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
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
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May 3, 2012
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Kenexa Corporation
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Charter)
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Pennsylvania
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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000-51358
(Commission File Number)
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23-3024013
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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650 East Swedesford Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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19087
(Zip Code)
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(610) 971-9171
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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On May 3, 2012, the Company held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 27,295,336 shares of the Company’s common stock were entitled to vote as of March 30, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, of which 25,238,118 were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to shareholders.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s shareholders voted to elect Renee B. Booth, Troy A. Kanter and Rebecca J. Maddox to serve as directors of the Board for a three-year term expiring on the date of the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as follows:
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Nominee
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Renee B. Booth
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21,016,255 | 2,060,936 | 2,160,927 | |||
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Troy A. Kanter
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21,507,656 | 1,569,535 | 2,160,927 | |||
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Rebecca J. Maddox
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22,190,823 | 886,368 | 2,160,927 |
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote Related to Executive Compensation
The Company’s shareholders, on an advisory basis, voted to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2011, as follows:
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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Approval of 2011 compensation of named executive officers
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22,190,771 | 883,270 | 3,210 | 2,160,927 |
Proposal 3: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, as follows:
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP
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25,181,854 | 54,927 | 1,337 | 0 |
Each of the aforementioned proposals submitted to the shareholders at the Annual Meeting was approved by the final voting results set forth above.
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.
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KENEXA CORPORATION
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Date: May 9, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Donald F. Volk
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Donald F. Volk
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Chief Financial Officer
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