ADP 8-K
Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 12, 2025. There were present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, holders of 354,117,857 shares of common stock. The final tabulation of the voting results for the election of directors and other proposals is set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for the ensuing year. The votes cast for each nominee were as follows:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Peter Bisson | 309,789,342 | 3,155,519 | 383,514 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Maria Black | 311,760,088 | 1,238,319 | 329,968 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| David V. Goeckeler | 310,736,054 | 2,215,750 | 376,571 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Linnie M. Haynesworth | 309,209,719 | 3,103,431 | 1,015,225 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Francine S. Katsoudas | 310,776,518 | 1,984,561 | 567,296 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Nazzic S. Keene | 309,940,254 | 2,997,232 | 390,889 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Karen S. Lynch | 312,478,729 | 487,909 | 361,737 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Thomas J. Lynch | 308,280,336 | 4,646,673 | 401,366 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Scott F. Powers | 307,147,264 | 5,789,827 | 391,284 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Carlos A. Rodriguez | 310,964,124 | 2,001,879 | 362,372 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Robert H. Swan | 312,310,373 | 621,425 | 396,577 | 40,789,482 | ||||
| Sandra S. Wijnberg | 293,098,593 | 19,004,481 | 1,225,301 | 40,789,482 |
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Company’s Executive Compensation
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation of our Named Executive Officers was approved based upon the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 286,181,654 | 25,643,400 | 1,503,321 | 40,789,482 |
Proposal 3 - Ratify the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2025 was approved based on the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstained | ||
| 327,635,933 | 25,862,542 | 619,382 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. | ||||
(Registrant) |
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| Date: November 17, 2025 | By: | /s/ David Kwon |
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| Name: | David Kwon | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||