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 30, 2020
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 1-36254 | 04-2977748 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
75 Network Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(978) 640-6789
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $.01 par value | AVID | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in a virtual only format (the “2020 Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2020 Annual Meeting. Each proposal is described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting (the “2020 Proxy Statement”), dated March 20, 2020.
(b) The final voting results of the 2020 Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Christian A. Asmar, Elizabeth M. Daley, Daniel B. Silvers, and John P. Wallace were elected as Directors for terms expiring at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. The vote with respect to each nominee is set forth below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |
Christian A. Asmar | 27,937,835 | 235,082 | 28,138 | 7,494,836 |
Elizabeth M. Daley | 26,499,692 | 1,675,746 | 25,617 | 7,494,836 |
Daniel B. Silvers | 27,888,505 | 282,976 | 29,574 | 7,494,836 |
John P. Wallace | 27,938,856 | 236,602 | 25,597 | 7,494,836 |
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Current Fiscal Year
The stockholders ratified the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 by a vote of 35,590,560 shares for and 71,456 shares against, with 33,875 shares abstaining.
Proposal 3 - Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan
The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by a vote of 26,760,879 shares for and 1,423,841 shares against, with 16,335 shares abstaining and 7,494,836 broker non-votes.
Proposal 4 - Non-binding Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2020 Proxy Statement, by a vote of 27,826,020 shares for and 356,171 shares against, with 18,864 shares abstaining and 7,494,836 broker non-votes.
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.
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
(Registrant) | |
Date: May 1, 2020 | By: /s/ Kenneth Gayron Name: Kenneth Gayron Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |