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 3, 2018

 

THE TRADE DESK, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

001-37879

27-1887399

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

42 N. Chestnut Street

Ventura, CA 93001

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(805) 585-3434

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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.

On May 3, 2018, The Trade Desk, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). As of the record date of March 12, 2018, there were 33,965,477 shares of Class A common stock (each entitled to one vote per share) and 8,066,923 shares of Class B common stock (each entitled to 10 votes per share). The Class A common stock and Class B common stock (collectively referred to as “common stock”) voted as a single class on all matters. Of the total 42,032,400 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date, 33,965,477 shares were represented at the Meeting. The stockholders considered three proposals at the meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2018. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 1.

The stockholders elected two Class II directors to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:

 

 

 

 Name of Directors Elected

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker

Non-Votes

 

 

 

 Thomas Falk

 

93,495,356

 

4,771,784

 

8,967,651

 

 

 

 Robert D. Perdue

 

93,095,842

 

5,171,298

 

8,967,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2.

The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, by the following vote:

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 

106,938,591

 

213,088

 

83,112

 

 

 

Proposal 3.

The stockholders advised they were in favor of three years as the frequency of holding future, non-binding advisory votes on named executive officer compensation, by the following vote:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

2 Years

 

3 Years

 

 

 

15,991,700

 

72,735

 

82,009,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

193,075

 

8,967,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Meeting.

 

 

 


 

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. 

 

 

THE TRADE DESK, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 4, 2018

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul E. Ross

 

 

 

Paul E. Ross

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)