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 1, 2015
CARBONITE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35264 | 33-1111329 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
Two Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
(617) 587-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Carbonite, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 1, 2015 (the “2015 Annual Meeting”), there were 20,455,463 shares of the Company’s common stock represented in person or by proxy, constituting 74.84% of the shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2015 Annual Meeting, and the Company’s stockholders vote upon the following proposals:
1. | The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of directors as Class I directors for terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Mohamad Ali | 11,563,351 | 3,757,193 | 5,134,919 | ||
Peter Gyenes | 12,510,269 | 2,810,275 | 5,134,919 | ||
Pravin Vazirani | 10,022,196 | 5,298,348 | 5,134,919 | ||
Following the 2015 Annual Meeting, Charles Kane and Stephen Munford, having terms expiring in 2016, and David Friend, Todd Krasnow and Jeffry Flowers, having terms expiring in 2017, continue as directors of the Company.
2. | The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||
19,168,903 | 993,724 | 292,836 | ||
3. | The Company’s stockholders approved, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
9,373,395 | 5,668,517 | 278,632 | 5,134,919 | |||
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 on June 1, 2015.
CARBONITE, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Danielle Sheer | ||
Name: | Danielle Sheer | ||
Title: | General Counsel, Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||