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): |
June 17, 2021
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 1-39361
Delaware | 83-2008699 | ||||
(State of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
101 JFK Parkway
Short Hills, NJ 07078
(Address of principal executive offices)
(973) 921-5500
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 | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||||||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | DNB | 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 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
The Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held June 17, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 20, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 431,438,527 shares of common stock of the Company were outstanding and entitled to vote. A quorum of shares of common stock were present or represented at the Annual Meeting. The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions, if applicable, with respect to each proposal is set out below:
1.To elect three Class I directors to serve until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||||||||||
Anthony M. Jabbour | 344,713,875 | 16,292,785 | 20,621,554 | |||||||||||||||||
Douglas K. Ammerman | 302,715,491 | 58,291,169 | 20,621,554 | |||||||||||||||||
Keith J. Jackson | 357,187,565 | 3,819,095 | 20,621,554 |
Directors whose term of office as a director continued after the meeting are as follows:
Class II (term expires at the 2022 Annual Shareholders Meeting): Richard N. Massey, James A. Quella and Ganesh B. Rao.
Class III (term expires at the 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting): William P. Foley, II, Chinh E. Chu and Thomas M. Hagerty.
2.To approve a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation paid to our named executive officers.
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||||||||||||
358,491,742 | 2,430,625 | 84,293 | 20,621,554 |
3.To approve a non-binding advisory resolution on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation paid to our named executive officers.
1 YEAR | 2 YEARS | 3 YEARS | ABSTAIN | |||||||||||||||||
112,541,333 | 4,777 | 1,905,686 | 26,558 |
4.Ratification and appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2021 fiscal year.
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||||||||
381,570,458 | 34,923 | 22,833 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
DUN & BRADSTREET HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||||||||
By: | /s/ Joe A. Reinhardt, III | ||||||||||
Joe A. Reinhardt, III | |||||||||||
Date: | June 21, 2021 | Chief Legal Officer |