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): June 14, 2017
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-24389 | 36-4169320 | ||
| (State or other juris- diction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1901 South Meyers Road, Suite 210 Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois |
60181 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 932-8844
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 |
The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (the “Company”) was held June 14, 2017.
The shareholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:
| 1. | To elect five directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until he or she resigns, dies or is removed ; |
| 2. | An advisory vote on executive compensation; |
| 3. | An advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation; and |
| 4. | To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. |
Votes regarding the election of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors were as follows:
| Shares Voted in Favor of |
Shares Withholding Authority |
Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||
| T. Kendall Hunt | 28,672,794 | 296,355 | 4,735,786 | |||||||||
| Michael P. Cullinane | 27,484,520 | 1,484,629 | 4,735,786 | |||||||||
| John N. Fox, Jr. | 28,098,041 | 871,108 | 4,735,786 | |||||||||
| Jean K. Holley | 26,515,370 | 2,453,779 | 4,735,786 | |||||||||
| Matthew Moog | 28,109,426 | 859,723 | 4,735,786 | |||||||||
Based on the votes set forth above, the director nominees were duly elected.
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:
| Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 27,896,294 | 1,043,882 | 28,973 | 4,735,786 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency for an advisory vote on the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:
| Shares Voted For 1 Year |
Shares Voted For 2 Years |
Shares Voted For 3 Years |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 13,514,488 | 99,398 | 15,323,684 | 31,579 | 4,735,786 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the shareholders recommended holding an advisory vote on the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years.
The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 received the following votes:
| Shares Voted For |
Shares Voted Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 33,513,310 | 129,963 | 61,662 | 4,735,786 |
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was duly ratified.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 14, 2017, the Board of Directors of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. reviewed and evaluated the results of the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency for a shareholder advisory vote on the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Consistent with the results of the proposal, the Board of Directors determined future shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation will be every three years. Therefore, the Company shall submit the next advisory Say on Pay Vote at its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.
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.
| Date: June 15, 2017 | VASCO Data Security International, Inc. | |||||
| /s/ Mark S. Hoyt | ||||||
| Mark S. Hoyt | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||