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| EX-3.1 - AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF REGULATIONS, AS AMENDED - CONVERGYS CORP | dex31.htm |
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): April 27, 2011
CONVERGYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 1-4379 | 31-1598292 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 201 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio |
45202 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 723-7000
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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| Item 3.03 | Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders. |
As reported below, at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders approved an amendment to Section 6 of Article II of the Amended and Restated Code of Regulations of Convergys Corporation to provide that the election of directors in uncontested elections would be by majority vote. A copy of the Amended and Restated Code of Regulations, as amended, is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 3.03 by reference.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Convergys Corporation (the “Company”) was held on April 27, 2011. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted for a vote of the shareholders are set forth below.
Proposal 1
The shareholders elected each of the nominees for Class I Directors as directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successor is elected. The voting results were as follows:
| Nominee |
For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Jeffrey H. Fox |
100,772,206 | 1,864,702 | 10,573,423 | |||||||||
| Ronald L. Nelson |
95,917,138 | 6,719,770 | 10,573,423 | |||||||||
Beginning with the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders, all directors will be elected annually.
Proposal 2
The shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011. The voting results were as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 111,412,794 | 1,717,193 | 80,344 | 0 | |||||||||
Proposal 3
The shareholders approved an amendment to Section 6 of Article II of the Company’s Amended and Restated Code of Regulations to allow for a majority voting standard in uncontested elections of directors. The voting results were as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 111,319,105 | 1,452,392 | 438,834 | 0 | |||||||||
A copy of the Amended and Restated Code of Regulations, as amended, is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.
Proposal 4
The shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 86,382,205 | 15,728,950 | 525,753 | 10,573,423 | |||||||||
Proposal 5
The shareholders voted as follows on the advisory vote on the frequency of holding the advisory vote on executive compensation:
| Every Year |
Every 2 Years |
Every 3 Years |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 90,379,331 | 274,429 | 11,391,543 | 591,605 | 10,573,423 |
In light of the voting results, the Board of Directors has decided that the advisory vote on executive compensation will be held every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of holding the advisory vote on executive compensation.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Code of Regulations, as amended, of Convergys Corporation |
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/ Julia A. Houston | |
| Julia A. Houston Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: May 2, 2011
Exhibit Index
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| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Code of Regulations, as amended, of Convergys Corporation | |