--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-26-214945" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "MAN" cik: "0000871763" company_name: "ManpowerGroup Inc." filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:17:19.356188+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.35 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # ManpowerGroup declares $0.72 dividend; shareholders approve equity plan amendment and director removal without cause ## Summary - Semi-annual dividend of $0.72 per share declared, payable June 15, 2026 to holders of record June 1, 2026. - Shareholders approved amendment to 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares by 1.1M and extending to May 8, 2036. - Shareholders approved removal of directors with or without cause; Board amended bylaws accordingly, effective May 8, 2026. - All 10 director nominees elected; Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2026. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-26-214945 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: MAN - cik: 0000871763 - company_name: ManpowerGroup Inc. - filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.35 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/0001193125-26-214945-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/man-20260508.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-214945 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-214945.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-214945.txt ## Key facts - Governance Changes ManpowerGroup Inc.: Amended Section 3.3 of Article III of By-Laws to permit removal of director with or without cause by affirmative vote of two-thirds of outstanding shares (effective 2026-05-08). - Change: bylaw amendment - Effective: 2026-05-08 source text: the Board of Directors of the Company amended Section 3.3 of Article III of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “ By-Laws Amendment ”) to permit the removal of a director with or without cause by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders duly called for such purpose. The effective date of the By-Laws Amendment is May 8, 2026. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/0001193125-26-214945-index.htm - Governance Changes ManpowerGroup Inc.: Approved amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to permit removal of directors with or without cause. - Change: charter amendment source text: At the 2026 Annual Meeting, shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “ Articles of Incorporation ”) to permit the removal of directors with or without cause. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/0001193125-26-214945-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ManpowerGroup Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed source text: 3. Advisory vote on approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers 33,747,251 1,685,166 24,599 2,367,141 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/0001193125-26-214945-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ManpowerGroup Inc. shareholders approved Election of directors. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed source text: 1. a) Election of Jean-Philippe Courtois 35,163,419 273,769 19,828 2,367,141 b) Election of John F. Ferraro 35,199,648 239,736 17,631 2,367,141 c) Election of William P. Gipson 35,119,857 318,094 19,064 2,367,141 d) Election of Julie M. Howard 35,053,001 377,188 26,827 2,367,141 e) Election of Ulice Payne, Jr. 34,426,083 1,013,882 17,051 2,367,141 f) Election of Muriel Pénicaud 35,110,144 328,705 18,167 2,367,141 g) Election of Jonas Prising 34,732,254 697,037 27,725 2,367,141 h) Election of Paul Read 35,134,883 304,704 17,429 2,367,141 i) Election of Elizabeth P. Sartain 34,911,074 527,961 17,981 2,367,141 j) Election of Michael J. Van Handel 34,876,820 561,407 18,789 2,367,141 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/0001193125-26-214945-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ManpowerGroup Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit removal of directors with or without cause. - Proposal: charter amendment - Outcome: passed source text: 4. Approval of the amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company to permit removal of directors with or without cause 35,397,815 36,830 22,370 2,367,141 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/0001193125-26-214945-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ManpowerGroup Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-12-31 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-12-31 source text: 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 36,356,455 1,452,719 14,982 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/0001193125-26-214945-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ManpowerGroup Inc. shareholders approved Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Equity Incentive Plan of ManpowerGroup Inc.. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed source text: 5. Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Equity Incentive Plan of ManpowerGroup Inc. 34,200,746 1,237,260 19,009 2,367,141 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000119312526214945/0001193125-26-214945-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.