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 30, 2016
Yahoo! Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-28018 | 77-0398689 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
701 First Avenue Sunnyvale, California | 94089 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(408) 349-3300
(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.
Annual Meeting Results
On June 30, 2016, Yahoo! Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the election of directors and the other proposals described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2016. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted on are set forth below.
1. Election of Directors. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders elected each director nominee to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) by the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Tor R. Braham | 639,762,607 | 18,054,740 | 12,557,986 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Eric K. Brandt | 613,293,946 | 41,952,791 | 15,128,596 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
David Filo | 610,162,609 | 45,209,621 | 15,003,103 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Catherine J. Friedman | 602,041,829 | 53,142,454 | 15,191,049 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Eddy W. Hartenstein | 626,240,863 | 31,444,731 | 12,689,739 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Richard S. Hill | 618,462,864 | 39,169,373 | 12,743,096 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Marissa A. Mayer | 554,685,014 | 104,906,238 | 10,784,080 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Thomas J. McInerney | 622,631,891 | 32,597,082 | 15,146,360 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Jane E. Shaw, Ph.D. | 596,588,391 | 58,666,075 | 15,120,866 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey C. Smith | 564,720,198 | 93,134,694 | 12,520,439 | 119,239,370 | ||||||||||||
Maynard G. Webb, Jr. | 595,940,508 | 59,327,370 | 15,107,454 | 119,239,370 |
2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the Company’s executive compensation by the following vote:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
534,055,672 | 119,377,355 | 16,942,305 | 119,239,370 |
3. Ratification of Independent Auditors. The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 by the following vote:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
764,010,624 | 10,024,518 | 15,579,560 | 0 |
All vote counts above have been rounded to the nearest whole share.
SIGNATURE
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.
YAHOO! INC. (Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Ronald S. Bell | |
Name: Ronald S. Bell | ||
Title: General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: July 1, 2016