Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
or the Company) held on June 14, 2017 (the Annual Meeting), the
stockholders of the Company elected the following ten individuals
to the Board of Directors. Each director will serve for the
ensuing year and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified.
|
Nominee
|
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Abstentions*
|
Broker Non-Votes*
|
|
Carl Bass
|
191,445,731
|
1,927,266
|
183,294
|
12,869,184
|
|
Crawford W. Beveridge
|
190,742,725
|
2,752,294
|
61,272
|
12,869,184
|
|
Jeff Clarke
|
189,893,267
|
3,600,027
|
62,997
|
12,869,184
|
|
Scott Ferguson
|
192,133,561
|
1,360,742
|
61,988
|
12,869,184
|
|
Thomas Georgens
|
192,169,014
|
1,321,435
|
65,842
|
12,869,184
|
|
Richard S. Hill
|
188,803,932
|
4,676,771
|
75,588
|
12,869,184
|
|
Mary T. McDowell
|
192,277,666
|
1,221,199
|
57,426
|
12,869,184
|
|
Lorrie M. Norrington
|
190,066,756
|
3,426,609
|
62,926
|
12,869,184
|
|
Betsy Rafael
|
189,537,905
|
3,962,059
|
56,327
|
12,869,184
|
|
Stacy J. Smith
|
192,127,598
|
1,366,832
|
61,861
|
12,869,184
|
the election.
at the Annual Meeting.
|
|
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Abstentions
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst Young LLP as
the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2018. |
204,151,027
|
2,204,418
|
70,030
|
N/A
|
|
Proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers as described in the proxy statement. |
183,490,226
|
9,898,376
|
167,689
|
12,869,184
|
|
Proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the
Company’s 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan. |
192,725,629
|
766,594
|
64,068
|
12,869,184
|
|
Proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the
Company’s 2012 Employee Stock Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the plan by 12.2 million shares and re-approve performance goals. |
178,032,386
|
15,426,162
|
97,743
|
12,869,184
|
|
|
1 Year
|
2 Years
|
3 Years
|
Abstentions
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
Proposal to approve the frequency with which stockholders
are provided an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
180,305,227
|
40,633
|
13,155,650
|
54,781
|
N/A
|
and the voting results of the stockholders of Autodesk on this
advisory proposal, our Board of Directors has continued its
policy of holding advisory votes on the compensation of our named
executive officers on an annual basis. The next required advisory
vote on the frequency of approval of the compensation of our
named executive officers will take place no later than the
Companys annual meeting of stockholders in 2023.
About Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK)
Autodesk, Inc. (Autodesk) is a design software and services company, offering customers productive business solutions through technology products and services. The Company serves customers in the architecture, engineering and construction; manufacturing, and digital media, consumer and entertainment industries. It operates in four segments: Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), Platform Solutions and Emerging Business (PSEB), Manufacturing (MFG), and Media and Entertainment (M&E). The PSEB, AEC and MFG segments offer a range of services, including consulting, support and training. The M&E segment offers software products to professionals, post-production facilities and broadcasters for a range of applications. Its software products enable its customers to experience their ideas before they are real by allowing them to imagine, design and create their ideas and to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance in the design process by creating digital prototypes.
