NVIDIA CORPORATION (NASDAQ:NVDA) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Amendment and Restatement of Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan
On May 16, 2018, at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of NVIDIA Corporation, or the 2018 Annual Meeting, our stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the NVIDIA Corporation Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2007 Plan, to increase the available share reserve by 23,000,000 shares as described in our definitive proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2018, or the Proxy Statement. The 2007 Plan previously had been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NVIDIA, or the Committee. A summary of the 2007 Plan is set forth in our Proxy Statement. That summary and the foregoing description of the 2007 Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the 2007 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment and Restatement of 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
At the 2018 Annual Meeting, our stockholders also approved an amendment and restatement of the NVIDIA Corporation Amended and Restated 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the 2012 Plan, to increase the available share reserve by 13,500,000 shares as described in the Proxy Statement. The 2012 Plan previously had been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Committee. A summary of the 2012 Plan is set forth in our Proxy Statement. That summary and the foregoing description of the 2012 Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the 2012 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2018 Annual Meeting, the following proposals were adopted by the margin indicated. Proxies for the 2018 Annual Meeting were solicited to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and there was no solicitation in opposition of management’s solicitation.
1.The election of eleven (11) directors to serve for a one-year term until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of NVIDIA Corporation. The results of the voting were as follows:
a. Robert K. Burgess |
|
Number of shares For |
389,082,026 |
Number of shares Withheld |
1,757,716 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
1,032,012 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
b. Tench Coxe |
|
Number of shares For |
367,590,677 |
Number of shares Withheld |
21,761,378 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
2,519,699 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
c. Persis S. Drell |
|
Number of shares For |
389,844,378 |
Number of shares Withheld |
984,285 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
1,043,091 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
d. James C. Gaither |
|
Number of shares For |
364,954,464 |
Number of shares Withheld |
24,263,401 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
2,653,889 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
e. Jen-Hsun Huang |
|
Number of shares For |
387,514,044 |
Number of shares Withheld |
2,653,201 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
1,704,509 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
f. Dawn Hudson |
|
Number of shares For |
390,611,730 |
Number of shares Withheld |
832,521 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
427,503 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
g. Harvey C. Jones |
|
Number of shares For |
362,206,296 |
Number of shares Withheld |
27,091,626 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
2,573,832 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
h. Michael G. McCaffery |
|
Number of shares For |
390,603,365 |
Number of shares Withheld |
790,154 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
478,235 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
i. Mark L. Perry |
|
Number of shares For |
378,876,107 |
Number of shares Withheld |
11,027,438 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
1,968,209 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
j. A. Brooke Seawell |
|
Number of shares For |
367,828,829 |
Number of shares Withheld |
21,519,148 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
2,523,777 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
k. Mark A. Stevens |
|
Number of shares For |
386,368,413 |
Number of shares Withheld |
4,988,443 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
514,898 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
2.The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of shares For |
382,656,840 |
Number of shares Against |
8,325,994 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
888,920 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
3.The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for our fiscal year ending January27, 2019. The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of shares For |
494,844,879 |
Number of shares Against |
7,744,702 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
1,099,450 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
__ |
4.The approval of the 2007 Plan. The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of shares For |
374,422,831 |
Number of shares Against |
16,581,237 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
867,686 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
5.The approval of the 2012 Plan. The results of the voting were as follows:
Number of shares For |
387,376,942 |
Number of shares Against |
3,763,309 |
Number of shares Abstaining |
731,503 |
Number of Broker Non-Votes |
111,817,277 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
NVIDIA CORP ExhibitEX-10.1 2 a2007eip2018restatement.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN Exhibit EXHIBIT 10.1NVIDIA Corporation Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive PlanApproved by the Compensation Committee: April 24,…To view the full exhibit click here
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVIDIA) is engaged in visual computing. The Company operates through segments, including GPU and Tegra Processor. Its GPU businesses include GeForce for personal computer (PC) gaming; Quadro for design professionals working in computer-aided design, video editing, special effects and other creative applications; Tesla for deep learning and accelerated computing, leveraging the parallel computing capabilities of graphics processing units (GPUs) for general purpose computing, and GRID to provide the power of NVIDIA graphics through the cloud and datacenters. The Company’s Tegra processors are primarily designed to enable its branded platforms: DRIVE and SHIELD. Tegra is also sold to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for devices. DRIVE automotive computers provide supercomputing capabilities to make driving safer. SHIELD consists of a family of devices designed to harness the power of mobile-cloud to revolutionize gaming.