UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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):January 24, 2018
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SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Cayman Islands | 001-38102 | 98-1013909 |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited P.O. Box 309 Ugland House Grand Cayman | | KY1 -1104 Cayman Islands (Zip Code) |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 623-1231
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on January 24, 2018 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 39900 Balentine Drive, Newark, CA 94560, Fremont and Cedar Rooms. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal 1 : Election of three Class I directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. The director nominees were:
| Nominee | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Iain MacKenzie | | 17,675,168 | | 1,413,587 | | 439 | | 1,507,351 |
| Sandeep Nayyar | | 18,579,395 | | 491,533 | | 18,266 | | 1,507,351 |
| Mukesh Patel | | 17,628,029 | | 1,459,161 | | 2,004 | | 1,507,351 |
Each director nominee was elected a Class I director of the Company.
Proposal 2: Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018:
| For | | Against | | Abstain |
| 20,562,855 | | 16,754 | | 16,936 |
This proposal was approved.
Proposal 3: Approval of the 2018 Employee Share Purchase Plan:
| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 17,222,800 | | 1,864,407 | | 1,987 | | 1,507,351 |
The Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2018 Employee Share Purchase Plan.
Proposal 4: Approval of the material terms of the SMART Global Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Share Incentive Plan for purposes of Section 162(m):
| For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 15,851,420 | | 3,235,505 | | 2,269 | | 1,507,351 |
The Company’s shareholders approved the material terms of the SMART Global Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2017 Share Incentive Plan for purposes of Section 162(m).
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| | SMART Global Holdings, Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ Bruce Goldberg |
| | | Name: | Bruce Goldberg |
| | | Title: | Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer |
January 30, 2018
