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 9, 2014
POLYCOM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| State of Delaware | | 000-27978 | | 94-3128324 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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6001 America Center Drive San Jose, California | | 95002 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(408) 586-6000
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
| | (e) | Stockholder Approval of Amendment to the 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Polycom, Inc. (“Polycom” or “the Company”) held on June 9, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of Polycom voted on and approved an amendment to Polycom’s 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 9,000,000 shares. The terms and conditions of the ESPP are described in Polycom’s Proxy Statement dated April 25, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”). The ESPP is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The information contained in Item 5.02 above is hereby incorporated by reference. At the Annual Meeting, proxies representing 125,737,724 shares of common stock, or approximately 91% of the total eligible voting shares, were present and voted on the four proposals presented at the Annual Meeting as follows:
Proposal One – Election of Directors
The table below presents the voting results of the election of eight directors to Polycom’s Board of Directors by the Company’s stockholders:
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Nominee | | Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstain | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Peter A. Leav | | | 114,307,632 | | | | 718,852 | | | | 58,970 | | | | 10,652,270 | |
Betsy S. Atkins | | | 110,369,311 | | | | 4,678,025 | | | | 38,118 | | | | 10,652,270 | |
Martha H. Bejar | | | 114,719,449 | | | | 337,799 | | | | 28,206 | | | | 10,652,270 | |
Robert J. Frankenberg | | | 112,522,529 | | | | 2,519,967 | | | | 42,958 | | | | 10,652,270 | |
John A. Kelley, Jr. | | | 114,268,331 | | | | 777,113 | | | | 40,010 | | | | 10,652,270 | |
D. Scott Mercer | | | 114,257,404 | | | | 787,640 | | | | 40,410 | | | | 10,652,270 | |
William A. Owens | | | 110,903,390 | | | | 4,141,576 | | | | 40,488 | | | | 10,652,270 | |
Kevin T. Parker | | | 114,712,924 | | | | 336,186 | | | | 36,344 | | | | 10,652,270 | |
Proposal Two – Approval of an Amendment to Polycom’s 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Polycom’s stockholders approved the amendment to Polycom’s 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by the following votes:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
111,174,523 | | 3,881,569 | | 29,362 | | 10,652,270 |
Proposal Three – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Polycom’s stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation by the following votes:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
79,846,675 | | 35,173,697 | | 65,082 | | 10,652,270 |
Proposal Four – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Polycom’s stockholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 by the following votes:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
124,605,814 | | 1,073,393 | | 58,517 | | — |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| | 10.1 | Polycom, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended June 9, 2014. |
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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.
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| | POLYCOM, INC. |
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By: | | /s/ Sayed M. Darwish |
| | Sayed M. Darwish |
| | Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Secretary |
Date: June 11, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 10.1 | | Polycom, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended June 9, 2014. |
