Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On April 18, 2019, Fiserv Inc. (“Fiserv”), a Wisconsin corporation, held a special meeting of its shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) in connection with the proposed acquisition of First Data Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“First Data”). At the Special Meeting, Fiserv’s shareholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described more fully in the joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus of Fiserv and First Data filed by Fiserv with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2019.
As of the close of business on March 11, 2019, the record date for the Special Meeting, 391,969,364 shares of Fiserv’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Fiserv Common Stock”), were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, of which 330,767,978 shares of Fiserv Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting and, therefore, a quorum was present at the Special Meeting.
Both proposals were approved. The number of votes cast for or against, as well as abstentions and brokernon-votes, if applicable, with respect to each proposal, is set out below:
Proposal 1 – Fiserv Share Issuance Proposal: Proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Fiserv Common Stock in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 16, 2019, by and among Fiserv, 300 Holdings, Inc., and First Data.
Proposal 1 was approved by the following vote of shares of Fiserv Common Stock:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | BrokerNon-Votes |
328,072,144 | | 1,882,735 | | 813,099 | | — |
Proposal 2 – Fiserv Adjournment Proposal: Proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, sufficient votes to approve Proposal 1 have not been obtained.
Proposal 2 was approved by the following vote of shares of Fiserv Common Stock:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | BrokerNon-Votes |
270,581,277 | | 59,580,979 | | 605,722 | | — |