Omnicom Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 6, 2025. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected 11 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, 2025, and (iv) voted against a shareholder proposal regarding 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 March 27, 2025 (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 | 154,859,470 | 10,733,487 | 587,893 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Mary C. Choksi | 154,605,518 | 11,442,755 | 132,577 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. | 143,083,686 | 22,969,352 | 127,812 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Mark D. Gerstein | 165,462,566 | 585,513 | 132,771 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Ronnie S. Hawkins | 162,931,835 | 3,121,025 | 127,990 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Deborah J. Kissire | 153,273,852 | 12,775,330 | 131,668 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Gracia C. Martore | 154,510,644 | 11,547,235 | 122,971 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Patricia Salas Pineda | 163,369,510 | 2,681,483 | 129,857 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Linda Johnson Rice | 147,115,973 | 18,938,475 | 126,402 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Cassandra Santos | 165,456,912 | 597,814 | 126,124 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
| Valerie M. Williams | 153,295,088 | 12,760,369 | 125,393 | 13,287,195 | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
| 148,901,265 | 17,079,468 | 200,117 | 13,287,195 | |||||||||||
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, 2025.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 166,894,902 | 12,411,279 | 161,864 | ||||||||
Proposal 4
The Company’s shareholders voted against the shareholder proposal regarding an independent Board chairman as described in the Proxy Statement.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 46,852,570 | 119,091,578 | 236,702 | 13,287,195 | |||||||||||
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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, 2025 | ||
| By: | /s/ Louis F. Januzzi | |
| Name: | Louis F. Januzzi | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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