UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): January 24, 2018

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SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Cayman Islands

001-38102

98-1013909

(State of incorporation or organization) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited

P.O. Box 309

Ugland House

Grand Cayman

 

KY1 -1104

Cayman Islands

(Zip Code)

 

(Address of principal executive offices)  

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 623-1231

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on January 24, 2018 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 39900 Balentine Drive, Newark, CA 94560, Fremont and Cedar Rooms. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as follows:

 

Proposal 1 : Election of three Class I directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. The director nominees were:

 

Nominee   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
Iain MacKenzie   17,675,168   1,413,587   439   1,507,351
Sandeep Nayyar   18,579,395   491,533   18,266   1,507,351
Mukesh Patel   17,628,029   1,459,161   2,004   1,507,351

 

Each director nominee was elected a Class I director of the Company.

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018:

 

For   Against   Abstain
20,562,855   16,754   16,936

 

This proposal was approved.

 

Proposal 3: Approval of the 2018 Employee Share Purchase Plan:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
17,222,800   1,864,407   1,987   1,507,351

 

The Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2018 Employee Share Purchase Plan.

 

Proposal 4: Approval of the material terms of the SMART Global Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Share Incentive Plan for purposes of Section 162(m):

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
15,851,420   3,235,505   2,269   1,507,351

 

The Company’s shareholders approved the material terms of the SMART Global Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Share Incentive Plan for purposes of Section 162(m).

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  SMART Global Holdings, Inc.
   
   
  By:         /s/ Bruce Goldberg
    Name: Bruce Goldberg
    Title: Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

 

January 30, 2018