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): August 12, 2010
RED HAT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33162 | 06-1364380 | ||
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1801 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (919) 754-3700
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 |
(a) On August 12, 2010, Red Hat, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
(b) At the Annual Meeting, stockholders of the Company elected Jeffrey J. Clarke and H. Hugh Shelton as directors of the Company and ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2011.
(1) Class II members of the Board of Directors elected to serve a three-year term:
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Jeffrey J. Clarke | 152,211,654 | 3,472,614 | 21,554 | 14,984,492 | ||||
H. Hugh Shelton | 155,151,729 | 533,698 | 20,395 | 14,984,492 | ||||
(2) Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2011:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 168,943,774 | 1,687,115 | 59,425 | — | |||
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.
| Date: August 17, 2010 | RED HAT, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ R. Brandon Asbill | |||||
| Name: | R. Brandon Asbill | |||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||||