ANSYS, INC. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May19,
2017 to consider and vote on the matters listed below. The
proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement of the
Company dated March 31, 2017 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The final voting results from the meeting
are set forth below.
ANSYS Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Having received a majority of the votes cast in accordance with
the Companys Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the
individuals named below were each elected to serve as directors
of the Company for three-year terms expiring in 2020, provided,
however, that to the terms of Mr. Cashmans Transition Agreement,,
Mr. Cashman has agreed to tender his resignation at the end of
the applicable transition period (April 30, 2019) or upon any
termination of his employment prior to April 30, 2019:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | ||||||
| James E. Cashman, III | 72,040,691 | 3,414,454 | ||||||
| Ajei S. Gopal | 74,405,331 | 687,808 | ||||||
| William R. McDermott | 66,174,565 | 8,916,883 | ||||||
ANSYS Proposal 2: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the
Compensation of Named Executive Officers
Having received a majority of the votes from shares present in
person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at
the Companys Annual Meeting, as set forth below, the non-binding
advisory vote in favor of the compensation of the Companys named
executive officers was approved.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 72,987,417 | 1,823,084 | 678,303 | ||||||||
ANSYS Proposal 3: Non-binding, Advisory Vote on the
Frequency of the Non-binding, Advisory Vote on the Compensation
of Our Named Executive Officers.
Having received a majority of the votes from shares present in
person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at
the Companys Annual Meeting, as set forth below, the non-binding
advisory vote in favor of the frequency of the non-binding,
advisory on the compensation of our named executive officers was
approved.
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions | |||||||||||
| 67,394,733 | 118,424 | 7,928,493 | 47,154 | |||||||||||
ANSYS Proposal 4: Ratification of Selection of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Having received a majority of the votes cast as set forth below
and in accordance with ANSYS By-Laws, the selection of Deloitte
Touche LLP as ANSYS independent registered public accounting firm
for the 2017 fiscal year was ratified.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 75,986,599 | 3,074,176 | 27,678 | ||||||||
About ANSYS, INC. (NASDAQ:ANSS)
ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services used by engineers, designers and students across industries and academia, including aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial equipment, electronics, biomedical, energy, materials and chemical processing, and semiconductors. The Company distributes its ANSYS suite of simulation technologies through a network of independent resellers and distributors, channel partners and direct sales offices across the world. The Company’s product portfolio consists of ANSYS Workbench, Structures, Fluids, Electronics, Multiphysics, Embedded Software, Systems, 3-D Direct Modeling and Academic. ANSYS Workbench is the framework upon which the Company’s suite of engineering simulation technologies is built. Its fluids product suite enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena. Its electronics product suite provides field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products. ANSYS, INC. (NASDAQ:ANSS) Recent Trading Information
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