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 9, 2015
EXA CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35584 | 04-3139906 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
55 Network Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(781) 564-0200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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. |
The Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 9, 2015, at which three proposals were submitted to our stockholders. The holders of 14,017,297 shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The proposals are described in detail in our definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2015. The final results for the votes for each proposal are set forth below.
At the annual meeting, each of Robert D. Burke and Wayne Mackie was elected as a Class III Director of the Company, to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The votes cast in the election of directors were as follows:
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Robert D. Burke |
8,927,325 | 1,369,903 | 3,720,069 | |||||||||
| Wayne Mackie |
8,922,665 | 1,374,563 | 3,720,069 | |||||||||
At the annual meeting, our stockholders also approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending January 31, 2016. The votes cast on this proposal were as follows:
| Proposal |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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| To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for fiscal year 2016. |
13,975,452 | 41,845 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
At the annual meeting, our stockholders voted against the stockholder proposal requesting declassification of the Company’s Board of Directors. The votes cast on this proposal were as follows:
| Proposal |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
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| To approve the stockholder proposal requesting declassification of the Board of Directors. |
3,782,489 | 6,510,528 | 4,211 | 3,720,069 | ||||||||||||
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| EXA CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen A. Remondi | |
| Stephen A. Remondi | ||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||
Date: June 15, 2015
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