Edgar Filing: GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Date: May 17, 2016

/s/ WALTER D. BAY

Walter D. Bay

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

8-K

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

May 17, 2016

Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported)

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-09761

36-2151613

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

Two Pierce Place, Itasca, Illinois 60143-3141, (630) 773-3800

(Address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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:

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (“Gallagher”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 17, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, three items were submitted to Gallagher’s stockholders. The items are described in more detail in Gallagher’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2016. At the Annual Meeting, Gallagher’s stockholders (i) elected all ten Director nominees, whose names appear below, to serve as Directors of Gallagher until Gallagher’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (ii) approved ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Gallagher’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Gallagher’s named executive officers. The final voting results are set forth below:

Item 1: Election of ten Directors, each to serve for a one-year term until Gallagher’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:


Directors	For		Against		Abstain		*Broker Non-Votes
Sherry S. Barrat		143,403,317		2,725,299		93,687		18,396,075
William L. Bax		144,245,188		1,939,656		37,459		18,396,075
D. John Coldman		144,338,853		1,799,228		84,222		18,396,075
Frank E. English, Jr.		144,331,541		1,805,946		84,816		18,396,075
J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.		141,807,794		3,406,543		1,007,966		18,396,075
Elbert O. Hand		140,167,825		5,965,746		88,732		18,396,075
David S. Johnson		130,927,580		15,208,813		85,910		18,396,075
Kay W. McCurdy		141,093,224		5,042,528		86,551		18,396,075
Ralph J. Nicoletti		145,667,020		487,977		67,306		18,396,075
Norman L. Rosenthal		145,025,329		1,111,789		85,185		18,396,075

	For		Against		Abstain		*Broker Non-Votes
Item 2: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Gallagher’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016		160,650,815		3,869,716		97,847		—

Item 3: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Gallagher’s Named Executive Officers		129,803,996		15,978,030		440,277		18,396,075

* Broker non-votes represent shares held by broker nominees for beneficial owners that were not voted with respect to a non-routine proposal because the broker nominee did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner and lacked discretionary authority to vote the shares. If a broker does not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner, a broker may vote on routine matters, such as the ratification of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, but may not vote on non-routine matters. Broker non-votes are counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum but are not counted for the purpose of determining the number of shares entitled to vote on non-routine matters such as the election of Directors and the advisory vote on the compensation of Gallagher’s named executive officers.

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The slides containing information presented at the Annual Meeting are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This exhibit may also be accessed at Gallagher’s website (www.ajg.com) under the heading Investor Relations.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.



99.1		Slides presented at the Annual Meeting.

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.