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 5, 2012
MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34209 | 13-3906555 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 622 Third Avenue New York, NY |
10017 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 351-7000
(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. |
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 5, 2012. The following proposals were submitted to stockholders at the meeting:
1. Election of Directors
Each of the following seven nominees for director was elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each director were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | BROKER NON-VOTES |
||||||||||
| Salvatore Iannuzzi |
88,037,193 | 2,365,264 | 16,068,119 | |||||||||
| John Gaulding |
87,775,773 | 2,626,684 | 16,068,119 | |||||||||
| Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. |
88,375,113 | 2,027,344 | 16,068,119 | |||||||||
| Cynthia P. McCague |
87,261,399 | 3,141,058 | 16,068,119 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey F. Rayport |
88,448,208 | 1,954,249 | 16,068,119 | |||||||||
| Roberto Tunioli |
88,338,671 | 2,063,786 | 16,068,119 | |||||||||
| Timothy T. Yates |
89,439,904 | 962,553 | 16,068,119 | |||||||||
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
BDO USA, LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the proposal were as follows:
| FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 105,890,960 |
461,330 | 118,286 | (0) |
3. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The 2011 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the proposal were as follows:
| FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 88,102,840 |
1,880,333 | 419,284 | 16,068,119 |
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.
| MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael C. Miller | |
| Name: | Michael C. Miller | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: June 7, 2012