F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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fiscal year 2016 (the Annual Meeting), the shareholders of F5
Networks, Inc. (the Company) voted on the election of nine
directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders
for fiscal year 2017 and until their successors are elected and
qualified; to approve the F5 Networks, Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan
as amended and restated (the 2014 Plan) to increase the number of
shares of common stock issuable under the 2014 Plan by an
additional 1,100,000 shares, the ratification of the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent public
accounting firm for fiscal year 2017; an advisory vote regarding
approval of the compensation of the Companys named executive
officers; and an advisory vote regarding the frequency of the
advisory vote regarding approval of the compensation of our named
executive officers.
outstanding and entitled to vote were present at the meeting in
person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The voting results were
as follows:
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Item 1: Election of nine directors:
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Name of Director
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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A. Gary Ames
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50,163,876
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959,499
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18,039
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4,678,306
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Sandra E. Bergeron
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50,571,013
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552,557
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17,844
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4,678,306
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Deborah L. Bevier
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50,477,904
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645,716
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17,794
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4,678,306
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Jonathan C. Chadwick
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50,616,853
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506,321
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18,240
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4,678,306
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Michael L. Dreyer
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50,642,997
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480,392
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18,025
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4,678,306
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Alan J. Higginson
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49,970,228
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1,153,041
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18,145
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4,678,306
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Peter S. Klein
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50,675,441
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447,867
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18,106
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4,678,306
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John McAdam
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49,216,252
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1,906,992
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18,170
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4,678,306
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Stephen M. Smith
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44,534,690
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6,588,625
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18,099
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4,678,306
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Item 2: To approve the F5 Networks, Inc. 2014 Incentive
Plan as amended and restated (the 2014 Plan) to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2014 Plan by an additional 1,100,000 shares: |
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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42,299,891
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8,768,057
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73,466
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4,678,306
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Item 3: Ratification of the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017: |
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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55,060,705
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737,646
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21,369
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Item 4: Advisory vote on the approval of the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers: |
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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45,202,591
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5,723,584
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215,239
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4,678,306
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Item 5: Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory
vote on the approval of the compensation of the Companys named executive officers: |
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One Year
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Two Years
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Three Years
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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46,325,976
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31,214
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4,751,438
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32,786
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4,678,306
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results with respect to the frequency of the advisory vote on the
approval of the compensation of the Companys named executive
officers, the Company has determined to continue to hold each
year an advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers until at least the next
advisory shareholder vote on the frequency of such vote.
About F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV)
F5 Networks, Inc. is a developer and provider of software defined application services. The Company is engaged in the development, marketing and sale of application delivery networking products that optimize the security, performance and availability of network applications, servers and storage systems. The Company’s geographical segments include the Americas (primarily the United States); Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Japan, and the Asia Pacific region (APAC). The Company’s Traffic Management Operating System (TMOS) based offerings include software products for local and global traffic management, network and application security, access management, Web acceleration and various network and application services. These products are available as modules that can run individually or as part of an integrated solution on the Company’s purpose-built BIG-IP appliances and VIPRION chassis-based hardware, or as software-only Virtual Editions. F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Recent Trading Information
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) closed its last trading session down -1.14 at 145.15 with 744,148 shares trading hands.