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 25, 2017

 

Instructure, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-37629

26-3505687

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

6330 South 3000 East, Suite 700

Salt Lake City, UT

 

84121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 203-6755

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Instructure, Inc. (“Instructure”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 25, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”).  Of the 28,867,445 shares of Instructure’s common stock outstanding as of the record date of March 27, 2017, 27,796,038 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, constituting 96.29% of the outstanding shares of common stock.  The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth below:

 

1.

Election of Directors.  Each of the following nominees was elected to serve as a director until Instructure’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is elected, or, if sooner, until such director’s death, resignation or removal based on the following results of voting:

 

Nominee

  

Votes For

  

Votes Withheld

  

Broker Non-Votes

Joshua L. Coates

  

23,628,068

  

1,252,044

  

2,915,926

Steven A. Collins

  

23,662,316

  

1,217,796

  

2,915,926

William M. Conroy

 

20,213,680

 

4,666,432

 

2,915,926

Ellen Levy

 

20,255,947

 

4,624,165

 

2,915,926

Jim Steele

 

23,571,474

 

1,308,638

 

2,915,926

Kevin Thompson

 

23,662,316

 

1,217,796

 

2,915,926

Lloyd G. Waterhouse

 

18,585,205

 

6,294,907

 

2,915,926

 

2.

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Instructure of Ernst & Young LLP as Instructure’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified based on the following results of voting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

27,583,592

  

158,973

                                

53,473

 

__

 

 

 

 


 

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.

 

 

 

Instructure, Inc.

 

 

 

Dated: May 26, 2017

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Matthew A. Kaminer

 

 

 

Matthew A. Kaminer

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary