UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2017
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LivePerson, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
0-30141
13-3861628
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
475 Tenth Avenue, 5th Floor
 
 
New York, New York
10018
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(212) 609-4200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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

LivePerson, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 2, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 13, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 55,862,986 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 46,493,361 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy, and therefore a quorum was present.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected the following Class II director nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified, with the following voting results:

Director
 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-Votes
Peter Block
 
32,563,576
 
5,504,400
 
8,425,385
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fred Mossler
 
35,261,280
 
2,806,696
 
8,425,385

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, with the following voting results:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
46,309,255
 
114,938
 
11,226
 
57,942

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with the following voting results:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
34,626,514
 
3,433,577
 
7,883
 
8,425,387
    
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also approved, on an advisory non-binding basis, that the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should be held every year, with the following voting results:
    
One Year
 
Two Years
 
Three Years
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
31,898,869
 
47,410
 
6,114,458
 
7,237
 
8,425,387

Consistent with a majority of the votes cast with respect to this matter, the Company’s Board intends to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers annually.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for grant by 4,000,000 shares and to make certain changes thereto, with the following voting results:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
31,399,959
 
6,660,518
 
7,500
 
8,425,384







At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for employee purchase by 1,000,000 shares, with the following voting results:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
34,964,420
 
3,095,971
 
7,585
 
8,425,385






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.
 
 
LIVEPERSON, INC.
(Registrant)
 
Date: June 7, 2017
By:
/s/ Monica L. Greenberg
 
 
Monica L. Greenberg
 
 
Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel