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): April 26, 2017
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CONVERGYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-14379 (Commission File Number) | 31-1598292 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
201 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio (Address of principal executive offices) | 45202 (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 723-7000
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not applicable
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On April 26, 2017, Convergys Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for which the Company’s Board of Directors solicited proxies pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected nine directors to serve on the Board of Directors, (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017, (3) reapproved the performance goals under the Convergys Corporation Annual Executive Incentive Plan, (4) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and (5) approved, on an advisory basis, a frequency of every one year for advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Set forth below are the final voting results for these proposals, each of which were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2017:
1. | The election of nine directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. |
Nominee | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes |
Andrea J. Ayers | 76,770,465 | 1,411,829 | 7,523,611 |
Cheryl K. Beebe | 77,070,175 | 1,112,119 | 7,523,611 |
Richard R. Devenuti | 77,018,048 | 1,164,246 | 7,523,611 |
Jeffrey H. Fox | 76,413,529 | 1,768,765 | 7,523,611 |
Joseph E. Gibbs | 76,509,898 | 1,672,396 | 7,523,611 |
Joan E. Herman | 77,030,929 | 1,151,365 | 7,523,611 |
Thomas L. Monahan III | 76,725,795 | 1,456,499 | 7,523,611 |
Ronald L. Nelson | 67,084,258 | 11,098,036 | 7,523,611 |
Richard F. Wallman | 66,509,568 | 11,672,726 | 7,523,611 |
2. | The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
84,306,898 | 1,206,662 | 192,045 | — |
3. | The reapproval of the performance goals under the Convergys Corporation Annual Executive Incentive Plan. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
76,712,279 | 1,034,831 | 435,184 | 7,523,611 |
4. | The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
74,897,351 | 2,818,999 | 465,519 | 7,523,611 |
5. | The approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain |
63,079,068 | 71,907 | 14,884,863 | 146,456 |
The Board of Directors has considered the vote of the Company’s shareholders as to the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and has determined that the Company will continue to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of such votes, which will be no later than the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2023.
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.
CONVERGYS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jarrod B. Pontius
Jarrod B. Pontius
General Counsel and
Chief Administrative Officer
Date: April 28, 2017