Riverbed Technology 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 1, 2011

RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33023	03-0448754
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

199 Fremont Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 247-8800

(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.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Riverbed Technology, Inc. (“Riverbed” or the “Company”) held on June 1, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of Riverbed elected three (3) members of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or until such persons’ successors have been duly elected and qualified. The table below presents the voting results of the election of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Nominee	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Abstentions*		Broker Non- Votes*
Michael R. Kourey		121,121,774		5,924,159		584,417		16,127,278
Mark S. Lewis		121,875,114		5,440,646		314,590		16,127,278
Steven McCanne, Ph.D.		123,066,547		4,254,621		309,182		16,127,278

* Abstentions and broker non-votes do not affect the outcome of the election.

The following directors, in addition to Messrs. Kourey and Lewis and Dr. McCanne, will continue to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors until the expiration of their respective terms or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified: Michael Boustridge, Jerry M. Kennelly, Stanley J. Meresman, Mark A. Floyd, Christopher J. Schaepe and James R. Swartz.

In addition, the following proposals were voted on and approved at the Annual Meeting.

	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non- Votes
Proposal to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of the Company of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.	143,496,941	192,072	68,615	0
Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the proxy statement.	117,460,671	10,089,271	80,408	16,127,278

	1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	Abstentions	Broker Non- Votes
Proposal to recommend, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.	86,543,234	1,295,582	39,720,496	71,038	16,127,278

The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted a policy to hold annual advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Date: June 6, 2011	By:	/s/ Brett Nissenberg
		Brett Nissenberg General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs