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): May 18, 2017 (May 17, 2017)

 

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-34675

71-0987913

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT

06095

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 298-4500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the annual meeting of stockholders of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 17, 2017, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals and director nominations:

 

1.

The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as Class I directors, each to serve a term expiring at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The votes cast with respect to the election of these nominees are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director Nominee

  

For

  

Withheld

  

Broker Non-Votes

Normand A. Boulanger

  

185,374,720

  

3,629,036

  

5,516,792

David A. Varsano

  

184,078,746

  

4,925,010

  

5,516,792

Michael J. Zamkow

  

184,174,197

  

4,829,559

  

5,516,792

 

 

2.

A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.  The votes cast with respect to this proposal are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstained

  

Broker Non-Votes

164,134,459

  

24,334,398

  

534,899

  

5,516,792

 

 

3.

The stockholders recommended, in a non-binding, advisory vote, that the stockholders of the Company shall have an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every 1 year.  The votes cast with respect to this proposal are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every 1 Year

  

Every 2 Years

 

Every 3 Years

  

Abstained

  

Broker Non-Votes

139,273,793

  

10,309

 

49,191,536

  

528,118

  

5,516,792

After taking into consideration the foregoing voting results, the Board intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every 1 year.

 

4.

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The votes cast with respect to this proposal are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstained

193,750,192

  

176,082

  

594,274

 

 

 


SIGNATURE

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.

 

 

 

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 18, 2017

 

By:

/s/ Paul G. Igoe

 

 

 

Paul G. Igoe

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel