8-K

 

 

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 12, 2018

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-13459   04-3218510
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
777 South Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach, Florida
  33401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(800) 345-1100

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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).

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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 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 12, 2018. At that meeting, the stockholders considered and acted upon the following proposals:

1. The Election of Directors. The stockholders elected the following individuals to serve as directors until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Each nominee was approved by the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least 97% of the votes cast. The table below sets forth the voting results for each director:

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Samuel T. Byrne

     46,228,918        461,321        18,388        2,206,414  

Dwight D. Churchill

     46,445,418        244,809        18,400        2,206,414  

Glenn Earle

     46,244,249        445,985        18,393        2,206,414  

Niall Ferguson

     46,077,002        505,682        125,941        2,206,416  

Sean M. Healey

     45,309,936        1,106,818        291,873        2,206,414  

Tracy P. Palandjian

     46,284,564        299,299        124,763        2,206,415  

Patrick T. Ryan

     45,649,390        1,040,949        18,288        2,206,414  

Karen L. Yerburgh

     46,357,294        333,201        18,131        2,206,415  

Jide J. Zeitlin

     45,772,054        918,763        17,809        2,206,415  

2. Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The stockholders voted to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the affirmative vote of approximately 94% of the votes cast. The table below sets forth the voting results:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

42,392,239

   2,572,329    1,743,995    2,206,478

3. The Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Current Fiscal Year. The stockholders voted to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. The proposal was approved by the stockholders by the affirmative vote of approximately 98% of the votes cast. The table below sets forth the voting results:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

47,612,477

   1,157,054    145,510

4. The Election of Nathaniel Dalton as an Additional Director. The stockholders elected Mr. Dalton to serve as a director until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Dalton’s election was approved by the stockholders by the affirmative vote of approximately 99% of the votes cast. The table below sets forth the voting results:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

45,774,738

   128,404    15,168    2,996,731


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.

 

     AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.
Date:   June 13, 2018      By:    

/s/ David M. Billings

      Name:      David M. Billings
      Title:   General Counsel and Secretary