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): November 8, 2018

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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-33220
33-1151291
(Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5 Dakota Drive
Lake Success, New York 11042
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 472-5400
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 2, 2018, the Board of Directors of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge” or the “Company”) adopted the Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Award Plan (the “2018 Omnibus Award Plan”), subject to stockholder approval, and, on November 8, 2018, at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the Plan. A description of the 2018 Omnibus Award Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2018, under the caption “Proposal Three - Approval of the 2018 Omnibus Award Plan.” The 2018 Omnibus Award Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

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

On November 8, 2018, Broadridge held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, stockholders approved all of management’s proposals, which were:

1.
The election of nine directors for terms of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified;
2.
The advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation (the Say on Pay Vote);
3.
The approval of the 2018 Omnibus Award Plan; and
4.
The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.

Proposal No. 1 - To elect nine directors to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the year      2019 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified

                
FOR          AGAINST      ABSTAIN      Broker Non Votes

Leslie A. Brun          85,779,967      _4,342,195      _ 1,618,530      10,973,131
Pamela L. Carter      90,790,758      _ 842,471      107,463      10,973,131
Richard J. Daly      91,250,318      _ 387,283      103,091      10,973,131
Robert N. Duelks      89,739,571      _1,892,740      108,381      10,973,131
Brett A. Keller          91,148,850      _ 492,574      99,268      10,973,131
Stuart R. Levine      88,468,048      _3,172,254      100,390      10,973,131
Maura A. Markus      89,746,593      _1,888,162      105,937      10,973,131
Thomas J. Perna      90,645,303      _ 995,091      100,298      10,973,131
Alan J. Weber          88,391,359      _3,252,466      96,867      10,973,131

    
Proposal No. 2 - Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation (the Say on Pay Vote)


FOR              AGAINST          ABSTAIN          Broker Non Votes         

86,958,755          _4,594,617          _ _187,320          10,973,131


Proposal No. 3 - Approval of the 2018 Omnibus Award Plan, which will replace the 2007 Omnibus Award Plan to provide that an additional 7,190,000 shares of our common stock, together with the number of shares that remain available under the 2007 Omnibus Award Plan, may be issued as equity-based compensation awards to our employees, directors and consultants






FOR              AGAINST          ABSTAIN          Broker Non Votes         

83,339,107          _8,210,709          _ _190,876          10,973,131


Proposal No. 4 - To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent      registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019

FOR          AGAINST          ABSTAIN             

99,678,336          _ 2,913,958          ___121,529

Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company is furnishing the transcript of the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on November 8, 2018.

In certain circumstances, results in this transcript have been presented on an adjusted basis and are not generally accepted accounting principles measures (“Non-GAAP”). These Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company's reported results. The reconciliations of any Non-GAAP measures included in this transcript to their most directly comparable GAAP measures were included in the Company’s press release and Earnings Webcast & Conference Call Presentation dated November 6, 2018 for the first quarter ended September 30, 2018, which were included as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated November 6, 2018, and are also available under the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website at www.broadridge-ir.com.

The information furnished pursuant to Items 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 filed under Item 9.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished herewith:
Exhibit No.
 
 Description
 
2018 Omnibus Award Plan.
 
Transcript of the 2018 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
 
 
 






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.

Dated: November 13, 2018
 
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:   /s/ Adam D. Amsterdam          
        Name: Adam D. Amsterdam
Title: Vice President, General Counsel

                                




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