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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

 
April 29, 2014
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 
Rovi Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

      Delaware                                     000-53413                                     26-1739297
(State or other jurisdiction of                 (Commission                               (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                         File No.)                                identification number)
 
2830 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, California 95050
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(408) 562-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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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.

(e)    Amendment of 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.

At the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Rovi Corporation (the “Company”), held on April 29, 2014, the Company’s stockholders voted on and approved the amendment to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The amendment increased the available share reserve under the Plan by 1.5 million shares. A summary of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2014. The amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on April 29, 2014. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on (1) the election of six directors nominated by the Board of Directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, (2) the amendment to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, (3) the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014, and (4) an advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation. The table below sets forth the final number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, for each matter voted upon by the Company’s stockholders.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors:


Name
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas Carson
 
81,929,940
 
1,039,695
 
2,648,225
 
4,917,215
Andrew K. Ludwick
 
63,424,160
 
12,492,432
 
9,701,268
 
4,917,215
Alan L. Earhart
 
81,921,388
 
1,032,291
 
2,664,181
 
4,917,215
James E. Meyer
 
63,050,504
 
12,503,443
 
10,063,913
 
4,917,215
James P. O’Shaughnessy
 
63,379,009
 
12,512,026
 
9,726,825
 
4,917,215
Ruthann Quindlen
 
81,847,246
 
1,080,165
 
2,690,449
 
4,917,215


Proposal No. 2: Approval of the amendment to the Company’s 2008 Equity Incentive Plan:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
56,607,713
 
25,722,712
 
3,287,435
 
4,917,215


Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
88,243,885
 
50,394
 
2,240,796
 
0


Proposal No. 4: Advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
34,103,178
 
48,151,448
 
3,363,234
 
4,917,215









ITEM 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d) Exhibits.
 
 
 
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
 









 

 
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.
 
 
 
Rovi Corporation
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  May 2, 2014
By:
/s/ Pamela Sergeeff
 
 
 
Pamela Sergeeff
 
 
 
EVP and General Counsel
 
 
 
 
 






EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
 
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
10.1
 
2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.