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): May 8, 2012
FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-21433 | 04-2797789 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
60 Acorn Park Drive
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(617) 613-6000
(Registrants telephone number including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changes since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Forrester Research, Inc. (the Company) held on May 8, 2012 (the Annual Meeting), the stockholders approved an amendment of the Forrester Research, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) to amend the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan to include non-employee directors and to move the 80,000 shares remaining in the Companys 2006 Stock Option Plan for Directors into the Plan. As part of the amendment, the stockholders also reapproved the material performance criteria in the Plan.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
At the Annual Meeting, the proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The proposals are described in the Companys definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. Each of the proposals was approved by the stockholders pursuant to the voting results set forth below.
Proposal 1 The election of two nominees to the Companys Board of Directors as Class III Directors.
The two nominees named in the definitive proxy statement were elected to serve as directors until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. Information as to the vote on each director standing for election is provided below:
Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Robert M. Galford |
18,739,178 | 2,629,636 | 588,099 | |||||||||
Gretchen G. Teichgraeber |
21,320,266 | 48,548 | 588,099 |
Proposal 2 The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
The voting results were as follows:
For |
Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
21,857,720 |
98,799 | 394 | 0 |
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Proposal 3 Approval by non-binding vote Forrester Research, Inc. executive compensation.
The voting results were as follows:
For |
Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
20,375,812 |
80,250 | 912,752 | 588,099 |
Proposal 4 Approval of an amendment to the Forrester Research, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and related items.
The voting results were as follows:
For |
Against | Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
16,463,680 |
3,992,726 | 912,408 | 588,099 |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
9.01(d) Exhibits
10.1 | Form of Directors Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement |
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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.
FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC. | ||||
By | /s/ GAIL S. MANN | |||
Name: | Gail S. Mann | |||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer |
Date: May 10, 2012
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