UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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)
May 20, 2019
Twitter, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36164 | 20-8913779 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1355 Market Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, California 94103
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(415)222-9670
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.000005 per share | TWTR | New York Stock Exchange |
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 Rule12b-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
On May 20, 2019, Twitter, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). Present at the Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 665,838,658 shares of common stock of the Company, representing 86.7% of the voting power of the shares of common stock of the Company as of the close of business on March 27, 2019, the record date for the Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Meeting:
1. | To elect three Class III directors to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; |
2. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; |
3. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; |
4. | To consider a stockholder proposal regarding a report on the Company’s content enforcement policies; and |
5. | To consider a stockholder proposal regarding board qualifications. |
A stockholder proposal that was included in the proxy statement as Proposal No. 4 for the Meeting requesting that the Board undertake steps to eliminate super-majority vote requirements in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, was not presented at the Meeting and as a result there was no voting on that proposal.
1. Election of Directors
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Jack Dorsey | 500,962,233 | 7,714,950 | 255,888 | 156,905,587 | ||||||||||||
Patrick Pichette | 505,559,021 | 3,010,032 | 364,018 | 156,905,587 | ||||||||||||
Robert Zoellick | 488,529,799 | 20,012,132 | 391,140 | 156,905,587 |
Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
494,742,588 | 13,632,317 | 558,166 | 156,905,587 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For | Against | Abstain | ||
650,118,124 | 13,994,369 | 1,726,165 |
There were no brokernon-votes on this proposal.
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
4. Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Report on the Company’s Content Enforcement Policies
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
190,570,031 | 292,739,706 | 25,623,334 | 156,905,587 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding a report on the Company’s content enforcement policies.
5. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Board Qualifications
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
10,854,897 | 493,106,368 | 4,971,806 | 156,905,587 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding board qualifications.
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.
TWITTER, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Vijaya Gadde | |
Vijaya Gadde Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |
Date: May 22, 2019