Form 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 10, 2011

Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-9761   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 10, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, five 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 28, 2011. The final voting results were as set forth below.

Item 1: Election of nine directors to serve for one-year terms until Gallagher’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

Directors

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

William L. Bax

     87,474,175         692,370         28,109         13,321,200   

Frank E. English, Jr.

     87,530,194         635,741         28,719         13,321,200   

J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.

     87,484,988         620,004         89,662         13,321,200   

Ilene S. Gordon

     86,235,079         1,930,817         28,758         13,321,200   

Elbert O. Hand

     86,244,857         1,920,978         28,819         13,321,200   

David S. Johnson

     83,429,902         4,736,095         28,657         13,321,200   

Kay W. McCurdy

     86,330,182         1,835,576         28,896         13,321,200   

Norman L. Rosenthal, Ph.D.

     87,532,061         633,687         28,906         13,321,200   

James R. Wimmer

     87,091,184         1,074,563         28,907         13,321,200   
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Item 2: Approval of the Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan

     73,066,301         12,843,219         2,285,134         13,321,200   

Item 3: Ratification of Appointment of the Independent Auditor

     99,929,731         1,528,213         57,910         0   

Item 4: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Gallagher’s Named Executive Officers

     80,045,916         6,051,310         2,097,428         13,321,200   

Item 5: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of a Stockholder Vote on the Compensation of Gallagher’s Named Executive Officers

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

58,231,216   263,743   27,699,204   2,000,491   13,321,200


Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The slides containing information presented at the Annual Meeting are furnished as Exhibit 99 to this report. This exhibit may also be accessed at Gallagher’s website (www.ajg.com).

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

99 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.

 

  Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Date: May 11, 2011  

/s/ Walter D. Bay

 

Walter D. Bay

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary