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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 6, 2025

 

 

 

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: (212415-3600

 

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:

 

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
3.700% Senior Notes due 2032   OMC/32   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 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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