Current Report Filing (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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2021

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin

001-34806

39-1152983

(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission File
Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

N61 W23044 Harry’s Way, Sussex, Wisconsin 53089-3995

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(414) 566-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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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Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share	QUAD	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

On May 17, 2021, Quad/Graphics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposal:

•The election of all nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term to expire at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders.

As of the March 11, 2021 record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 40,449,841 shares of the Company’s class A common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote with an aggregate of 40,449,841 votes; and 13,556,858 shares of the Company’s class B common stock were outstanding and eligible to vote with an aggregate of 135,568,580 votes. Approximately 90.0% of all votes were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. The following are the final votes on the matters presented for shareholder consideration at the Annual Meeting:

Election of Directors

The shareholders elected Mark A. Angelson, Douglas P. Buth, John C. Fowler, Stephen M. Fuller, Christopher B. Harned, J. Joel Quadracci, Dr. Kathryn Quadracci Flores, Jay O. Rothman and John S. Shiely as directors for a one-year term to expire at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders. The results of the vote were as follows:


	For			Withheld			Broker Non-Votes
Name	Votes	Percentage(1)		Votes	Percentage		Votes	Percentage(2)
Mark A. Angelson	155,620,690	98.23	%	2,809,490	1.77	%	—	N/A
Douglas P. Buth	153,958,350	97.18	%	4,471,830	2.82	%	—	N/A
John C. Fowler	146,885,776	92.71	%	11,544,404	7.29	%	—	N/A
Stephen M. Fuller	155,451,402	98.12	%	2,978,778	1.88	%	—	N/A
Christopher B. Harned	149,838,436	94.58	%	8,591,744	5.42	%	—	N/A
J. Joel Quadracci	151,663,127	95.73	%	6,767,053	4.27	%	—	N/A
Kathryn Quadracci Flores	150,290,301	94.86	%	8,139,879	5.14	%	—	N/A
Jay O. Rothman	148,952,112	94.02	%	9,478,068	5.98	%	—	N/A
John S. Shiely	152,406,518	96.20	%	6,023,662	3.80	%	—	N/A

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(1)Based on a total of all votes received and eligible to be counted as voted on this proposal at the Annual Meeting.

(2)“N/A” means that abstentions and/or broker non-votes do not have any effect on the voting results on this proposal.

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.