8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 9, 2020

 

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)

(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):

  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))

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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 ($0.01 par value)

 

AMG

 

New York Stock Exchange

5.875% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2059

 

MGR

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As further reported in Item 5.07 below, on June 9, 2020, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders approved the Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. The material terms of the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2020. The description of the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan in the definitive proxy statement is incorporated by reference herein.

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on June 9, 2020. 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 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The table below sets forth the voting results for each director:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker

Non-Votes

 

Samuel T. Byrne

   

41,848,530

     

1,006,242

     

35,918

     

1,291,292

 

Dwight D. Churchill

   

42,407,258

     

447,819

     

35,613

     

1,291,292

 

Glenn Earle

   

42,012,751

     

842,125

     

35,814

     

1,291,292

 

Jay C. Horgen

   

42,493,016

     

362,057

     

35,617

     

1,291,292

 

Reuben Jeffery III

   

42,813,427

     

40,632

     

36,631

     

1,291,292

 

Tracy P. Palandjian

   

42,149,352

     

696,394

     

44,944

     

1,291,292

 

Patrick T. Ryan

   

41,579,633

     

1,275,214

     

35,843

     

1,291,292

 

Karen L. Yerburgh

   

42,204,427

     

650,723

     

35,540

     

1,291,292

 

Jide J. Zeitlin

   

41,250,270

     

1,604,588

     

35,832

     

1,291,292

 

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. The table below sets forth the voting results:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

29,342,493

 

13,493,587

 

54,610

 

1,291,292

3. The Approval of the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. The stockholders voted to approve the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan. The table below sets forth the voting results:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

28,501,177

 

14,374,673

 

14,840

 

1,291,292

4. 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 table below sets forth the voting results:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

39,610,607

 

4,534,128

 

37,247

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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.

 

 

AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC.

             

Date: June 12, 2020

 

 

By:

 

/s/ David M. Billings

 

 

Name:

 

David M. Billings

 

 

Title:

 

General Counsel and Secretary

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