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): April 22, 2015

 

 

CONVERGYS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ohio		1-14379		31-1598292
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

201 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio		45202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 723-7000

 

 

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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 April 22, 2015, the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors of Convergys Corporation (the “Company”) approved payment of a special performance cash bonus to Claudia L. Cline, the Company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, in the amount of $285,000, payable in connection with her previously-announced retirement from the Company effective June 30, 2015.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 22, 2015. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted for a vote of the shareholders are set forth below.

Proposal 1

The shareholders elected each of the nominees as directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successor is elected. The voting results were as follows:

 

Nominee		For				Withhold				Broker Non-Votes
Andrea J. Ayers			82,132,779				1,361,213				8,085,369
John F. Barrett			81,968,929				1,525,063				8,085,369
Cheryl K. Beebe			82,499,100				994,892				8,085,369
Richard R. Devenuti			82,249,003				1,244,989				8,085,369
Jeffrey H. Fox			82,113,161				1,380,831				8,085,369
Joseph E. Gibbs			82,376,573				1,117,419				8,085,369
Joan E. Herman			82,606,606				887,386				8,085,369
Thomas L. Monahan III			81,887,385				1,606,607				8,085,369
Ronald L. Nelson			81,687,557				1,806,435				8,085,369
Richard F. Wallman			80,108,337				3,385,655				8,085,369

Proposal 2

The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015. The voting results were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
90,185,407		657,275		736,679		0

Proposal 3

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
79,402,442		2,966,083		1,125,467		8,085,369

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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.

 

Date: April 22, 2015