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 18, 2012

 


 

Aon plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

England and Wales

 

1-7933

 

98-1030901

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

8 Devonshire Square, London, England

 

EC2M 4PL

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 20 7623 5500

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 5.05.  Amendment to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

 

On May 18, 2012, the Board of Directors of Aon plc (the “Company”) approved a revised Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) as part of its normal periodic review of Company policies.  The Code applies to all of the Company’s directors, officers and employees, and supersedes the Company’s prior Code of Business Conduct and the Company’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers.  The revised Code updates the prior Code of Business Conduct to enhance the readability of the Code, and adds new sections on business ethics, professional behavior, social media, corporate citizenship and charitable contributions.  A copy of the Code, as revised, is located on the Company’s website at www.aon.com under the Company Overview and Corporate Governance captions.

 

The amendments took effect upon adoption by the Board of Directors.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Company held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2012.  A total of 289,163,015 Class A Ordinary Shares were represented at the Annual General Meeting in person or by proxy, or 88.59% of the total shares entitled to vote.

 

Shareholders voted on the following three proposals at the Annual General Meeting, all of which are described in the 2012 Proxy Statement, and cast their votes as described below:

 

1.              The election of eleven nominees to serve as Directors until the Company’s 2013 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. All of the nominees were elected.

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Lester B. Knight

 

266,121,212

 

4,517,818

 

985,536

 

17,538,449

 

Gregory C. Case

 

268,331,610

 

2,350,832

 

942,124

 

17,538,449

 

Fulvio Conti

 

264,313,619

 

6,325,285

 

985,662

 

17,538,449

 

Cheryl A. Francis

 

268,995,480

 

1,624,588

 

1,004,498

 

17,538,449

 

Edgar D. Jannotta

 

266,697,423

 

3,929,508

 

997,635

 

17,538,449

 

J. Michael Losh

 

229,541,214

 

41,098,621

 

984,731

 

17,538,449

 

Robert S. Morrison

 

267,415,564

 

3,196,389

 

1,012,613

 

17,538,449

 

Richard B. Myers

 

267,505,933

 

3,102,452

 

1,016,181

 

17,538,449

 

Richard C. Notebaert

 

266,928,218

 

3,726,158

 

970,190

 

17,538,449

 

Gloria Santona

 

269,412,336

 

1,202,507

 

1,009,723

 

17,538,449

 

Carolyn Y. Woo

 

267,485,108

 

3,153,585

 

985,873

 

17,538,449

 

 

2.              The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2012.  This proposal was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

284,767,243

 

3,402,904

 

992,868

 

 

3.              An advisory vote to approve executive compensation. This proposal was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

214,235,094

 

53,468,837

 

3,920,635

 

17,538,449

 

 

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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.

 

 

Aon plc

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ram Padmanabhan

 

 

Ram Padmanabhan

 

 

Vice President, Chief Counsel — Corporate and Company Secretary

 

 

 

Date: May 21, 2012

 

 

 

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