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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 27, 2021

 

THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			1-6686			13-1024020
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

909 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212)704-1200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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:

  

☐ 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(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share			IPG			The 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. ☐

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) The annual meeting of stockholders of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. was held on May 27, 2021.

(b) The following matters were voted upon with the final results indicated below.

1. The nominees listed below were elected directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders with the respective votes set forth opposite their names:

NOMINEE			FOR			AGAINST			ABSTAIN			BROKER NON-VOTES
Jocelyn Carter-Miller			335,010,345			9,246,050			101,334			15,589,349
Mary J. Steele Guilfoile			331,154,837			13,091,966			110,926			15,589,349
Dawn Hudson			341,158,443			3,074,691			124,595			15,589,349
Philippe Krakowsky			340,440,980			3,800,871			115,878			15,589,349
Jonathan F. Miller			338,135,438			6,074,923			147,368			15,589,349
Patrick Q. Moore			295,401,586			48,768,150			187,993			15,589,349
Michael I. Roth			334,846,235			9,391,741			119,753			15,589,349
Linda S. Sanford			339,968,094			4,252,713			136,922			15,589,349
David M. Thomas			327,191,224			17,018,854			147,651			15,589,349
E. Lee Wyatt, Jr.			342,749,798			1,451,838			156,093			15,589,349

2. A proposal to approve confirmation of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021 was approved with the votes set forth below:

For			345,133,701
Against			14,663,336
Abstain			150,041

There were no broker non-votes.

3. An advisory ballot question on named executive officer compensation was approved with the votes set forth below:

For			329,992,424
Against			14,065,934
Abstain			299,371
Broker Non-Votes			15,589,349

4. A stockholder proposal regarding special stockholder meetings was defeated with the votes set forth below:

For			110,275,936
Against			233,141,650
Abstain			940,143
Broker Non-Votes			15,589,349

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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.

 

			THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.
Date: June 2, 2021			By:       /s/ Andrew Bonzani
			Name:   Andrew Bonzani Title:     Executive Vice President and General Counsel