Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Voting Results.
At the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Amdocs Limited (the “Company”) held on January 31, 2020, the proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders. The proposals are described in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Proposal 1 – The election of ten nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors each for a term of one year.
The 10 nominees named in the proxy statement were elected to serve as directors until the Company’s 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Information as to the vote on each director standing for election is provided below:
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Nominee | | Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Votes Abstaining | | | Broker Non-Votes |
Robert A. Minicucci | | | 108,505,003 | | | | 9,037,035 | | | | 425,149 | | | — |
Adrian Gardner | | | 112,515,370 | | | | 5,030,819 | | | | 420,998 | | | — |
James S. Kahan | | | 107,878,193 | | | | 9,569,806 | | | | 519,188 | | | — |
Rafael de la Vega | | | 116,711,187 | | | | 1,024,359 | | | | 231,641 | | | — |
Giora Yaron | | | 117,652,697 | | | | 81,752 | | | | 232,738 | | | — |
Eli Gelman | | | 115,082,020 | | | | 2,651,272 | | | | 233,895 | | | — |
Richard T.C. LeFave | | | 113,246,594 | | | | 4,488,415 | | | | 232,178 | | | — |
John A. MacDonald | | | 117,509,641 | | | | 226,044 | | | | 231,502 | | | — |
Shuky Sheffer | | | 117,085,889 | | | | 645,982 | | | | 235,316 | | | — |
Yvette Kanouff | | | 117,694,550 | | | | 44,912 | | | | 227,725 | | | — |
Proposal 2 – The approval of an amendment of the Amdocs Limited 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan and the sublimit on “full value” awards under the plan, in each case, by 3,000,000 shares.
The shareholders approved an amendment of the Amdocs Limited 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan and the sublimit on “full value” awards under the plan, in each case, by 3,000,000 shares. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstaining | | Broker Non-Votes |
103,494,815 | | 9,219,083 | | 5,253,289 | | — |
Proposal 3 – The approval of an increase in the dividend rate under the Company’s quarterly cash dividend program from $0.285 per share to $0.3275 per share.
The shareholders approved an increase in the dividend rate under the Company’s quarterly cash dividend program from $0.285 per share to $0.3275 per share. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstaining | | Broker Non-Votes |
117,760,194 | | 5,242 | | 201,751 | | — |
Proposal 4 – The approval of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019.
The shareholders approved the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Abstaining | | Broker Non-Votes |
117,357,838 | | 1,551 | | 607,798 | | — |