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: June 5, 2019
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
HARMONIC INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-25826 | 77-0201147 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | Commission File Number | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
4300 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 542-2500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”) at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The Annual Meeting was a virtual meeting held over the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HLIT2019. As of April 8, 2019, the record date for the 2019 Annual Meeting, there were 88,725,604 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. A quorum of 84,236,439 shares of common stock was present or represented at the 2019 Annual Meeting. All matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the 2019 Annual Meeting were approved. Those matters were as follows:
1. | Stockholders elected seven (7) directors to serve until the earlier of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and duly qualified. | |
NAME | FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTE | ||||||||
Patrick Gallagher | 64,957,118 | 1,535,162 | 17,744,159 | ||||||||
Patrick Harshman | 65,949,756 | 542,524 | 17,744,159 | ||||||||
Deborah L. Clifford | 65,979,547 | 512,733 | 17,744,159 | ||||||||
David Krall | 65,442,143 | 1,050,137 | 17,744,159 | ||||||||
Mitzi Reaugh | 65,813,638 | 678,642 | 17,744,159 | ||||||||
Susan G. Swenson | 63,760,916 | 2,731,364 | 17,744,159 | ||||||||
Nikos Theodosopoulos | 65,953,381 | 538,899 | 17,744,159 | ||||||||
2. | Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers. | |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||
65,268,681 | 1,096,579 | 127,020 | 17,744,159 | |||
3. | Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,000,000 shares. | |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||
66,098,498 | 295,453 | 98,329 | 17,744,159 | |||
4. | Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 1995 Stock Plan to (i) increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 3,500,000 shares; (ii) reduce the number of shares of common stock debited against the 1995 Stock Plan with respect to new grants of restricted stock units; (iii) increase the annual award limits; and (iv) eliminate certain provisions relating to tax law changes applicable to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. | |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||
62,721,162 | 3,139,036 | 632,082 | 17,744,159 | |||
5. | Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2002 Director Stock Plan to (i) reduce the number of shares of common stock debited against the 2002 Director Stock Plan with respect to new grants of restricted stock units and (ii) institute an annual limit of $600,000 with respect to cash and equity awards made to any non-employee director. | |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||
64,629,277 | 1,704,088 | 158,915 | 17,744,159 | |||
6. | Stockholders ratified the appointment of Armanino LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. | |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||
83,342,163 | 588,795 | 305,481 | ||
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.
HARMONIC INC.
Date: | June 6, 2019 | |
By: | /s/ Timothy C. Chu | |
Timothy C. Chu | ||
General Counsel, SVP HR and Corporate Secretary | ||
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