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) April 28, 2016
BroadSoft, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34777 | 52-2130962 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9737 Washingtonian Boulevard, Suite 350
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
(Address of principal executive offices)
(301) 977-9440
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On April 28, 2016, BroadSoft, Inc. held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 29,191,017 shares outstanding as of the record date, 27,861,506 shares (approximately 95%) were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders: (i) approved the election to the Board of Directors of each of John J. Gavin, Jr., Andrew M. Geisse and Michael Tessler, (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2016 (the “Proxy Statement”) and (iii) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
(b) The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are as follows:
| 1. | To elect three directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. |
| Name |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| John J. Gavin, Jr. |
25,553,733 | 295,716 | 2,012,057 | |||
| Andrew M. Geisse |
25,740,080 | 109,369 | 2,012,057 | |||
| Michael Tessler |
25,728,562 | 120,887 | 2,012,057 |
| 2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in our Proxy Statement. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstaining |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 25,816,247 | 27,908 | 5,294 | 2,012,057 |
| 3. | To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstaining |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 27,473,283 | 385,806 | 2,417 | — |
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.
| BROADSOFT, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 4, 2016 | By: | /s/ Mary Ellen Seravalli | ||||
| Name: Mary Ellen Seravalli | ||||||
| Title: Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||