Form 8-K

 

 

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): May 9, 2011

 

 

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-24435   51-0323571

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1850 Towers Crescent Plaza

Tysons Corner, Virginia

   22182
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 848-8600

 

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

 

 

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

On May 9, 2011, MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). The following proposals were adopted by the votes specified below.

 

         For      Withheld/
Against		      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		         
1.  

To elect eight (8) directors for the next year:

               
 

Michael J. Saylor

      30,506,632         2,392,117         —           943,584      
 

Sanju K. Bansal

      30,506,024         2,392,725         —           943,584      
 

Matthew W. Calkins

      32,767,921         130,828         —           943,584      
 

Robert H. Epstein

      32,768,257         130,492         —           943,584      
 

David W. LaRue

      32,767,383         131,366         —           943,584      
 

Jarrod M. Patten

      32,631,960         266,789         —           943,584      
 

Carl J. Rickertsen

      32,631,991         266,758         —           943,584      
 

Thomas P. Spahr

      32,768,204         130,545         —           943,584      
         For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		         
2.   To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Meeting.      29,981,011         2,911,920         5,818         943,584      
         3 Years      2 Years      1 Year      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		  
3.   To approve, on an advisory basis, holding future executive compensation advisory votes every three years, every two years, or every year.      28,247,761         15,084         4,634,148         1,756         943,584   
         For      Withheld/
Against		      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		         
4.   To ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.      33,821,696         10,832         9,805         —        

SIGNATURE

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: May 12, 2011   MicroStrategy Incorporated
    (Registrant)
  By:  

/s/ Douglas K. Thede

  Name:   Douglas K. Thede
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer