Official Business
Represented at the annual meeting of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. on May 19, 2011, were 485,670,076 shares, or approximately 89 percent, of the Company's 547,751,902 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting.
Shareholders took the following actions:
1. Election of Directors
The following nominees were elected to serve as directors for a one-year term ending in 2012:
Zachary W. Carter
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Brian Duperreault
President and Chief Executive Officer, Marsh & McLennan Companies
Oscar Fanjul
Vice Chairman, Omega Capital
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Repsol
H. Edward Hanway
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CIGNA Corporation
Lord Lang of Monkton
Former Member of British Parliament
Former British Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Steven A. Mills
Senior Vice President & Group Executive, Software & Systems, of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Bruce P. Nolop
Former Chief Financial Officer, E*Trade Financial Corporation
Marc D. Oken
Managing Partner, Falfurrias Capital Partners
Former Chief Financial Officer, Bank of America Corporation
Morton O. Schapiro
President, Northwestern University
Adele Simmons
Vice Chair, Chicago Metropolis 2020
President, Global Philanthropy Partnership
Lloyd M. Yates
President and Chief Executive Officer, Progress Energy Carolinas
2. Appointment of Independent Public Accountants
Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as Marsh & McLennan Companies' independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2011.
3. Approval of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2011 Incentive and Stock Award Plan
Shareholders approved the Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 2011 Incentive and Stock Award Plan.
4. Approval of Advisory (Nonbinding) Vote on Executive Compensation
Shareholders approved, by nonbinding vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2011 Proxy Statement.
5. Advisory (Nonbinding) Vote on Frequency of the Vote on Executive Compensation
Shareholders recommended, by nonbinding vote, that a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers should occur every year.
6. Shareholder Proposal: Shareholder Action by Written Consent
Shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding shareholder action by written consent presented at the meeting.
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