8x8 Inc.

08/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/19/2024 14:33

Proxy Results Form 8 K

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 15, 2024, 8x8, Inc, (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders for calendar year 2024 (the "Annual Meeting") at which a quorum for the transaction of the business was present virtually or represented by proxy. There were 127,962,563 shares of common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting, of which 102,430,467 were voted. The stockholders voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
1.Election of seven directors to hold office until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The Company's nominees were Jaswinder Pal Singh, Monique Bonner, Andrew Burton, Todd Ford, Alison Gleeson, Elizabeth Theophille and Samuel Wilson.
2.Ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.
3.Approval, through an advisory vote, of the Company's executive compensation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
4.Approval of an amendment to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 14,000,000 shares.
5.Approval of an amendment to the Company's existing charter to provide for the elimination of certain officers' personal liability for monetary damages stemming from breaches of the duty of care as permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Final voting results were as follows:
Proposal One: Election of Directors
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
Jaswinder Pal Singh
80,928,816 988,486 20,513,165
Monique Bonner
81,027,520 889,782 20,513,165
Andrew Burton 81,407,425 509,877 20,513,165
Todd Ford
81,187,701 729,601 20,513,165
Alison Gleeson 81,150,173 767,129 20,513,165
Elizabeth Theophille
81,096,464 820,838 20,513,165
Samuel Wilson 81,034,768 882,534 20,513,165
Each of the Company's nominees was elected to serve as a director until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and until such director's successor has been elected and qualified.
Proposal Two: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
100,640,685 1,198,747 591,035 -
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.
Proposal Three: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
80,110,161 1,702,404 104,737 20,513,165
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
Proposal Four: Approval of an amendment to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 14,000,000 shares.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
57,934,555 23,925,311 57,436 20,513,165
The stockholders approved the amendment to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 14,000,000 shares.
Proposal Five: Approval of an amendment to the Company's existing charter to provide for the elimination of certain officers' personal liability for monetary damages stemming from breaches of the duty of care as permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
47,589,897 34,228,851 98,554 20,513,165
The stockholders did not approve the amendment to the Company's existing charter to provide for the elimination of certain officers' personal liability for monetary damages stemming from breaches of the duty of care as permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.