Shareholder Vote

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): November 10, 2021     Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)     Delaware   1-5397   22-1467904 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   One ADP Boulevard , Roseland , New Jersey 07068 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)     ( 973 ) 974-5000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)   N/A (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:   ☐ 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(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value (voting)   ADP   NASDAQ Global Select Market   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 Company’s Annual Meeting of the Stockholders was held on November 10, 2021. There were present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, holders of 367,480,483 shares of common stock. The final tabulation of the voting results for the election of directors and other proposals is set forth below. Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for the ensuing year. The votes cast for each nominee were as follows: Nominee For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes Peter Bisson 322,687,339 1,152,844 408,859 43,231,441 Richard T. Clark 316,487,581 7,364,249 397,212 43,231,441 Linnie M. Haynesworth 322,092,948 1,747,886 408,208 43,231,441 John P. Jones 317,237,519 6,602,695 408,828 43,231,441 Francine S. Katsoudas 322,215,178 1,629,288 404,576 43,231,441 Nazzic S. Keene 322,079,095 1,763,032 406,915 43,231,441 Thomas J. Lynch 296,782,185 27,044,237 422,620 43,231,441 Scott F. Powers 321,664,029 2,179,862 405,151 43,231,441 William J. Ready 318,601,062 5,193,034 454,946 43,231,441 Carlos A. Rodriguez 322,356,608 1,532,509 359,925 43,231,441 Sandra S. Wijnberg 318,431,381 5,411,204 406,457 43,231,441   Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Company’s Executive Compensation The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation of our Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following vote: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 266,230,747 45,293,010 12,725,285 43,231,441   Proposal 3 - Ratify the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2021 was approved based on the following vote:   For Against Abstained 349,243,082 16,681,319 1,556,082   Proposal 4 – Stockholder Proposal to Prepare a Report on Workforce Engagement in Governance The stockholder proposal to prepare a report on workforce engagement in governance was not approved based upon the following vote: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 15,189,892 307,226,569 1,832,581 43,231,441             SIGNATURE   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.     AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.     (Registrant)             Date: November 16, 2021 By: /s/ David Kwon       Name: David Kwon       Title: Vice President