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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, 2011

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
1-5397
(Commission
File Number)
22-1467904
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 

One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
07068
 (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (973) 974-5000 

 
N/A
  
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
   
The Registrant’s Annual Meeting of the Stockholders was held on November 8, 2011. There were present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy, holders of 409,600,927 shares of common stock. The following nominees were elected to the Registrant’s Board of Directors to hold office for the ensuing fiscal year. The votes cast for each nominee were as follows:
  
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
       
Gregory D. Brenneman
339,383,001
9,886,048
60,331,878
Leslie A. Brun
343,758,563
5,510,486
60,331,878
Gary C. Butler
347,882,633
1,386,416
60,331,878
Richart T. Clark
347,432,086
1,836,963
60,331,878
Eric C. Fast
341,007,359
8,261,690
60,331,878
Linda R. Gooden
345,057,759
4,211,290
60,331,878
R. Glenn Hubbard
337,351,804
11,917,245
60,331,878
John P. Jones
342,751,951
6,517,098
60,331,878
Enrique T. Salem
348,131,180
1,137,869
60,331,878
Gregory L. Summe
342,516,608
6,752,441
60,331,878

 
The results of the voting to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Registrant's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year that began on July 1, 2011 were as follows:
   
For
Against
Abstained
397,978,351
10,256,074
1,366,502

 
The results of the advisory vote on executive compensation of our Named Executive Officers were as follows:
   
For
Against
Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
327,539,032
19,557,813
2,172,204
60,331,878

 
The results of the advisory vote on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation of our Named Executive Officers were as follows:
   
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
 
Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
277,124,368
1,713,361
69,364,466
1,066,854
60,331,878

The Registrant has considered the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, and determined that it will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next vote on frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than the Registrant’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2017.

 

 
 

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.
 
Date: November 9, 2011
 

 
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael A. Bonarti
   
Name: Michael A. Bonarti
Title:    Vice President