UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
Current Report
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report: June 14, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
  
Callidus Software Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
Delaware
 
000-50463
 
77-0438629
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
file number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
4140 Dublin Boulevard, Suite 400, Dublin, CA 94568
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(925) 251-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 (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.
Callidus Software Inc. (“Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on June 14, 2017 at the Company’s headquarters. As of the record date, April 17, 2017, 64,862,796 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 61,828,535 shares of Company common stock, constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals to: (i) elect two Class II members to the board of directors; (ii) approve an amendment to the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan; (iii) approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation; (iv) approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation; and (v) ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. Each of these proposals is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 27, 2017 (“Proxy Statement”). The voting results for each of the proposals are detailed below:
1.
Proposal 1: Election of Class II directors. Each of the two directors nominated for election by the Company’s board of directors was elected to serve as a Class II director and to hold office for a three-year term that ends immediately prior to the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
Director
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Kevin M. Klausmeyer
56,548,710
854,677
84,271
4,340,877
James D. White
56,547,561
855,826
84,271
4,340,877

2.
Proposal 2: Amendment to 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment to the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as set forth in more detail in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
52,760,057
4,629,949
97,652
4,340,877

3.
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation program as set forth in more detail in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:

For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
55,278,663
2,121,577
87,418
4,340,877
4.
Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders indicated their preference, on an advisory basis, that an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every one year. The voting results were as follows:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstentions
53,516,456
375,294
3,509,139
86,769
5.
Proposal 5: Appointment of Independent Auditors. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The voting results were as follows:
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
61,636,868
69,497
122,170
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SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
 
CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC.
 
 
 
Date: June 16, 2017
By:
/s/ Roxanne Oulman
 
 
Roxanne Oulman
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer