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): October 20, 2011
MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 000-33213 | 77-0454924 | ||
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1650 Technology Drive, San Jose, California 95110 | ||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | ||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 565-7500 | ||||
Not Applicable | ||||
(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 meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Magma Design Automation, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on October 20, 2011. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders considered the four proposals set forth below, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2011 (the “Proxy Statement”).
The results were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of two Class I directors to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
NOMINEES | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES |
Roy E. Jewell | 44,529,769 | 534,706 | 18,315,514 |
Thomas M. Rohrs | 43,816,824 | 1,247,651 | 18,315,514 |
Messrs. Jewell and Rohrs were elected.
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 29, 2012:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
63,250,569 | 85,159 | 44,261 | — |
The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP was ratified.
Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
43,947,036 | 1,047,350 | 70,089 | 18,315,514 |
The compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal 4: Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation:
1 YEAR | 2 YEARS | 3 YEARS | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES |
41,185,351 | 50,241 | 3,710,978 | 117,905 | 18,315,514 |
One year was selected, on an advisory basis, as the preferred frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. After considering the vote results on this proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company has decided that it will include an advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company's executive officers in its proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 2017.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Magma Design Automation, Inc. | ||||||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||||||
Dated: October 26, 2011 | By: | /s/ PETER S. TESHIMA | ||||||||
Peter S. Teshima | ||||||||||
Corporate Vice President- Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||