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)
Progress Software Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(781 ) 280-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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.
On May 11, 2023 at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Progress Software Corporation (the "Company"), the Company’s stockholders voted on the following five matters and cast their votes as described below:
1.The election of nine members to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
2.The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022;
3.The approval of the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
4.The approval of an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated; and
5.The ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023.
The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to the stockholders:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors:
Total Vote For Each Director | Total Vote Withheld From Each Director | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||
Paul T. Dacier | 34,575,195 | 2,901,151 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
John R. Egan | 32,385,101 | 5,091,245 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Rainer Gawlick | 37,182,157 | 294,189 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Yogesh Gupta | 36,304,014 | 1,172,332 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Charles F. Kane | 33,438,206 | 4,038,140 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Samskriti Y. King | 37,176,245 | 300,101 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
David A. Krall | 34,878,972 | 2,597,374 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Angela T. Tucci | 37,175,176 | 301,170 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Vivian Vitale | 35,674,526 | 1,801,820 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2 - Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2022:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
35,828,174 | 1,615,749 | 32,423 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3 - Approval of the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
36,344,690 | 12,952 | 1,095,160 | 23,544 | 2,449,061 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4 - Approval of an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
37,181,519 | 141,531 | 153,296 | 2,449,061 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 5 - The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023:
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
37,058,786 | 2,842,751 | 23,870 | ||||||||||||
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.
| Date: | May 12, 2023 | Progress Software Corporation | |||||||||
| By: | /s/ YUFAN STEPHANIE WANG | ||||||||||
| YuFan Stephanie Wang | |||||||||||
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||||||||