UNITED STATES

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)

June 14, 2018

 

 

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-35098		13-4068197
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1601 Cloverfield Blvd.

Suite 620 South

Santa Monica, CA 90404

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(310) 752-0200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

At the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 14, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to declassify the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and provide for the annual election of directors. The Certificate of Amendment was previously approved by the Board, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders, and became effective on June 19, 2018.

Additionally, the Board previously approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”), which became effective upon the effectiveness of the Certificate of Amendment. The amendments consist of conforming changes to reflect the declassification of the Board.

Copies of the Certificate of Amendment and the Bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing descriptions of the Certificate of Amendment and the Bylaws do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment and the Bylaws.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 14, 2018, the Company held the Annual Meeting. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 53,461,259 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 92.65% of the voting power of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of April 23, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business. The matters before the Annual Meeting are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2018.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors.

The following nominees were elected as Class I directors to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Robert Cavanaugh		50,825,262		12,742		2,623,255
Kristina Salen		50,825,710		12,294		2,623,255
Marcus S. Ryu		50,806,613		11,839		2,642,807

The following nominee was elected as a Class II director to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Elisa A. Steele		50,806,689		11,763		2,642,807

The following nominee was elected as a Class III director to serve until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Richard Haddrill		50,806,613		11,839		2,642,807

Proposal 2 – Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify the Board of Directors and Provide for the Annual Election of Directors.

An amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board and provide for the annual election of directors was approved by the stockholders by the vote set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
46,730,140		4,102,330		5,532		2,623,257

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers.

The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the stockholders by the vote set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
50,572,244		260,456		5,302		2,623,257

Proposal 4 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers.

Voting every “one year” to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was the frequency preferred by the stockholders by the vote set forth in the table below:

 

One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
46,694,296		10,137		4,128,106		5,463		2,623,257

In accordance with the recommendation of the Board and the voting results for this proposal, the Company will hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year.

Proposal 5 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified by the stockholders by the vote set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
53,076,167		370,400		14,692

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., as amended
3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

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.

 

Date: June 20, 2018