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): September 28, 2016
Commission file number 001-16111
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Georgia | 58-2567903 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
10 Glenlake Parkway, North Tower, Atlanta, Georgia | 30328-3473 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 829-8000
NONE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 28, 2016, Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company’s shareholders voted on and approved all four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2016. The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1. Election of the following directors:
Nominee | Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. (Class III) Mitchell L. Hollin (Class I) Ruth Ann Marshall (Class I) John M. Partridge (Class I) Jeffrey S. Sloan (Class II) | 130,972,000 135,641,239 136,223,063 135,647,769 134,107,801 | 5,668,005 996,103 426,767 393,941 2,543,212 | 54,099 56,763 44,275 652,395 43,092 | 5,951,193 5,951,193 5,951,193 5,951,193 5,951,193 | ||||
Proposal 2. Approval of the extension of the term of, and the limits on non-employee director compensation and the materials terms of the performance goals included in, the Global Payments Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Incentive Plan:
Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
122,872,169 | 13,723,617 | 98,318 | 5,951,193 | |||
Proposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016:
Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
134,736,892 | 1,603,934 | 353,278 | 5,951,193 | |||
Proposal 4. Ratification of the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the seven-month fiscal transition period ending December 31, 2016:
Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
140,293,097 | 2,301,713 | 50,487 | 0 | |||
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.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. | ||
Date: September 28, 2016 | ||
By: /s/ Cameron M. Bready | ||
Cameron M. Bready | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||