ManpowerGroup Shareholders Approve Director Removal Change and 1.1 Million Share Plan Increase
At its May 8, 2026 annual meeting, ManpowerGroup shareholders elected all ten director nominees, approved an amended equity incentive plan that adds 1,100,000 authorized shares and extends grants through May 8, 2036, and approved allowing directors to be removed with or without cause. The board also declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.72 per share, payable June 15, 2026. The filing shows shareholder approval of these measures, which changes how directors can be removed and how many shares may be issued under the plan.
Key points
- Shareholders approved removal of directors with or without cause by a vote of 35,397,815 for and 36,830 against, with a two-thirds vote of outstanding shares required for removal under the amended By-Laws effective May 8, 2026.
- The amended and restated equity incentive plan adds 1,100,000 shares and permits grants through May 8, 2036; approval received 34,200,746 votes for and 1,237,260 against.
- The board declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.72 per share, payable June 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2026.
- Shareholders also ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026 and approved the named executive officer compensation advisory vote.
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 08, 2026.
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