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 9, 2018
Web.com Group, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware 000-51595 94-3327894 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
12808 Gran Bay Parkway West, Jacksonville, FL | 32258 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (904) 680-6600
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
(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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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Web.com Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 9, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, at the Company’s headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, the Company’s stockholders approved the three proposals listed below. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the final tally of the number of votes cast “for” or “withheld” for each director, and for or against each other matter, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter (other than Proposal 2). A more complete description of each matter is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2018.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The three individuals named below were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Nominees | Number of Shares Voted For | Number of Shares Voted Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Timothy P. Cost | 34,778,578 | 1,884,967 | 7,759,365 |
Hugh M. Durden | 34,762,117 | 1,901,428 | 7,759,365 |
Deborah H. Quazzo | 34,576,507 | 2,087,038 | 7,759,365 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Auditor
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:
Number of Shares Voted For | Number of Shares Voted Against | Number of Shares Abstained | |
Ernst & Young LLP | 44,117,285 | 77,523 | 228,102 |
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Proposal 3 - Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the Executive Compensation Tables, together with the narrative discussion related thereto, by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
33,623,662 | 2,718,752 | 321,131 | 7,759,365 |
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.
Web.com Group, Inc. | |
(Registrant) | |
Date: May 10, 2018 | |
/s/ Matthew P. McClure | |
Matthew P. McClure, Secretary | |
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