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
June 14, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PLANET PAYMENT, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-35699 | | 13-4084693 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission file number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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670 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, NY | | 11561 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(516) 670-3200
(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.
| (a) | | On June 14, 2016, Planet Payment, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2016 Annual Meeting”) at 10:00am, New York time, at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Proxies for the 2016 Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
| (b) | | The following matters were voted upon at the 2016 Annual Meeting with the number of votes cast in respect thereof as set forth below: |
1. Election of each of Jonathan Kaiden and Cameron R. M. McColl to serve as a Class I Director of the Company for a three-year term, expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
Jonathan Kaiden
Votes:
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For: | | 25,000,690 | |
Withheld: | | 278,023 | |
Broker Non-Votes: | | 12,211,749 | |
Cameron R. M. McColl
Votes:
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For: | | 25,192,989 | |
Withheld: | | 85,724 | |
Broker Non-Votes: | | 12,211,749 | |
Accordingly, the foregoing nominees were elected to serve as Class I Directors of the Company.
2. Ratification of BDO USA, LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, for the year 2016.
Votes:
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For: | | 36,760,928 | |
Against: | | 547,122 | |
Abstained: | | 182,412 | |
Accordingly, the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.
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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| PLANET PAYMENT, INC. |
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Date: June 16, 2016 | By: | /s/ David R. Fishkin |
| | Name: | David R. Fishkin |
| | Title: | Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary |
