnicom Group Inc.
Date: June 11, 2020
By:
/s/ Michael J. O’Brien
Name:
Michael J. O’Brien
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Filing details
- Company
- OMNICOM GROUP INC.
- Ticker
- OMC
- CIK
- 29989
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- Jun 11, 2020
- Report date
- Jun 9, 2020
- Document
- omc8k0609.htm
- Size
- 217 KB