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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 3, 2022

 

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.)

 

280 Park Avenue, New York, NY  10017
(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
2.250% Senior Notes due 2033  OMC/33  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 3, 2022. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected ten individuals to the Board of Directors of the Company (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, 2022, and (iv) did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding political spending disclosure. 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 March 24, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

(b) Proposal 1

 

The Company’s shareholders elected ten individuals to the Board as set forth below:

 

Name  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
John D. Wren   161,975,483    10,125,863    815,457    14,760,549 
Mary C. Choksi   168,705,549    4,112,117    99,138    14,760,549 
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.   158,193,346    14,179,427    544,031    14,760,549 
Mark D. Gerstein   172,567,345    240,920    108,539    14,760,549 
Ronnie S. Hawkins   172,103,620    708,066    105,118    14,760,549 
Deborah J. Kissire   169,625,725    3,191,293    99,785    14,760,549 
Gracia C. Martore   172,274,050    544,048    98,706    14,760,549 
Patricia Salas Pineda   172,434,872    385,356    96,576    14,760,549 
Linda Johnson Rice   163,345,648    9,175,222    395,934    14,760,549 
Valerie M. Williams   170,211,316    2,605,620    99,868    14,760,549 

 

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
156,307,905  16,436,819  172,079  14,760,549

 

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, 2022.

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions
182,589,095  4,935,176  153,082

 

Proposal 4

 

The Company’s shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding political spending disclosure as described in the Proxy Statement.

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
50,526,869  121,857,194  532,741  14,760,549

 

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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 9, 2022    
  By: /s/ Michael J. O’Brien
  Name:  Michael J. O’Brien
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

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