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, 2016
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, 2016 (the “2016 Annual Meeting”), there were 18,737,381 shares of the Company’s common stock represented in person or by proxy, constituting 69.59% of the shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2016 Annual Meeting, and the Company’s stockholders voted 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 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Charles Kane | 13,741,233 | 620,565 | 4,375,583 | ||
Stephen Munford | 13,803,546 | 558,252 | 4,375,583 | ||
Following the 2016 Annual Meeting, Jeffry Flowers, David Friend and Todd Krasnow, having terms expiring in 2017, and Mohamad Ali, Scott Daniels and Peter Gyenes, having terms expiring in 2018, will 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, 2016 was ratified. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | ||
18,382,138 | 74,772 | 280,471 | ||
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 | |||
14,024,585 | 51,077 | 286,136 | 4,375,583 | |||
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, 2016.
CARBONITE, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Danielle Sheer | ||
Name: | Danielle Sheer | ||
Title: | General Counsel, Vice President and Corporate Secretary | ||