Veeva Systems (VEEV) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 31, 2020

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Veeva Systems Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware	001-36121	20-8235463
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4280 Hacienda Drive

Pleasanton, California 94588

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (925) 452-6500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share	VEEV	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company	☐
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Principal Financial Officer

On August 31, 2020, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Veeva Systems Inc. ("Veeva”) appointed Brent Bowman as Chief Financial Officer of Veeva, effective as of September 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”). Prior to such appointment, Mr. Bowman was serving as Veeva’s Executive Vice President, Finance. Mr. Bowman will serve as Veeva’s principal financial officer.

Mr. Bowman, age 54, brings to Veeva more than 25 years of corporate and operational experience across the technology industry, including software, hardware, services, and semiconductors. He joined Veeva from [24]7.ai, where he had been CFO since 2018. Over his career, Bowman also held senior financial positions at Intel, Altera, and Sun Microsystems with responsibilities for financial planning and analysis, M&A, accounting, SEC reporting, internal audit, and treasury.

Pursuant to his offer letter, Mr. Bowman will have an annual base salary of $350,000 and will be eligible to participate in standard company-sponsored benefits. Further, pursuant to Veeva’s equity grant recommendation, Mr. Bowman received the following equity grants, each with a vesting start date of July 1, 2020: (1) a restricted stock unit grant of 1,470 shares that will vest over nine months, and (2) a stock option grant of 20,000 shares that will vest at a rate of 1/5^th of the shares per year and with an exercise price equal to the closing market price on the date of grant, which was $240.77. The foregoing equity grants will be governed by the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

Mr. Bowman also entered into Veeva’s standard form of indemnification agreement upon commencement of his employment.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Bowman and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S‑K.

A copy of Mr. Bowman’s offer letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Departure of Principal Financial Officer

As of the Effective Date, Tim Cabral has resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer of Veeva and transitioned to an advisor role to Veeva.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Bowman Offer Letter dated April 20, 2020
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	Veeva Systems Inc.
	By:	/s/ Josh Faddis
		Josh Faddis
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Dated: August 31, 2020