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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 17, 2018
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
1-5998
36-2668272
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
  
1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
10036
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(212) 345-5000
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.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 17, 2018. Represented at the meeting were 457,986,438 shares, or 90.10%, of the Company’s 508,306,867 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for the actions taken by the stockholders at the meeting.

1.    The Company’s stockholders elected the twelve (12) director nominees named below to a one-year term expiring at the 2019 annual meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified, with each receiving the following votes:

Director Nominee
Number of Shares
Voted For
Number of Shares
Voted Against
Number of Shares
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
Anthony K. Anderson
419,663,287
3,725,617
460,073
34,137,461
Oscar Fanjul
415,275,764
8,160,399
412,814
34,137,461
Daniel S. Glaser
422,598,609
870,512
379,856
34,137,461
H. Edward Hanway
421,889,092
1,551,827
408,058
34,137,461
Deborah C. Hopkins
422,433,772
985,839
429,366
34,137,461
Elaine La Roche
422,765,785
640,146
443,046
34,137,461
Steven A. Mills
418,228,762
5,227,917
392,298
34,137,461
Bruce P. Nolop
420,783,059
2,636,362
429,556
34,137,461
Marc D. Oken
412,147,773
10,846,106
855,098
34,137,461
Morton O. Schapiro
406,030,750
17,417,311
400,916
34,137,461
Lloyd M. Yates
422,760,281
668,699
419,997
34,137,461
R. David Yost
422,232,463
1,233,727
382,787
34,137,461

2.    The Company’s stockholders approved, by nonbinding vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2018 Proxy Statement, with the following vote:

Number of Shares Voted For
Number of Shares Voted Against
Number of Shares Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
400,740,331
21,378,760
1,729,886
34,137,461
    
3.    The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, with
the following vote:
Number of Shares Voted For
Number of Shares Voted Against
Number of Shares Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
448,769,124
8,759,586
457,728
N/A


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4.    The Company’s stockholders approved additional shares for two Marsh & McLennan Companies stock purchase plans, with the following vote:

Number of Shares Voted For
Number of Shares Voted Against
Number of Shares Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
421,464,464
1,713,667
670,846
34,137,461



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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.


 
MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Katherine J. Brennan   
 
Name:
Katherine J. Brennan
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
 
 
 



Date:    May 21, 2018


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