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): June 11, 2020

 

Rosetta Stone Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-34283

 

43837082

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

1621 North Kent Street, Suite 1200, Arlington, Virginia 22209

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

703-387-5800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.00005 per share

RST

New York Stock Exchange

 

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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).

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.

 

On June 11, 2020, Rosetta Stone Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”). The results of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1 - Election of Class II Directors:  Our stockholders re-elected the following Class II directors to each serve three-year terms expiring on the date of the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laurence Franklin

 

13,740,672

 

341,470

 

5,233,092

 

A. John Hass III

 

13,810,312

 

271,830

 

5,233,092

 

Aedhmar Hynes

 

14,012,539

 

69,603

 

5,233,092

 

 

 

Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:  Our stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020.

Votes For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,149,412

 

153,955

 

11,867

 

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Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay): Our stockholders gave advisory approval to the compensation paid to our named executive officers.

Votes For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,859,415

 

198,719

 

24,008

 

5,233,092

 

 

 

Proposal 4 - Amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”): Our stockholders did not approve the proposal to amend the Charter, in connection with the Company’s declassification of its Board of Directors, to provide for the removal of directors with or without cause by stockholders holding a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at the election of directors. The proposal required the affirmative vote of 66 2/3 percent of the Company’s outstanding shares as of April 20, 2020, the record date for the 2020 Annual Meeting, which was not achieved. As of the record date, the Company had approximately 24,074,417 shares outstanding and entitled to vote.

Votes For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,067,676

 

1,940

 

12,526

 

5,233,092

 

 

 

For more information about the foregoing proposals, please see the 2020 Proxy Statement.

 

 

 


 

 

 

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.

 

 

Date:  June 12, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROSETTA STONE INC.

 

By:

/s/ Sean J. Klein

 

 

Name: Sean J. Klein

 

 

Title:  General Counsel and Secretary