form8k-05182010.htm
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): May 18, 2010
 
 
Invesco Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
         
Bermuda
  
001-13908
  
 98-0557567
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
1555 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia
  
30309
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 892-0896
 
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 
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Item 5.07
 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Invesco Ltd. (the “Company”) was held on May 18, 2010. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and there was no solicitation in opposition to the Board's solicitations. At this meeting, the shareholders were requested to: (1) elect four (4) members of the Board of Directors for a three-year term, and (2) appoint the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, both of which were described in the proxy statement. The following actions were taken by the Company's shareholders with respect to each of the foregoing items:

1.The election of a Board of Directors. All the nominees for director were elected. With respect to each nominee, the total number of broker non-votes was 20,228,178. The table below sets forth the voting results for each director.
 

 
Name of Nominee
Votes Cast “For”
Votes Cast “Against”
Abstentions
 
Joseph R. Canion
 
 
344,757,743
 
986,180
 
308,309
 
Edward P. Lawrence
 
 
345,173,402
 
582,396
 
296,434
 
James I. Robertson
 
 
319,854,750
 
25,868,605
 
328,877
 
Phoebe A. Wood
 
 
345,184,435
 
521,936
 
345,861
 

 

2. Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The proposal was approved by the shareholders, and the voting results were as follows. There were no broker non-votes.
 

 
Votes Cast “For”
Votes Cast “Against”
Abstentions
 
364,275,780
 
 
1,461,351
 
543,279
 

 






 
 
 


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.
 
 
  Invesco Ltd.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Kevin M. Carome  
         Kevin M. Carome  
         Senior Managing Director and  
         General Counsel  
 
 
Date: May 20, 2010