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): July 1, 2010
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
OREGON | 0-13442 | 93-0786033 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
8005 S.W. BOECKMAN ROAD WILSONVILLE, OR | 97070-7777 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (503) 685-7000
NO CHANGE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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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 |
At the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 1, 2010, the Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to (a) update and replace the Company’s four previously existing equity incentive plans, namely, the 1982 Stock Option Plan, the Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, the 1986 Stock Plan and the 1987 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Plan, and (b) authorize additional shares for issuance under equity incentive awards. Additional information regarding the Plan is contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2010. A copy of the Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.A.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company’s 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held pursuant to notice at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on July 1, 2010 at our offices in Wilsonville, Oregon to consider and vote upon:
Proposal 1 | To elect directors to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected; | |
Proposal 2 | To amend Article III of the Company’s 1987 Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 200,000,000 to 300,000,000; | |
Proposal 3 | To approve the Company’s 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan; and | |
Proposal 4 | To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2011. |
The results of the voting on these proposals were as follows:
Proposal 1 Election of Directors | For | Withheld | ||
Walden C. Rhines | 84,173,249 | 6,989,110 | ||
Gregory K. Hinckley | 84,729,329 | 6,433,030 | ||
Sir Peter Bonfield | 85,044,194 | 6,118,165 | ||
Marsha B. Congdon | 80,010,365 | 11,151,994 | ||
James R. Fiebiger | 84,226,803 | 6,935,556 | ||
Kevin C. McDonough | 80,325,712 | 10,836,647 | ||
Patrick B. McManus | 80,763,583 | 10,398,776 | ||
Fontaine K. Richardson | 80,260,581 | 10,901,778 |
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For | Against | Abstention | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Proposal 2 | 70,672,944 | 31,354,702 | 99,314 | 0 | ||||
Proposal 3 | 69,756,845 | 18,047,589 | 3,357,925 | 10,964,604 | ||||
Proposal 4 | 100,172,783 | 1,906,517 | 47,661 | 0 |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
10.A | 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan. |
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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.
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: July 2, 2010 | By: | /s/ Dean M. Freed | ||||
Dean M. Freed | ||||||
Vice President and General Counsel |
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