OMNICOM GROUP INC. (NYSE:OMC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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 25, 2017 in Chicago,
Illinois. At the Annual Meeting, the Companys shareholders (i)
elected 12 individuals to the Board of Directors (the Board),
(ii) approved an advisory resolution to approve executive
compensation, (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, a frequency
of every one year for future shareholder advisory resolutions to
approve executive compensation, and (iv) ratified the appointment
of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent auditors for the 2017
fiscal year . The proposals are described in more detail in the
Companys definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017 (the
Proxy Statement).
(b)Proposal 1
The Companys shareholders elected 12 individuals to the Board as
set forth below:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| John D. Wren | 193,481,976 | 1,405,018 | 85,214 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Bruce Crawford | 192,378,469 | 2,412,863 | 180,876 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Alan R. Batkin | 193,557,762 | 1,323,320 | 91,126 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Mary C. Choksi | 193,992,561 | 896,090 | 83,556 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Robert Charles Clark | 190,403,259 | 4,483,624 | 85,324 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. | 184,221,171 | 10,667,821 | 83,216 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Susan S. Denison | 187,076,339 | 7,815,939 | 79,929 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Deborah J. Kissire | 194,616,019 | 265,726 | 90,463 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| John R. Murphy | 185,489,596 | 9,381,063 | 101,548 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| John R. Purcell | 184,478,280 | 10,408,809 | 85,119 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Linda Johnson Rice | 187,212,103 | 7,681,900 | 78,204 | 14,902,314 | ||||
| Valerie M. Williams | 194,625,233 | 263,570 | 83,405 | 14,902,314 |
Proposal 2
The Companys shareholders approved an advisory resolution on the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers as reported
in the Proxy Statement.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 181,322,469 | 13,293,988 | 355,440 | 14,902,624 |
Proposal 3
The Companys shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, a
frequency of every one year for future shareholder advisory
resolutions to approve executive compensation.
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 177,128,849 | 207,612 | 17,426,443 | 208,994 | 14,902,624 |
Proposal 4
The Companys shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as
the Companys independent auditors for the 2017 fiscal year.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 205,946,197 | 3,808,969 | 119,356 |
(d)Based on the result of the vote on Proposal 3, and consistent
with the recommendation of the Board, the Board has determined to
hold an advisory vote to approve executive compensation every
year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of
future advisory resolutions to approve executive compensation.
About OMNICOM GROUP INC. (NYSE:OMC)
Omnicom Group Inc. is a holding company. The Company provides advertising, marketing and corporate communications services. The Company’s branded networks and agencies operate in all markets around the world and provide a range of services, which it groups into four disciplines: advertising, customer relationship management (CRM), public relations and specialty communications. The Company’s services include advertising, brand consultancy, content marketing, corporate social responsibility consulting, crisis communications, custom publishing, data analytics, database management, direct marketing, entertainment marketing, environmental design, experiential marketing, field marketing, graphic arts/digital imaging, healthcare communications, interactive marketing, investor relations, marketing research, media planning and buying, mobile marketing, multi-cultural marketing, non-profit marketing, organizational communications, package design, product placement and promotional marketing. OMNICOM GROUP INC. (NYSE:OMC) Recent Trading Information
OMNICOM GROUP INC. (NYSE:OMC) closed its last trading session up +0.32 at 83.72 with 2,215,336 shares trading hands.
