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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): May 29, 2019
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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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 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 29, 2019. 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 2020 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 93.7% 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
42,692,099

 
1,392,042

 
55,007

 
1,962,494

Dwight D. Churchill
43,506,031

 
577,346

 
55,771

 
1,962,494

Nathaniel Dalton
43,735,553

 
348,621

 
54,974

 
1,962,494

Glenn Earle
43,300,015

 
784,291

 
54,842

 
1,962,494

Niall Ferguson
43,486,073

 
598,197

 
54,878

 
1,962,494

Sean M. Healey
43,444,238

 
633,427

 
61,483

 
1,962,494

Tracy P. Palandjian
43,551,665

 
532,888

 
54,595

 
1,962,494

Patrick T. Ryan
41,931,408

 
2,152,779

 
54,961

 
1,962,494

Karen L. Yerburgh
43,582,554

 
501,898

 
54,696

 
1,962,494

Jide J. Zeitlin
41,307,467

 
2,776,014

 
55,667

 
1,962,494


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 94.3% of the votes cast. The table below sets forth the voting results:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
41,589,105
 
2,521,388
 
28,655
 
1,962,494

3.    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 92.5% of the votes cast. The table below sets forth the voting results:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
42,280,543
 
3,417,352
 
403,747
 







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: May 30, 2019
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ David M. Billings
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:   
 
David M. Billings
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
General Counsel and Secretary