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): July 19, 2016
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EMC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts | 1-9853 | 04-2680009 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
176 South Street Hopkinton, Massachusetts (Address of principal executive offices) | 01748 (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 435-1000
N/A
(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.
EMC Corporation’s Special Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 19, 2016. The shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 12, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 16, 2016, as so amended and as it may be amended from time to time, referred to collectively as the merger agreement, among Denali Holding Inc., referred to as Denali, Dell Inc., Universal Acquisition Co., referred to as Merger Sub, and EMC Corporation, referred to as EMC, pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into EMC, and EMC will continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Denali (which transaction is referred to as the merger); provided advisory approval of the compensation payments that will or may be paid by EMC to its named executive officers in connection with the merger; and approved the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate. The results of the votes for each of these proposals were as follows:
1. | Approval of the merger agreement: |
For: | 1,453,348,998 | |
Against: | 15,589,879 | |
Abstain: | 9,835,361 | |
Broker Non-Votes: | — | |
2. | Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation payments that will or may be paid by EMC to its named executive officers in connection with the merger: |
For: | 1,368,086,257 | |
Against: | 77,325,635 | |
Abstain: | 33,362,346 | |
Broker Non-Votes: | — | |
3. | Approval of the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the merger agreement: |
For: | 1,343,178,397 | |
Against: | 124,974,480 | |
Abstain: | 10,621,361 | |
Broker Non-Votes: | — | |
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.
EMC CORPORATION | |
By: | /s/ Paul T. Dacier |
Paul T. Dacier | |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |
Date: July 21, 2016