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Filed May 23, 2019 · 7y ago · Accession 0000891092-19-005982
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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): May 20, 2019
OMNICOM
GROUP INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in its Charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-10551
(Commission
File Number)
13-1514814
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
437 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
(Address of principal executive offices)
10022
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (212) 415-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if
changed since last report)
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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
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 May 20, 2019 in Boston,
Massachusetts. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected 11 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, 2019, and (iv) did not approve a shareholder
proposal requiring an independent Board Chairman. 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 10, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”).
(b) Proposal 1
The Company’s shareholders elected 11
individuals to the Board as set forth below:
Name
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
John D. Wren
178,707,340
5,791,825
1,482,904
13,867,592
Alan R. Batkin
182,050,636
3,731,813
199,621
13,867,592
Mary C. Choksi
183,211,852
2,574,714
195,503
13,867,592
Robert Charles Clark
174,488,596
11,285,057
208,416
13,867,592
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
174,147,073
11,621,745
213,251
13,867,592
Susan S. Denison
174,630,698
11,164,046
187,325
13,867,592
Ronnie S. Hawkins
184,146,569
1,625,752
209,749
13,867,592
Deborah J. Kissire
185,666,874
107,128
208,067
13,867,592
Gracia C. Martore
184,203,413
1,577,317
201,339
13,867,592
Linda Johnson Rice
178,294,971
7,486,732
200,366
13,867,592
Valerie M. Williams
185,681,352
91,693
209,024
13,867,592
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
169,170,273
16,485,223
326,318
13,867,847
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, 2019.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
197,747,000
1,847,284
255,378
Proposal 4
The Company’s shareholders did not approve
a shareholder proposal requiring an independent Board Chairman.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
42,609,170
142,846,257
526,642
13,867,592
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: May 23, 2019
By:
/s/ Michael J. O’Brien
Name:
Michael J. O’Brien
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Filing details
- Company
- OMNICOM GROUP INC.
- Ticker
- OMC
- CIK
- 29989
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- May 23, 2019
- Report date
- May 23, 2019
- Document
- e5344_8k.htm
- Size
- 38 KB