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 11, 2011
FINANCIAL ENGINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-34636   94-3250323
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     
1804 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, California
   94303
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(650) 565-4900
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
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
Financial Engines, Inc. (“Financial Engines”) held an Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2011. There were 44,181,723 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, of which 40,853,129 shares were voted in person or by proxy. The following matters were voted upon as follows:
Proposal 1   Election of three Class I directors to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified:
             
NOMINEES   FOR   WITHHELD   BROKER NON-VOTES
Blake R. Grossman
  36,999,581   385,410   3,468,138
Robert A. Huret
  37,052,787   332,204   3,468,138
Jeffrey N. Maggioncalda
  37,086,343   298,648   3,468,138
Proposal 2   The ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as Financial Engines’ independent registered public accountants:
             
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
             
40,693,725   101,611   57,793   Not applicable.
Proposal 3   The advisory vote on Financial Engines’ executive compensation:
             
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
             
37,115,591   167,835   101,565   3,468,138
Proposal 4   The advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on Financial Engines’ executive compensation:
                 
ONE YEAR   TWO YEARS   THREE YEARS   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTES
                 
16,203,808   458,039   20,635,232   87,912   3,468,138
On May 11, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that it will include in the proxy materials a stockholder vote on executive compensation once every three years until the next required stockholder vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.

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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.
Dated:   May 12, 2011
         
  FINANCIAL ENGINES, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Anne S. Tuttle    
    Anne S. Tuttle   
    Executive Vice President
and General Counsel 
 
 

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