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 22, 2017

 

Twitter, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

001-36164

 

20-8913779

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1355 Market Street, Suite 900

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(415) 222-9670

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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.

 

 

On May 22, 2017, Twitter, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders at the Company’s San Francisco offices located at 1355 Market Street, San Francisco, California (the “Meeting”). Present at the Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 583,434,536 shares of Common Stock, representing 79.95% of the voting power of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company as of March 30, 2017, the record date for the Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.

 

The stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals at the Meeting, each of which is more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2017:

 

1.

To elect three Class I directors to serve until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

 

3.

To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017; and

 

4.

To consider a stockholder proposal regarding a report on users owning the Twitter platform.  

1. Election of Directors

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

Omid R. Kordestani

 

328,545,285

 

12,332,400

 

886,404

 

241,670,447

Marjorie Scardino

 

335,647,965

 

5,328,512

 

787,612

 

241,670,447

Bret Taylor

 

336,937,912

 

4,153,430

 

672,747

 

241,670,447

Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected as a Class I director to serve until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

2.

Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

For

Against

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

332,283,384

8,292,875

1,187,831

241,670,446

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders advised that they were in favor of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For

Against

Abstained

566,245,010

12,700,598

4,488,928

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

4.

Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Users Owning the Twitter Platform

For

Against

Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

15,978,718

323,830,975

1,954,395

241,670,448

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding a report on users owning the Twitter platform.


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.

 

 

 

TWITTER, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Vijaya Gadde

 

 

 

Vijaya Gadde

General Counsel & Secretary

Date:  May 23, 2017