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): June 3, 2011
Cavium Networks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33435 | 77-0558625 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 805 E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California | 94043 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 650-623-7000
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. |
On June 3, 2011, Cavium Networks, Inc. held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the company’s corporate offices in Mountain View, California. At the Annual Meeting, the Cavium Networks stockholders voted on the following four proposals:
(a) To elect the two director nominees named below to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Each of the two named nominees were so elected, with the votes thereon at the Annual Meeting as follows:
| Final Voting Results | ||||||||||||
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||||||||
| Anthony J. Pantuso. |
38,087,914 | 697,012 | 4,439,993 | |||||||||
| C. N. Reddy |
37,964,642 | 820,284 | 4,439,993 | |||||||||
(b) To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Cavium Networks for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. This proposal was approved, with the votes thereon at the Annual Meeting as follows:
| Final Voting Results | ||||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 42,518,218 |
693,308 | 13,330 | 0 | |||
(c) To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Cavium Networks named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. This proposal was approved, with votes thereon at the Annual Meeting as follows:
| Final Voting Results | ||||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 37,895,030 |
870,470 | 19,426 | 4,439,993 | |||
(d) To indicate, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Cavium Networks named executive officers. The frequency of one year was approved, with the votes thereon at the Annual Meeting as follows:
| Final Voting Results |
||||||||
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | ||||
| 35,267,819 |
946,203 | 2,563,184 | 7,720 | 4,439,993 | ||||
Cavium Networks has determined to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the company’s named executive officers on an annual basis until the next required vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of the company’s named executive officers , consistent with the advisory vote of the stockholders.
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.
| Cavium Networks, Inc. | ||||||
| June 6, 2011 | By: | /s/ Arthur D. Chadwick | ||||
| Name: Arthur D. Chadwick | ||||||
| Title: Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||