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): September 26, 2018
KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-14505 | 95-2623879 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, California |
90067 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (310) 552-1834
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.
As discussed under Item 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, on September 26, 2018, at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Korn/Ferry International (the Company), the Companys stockholders approved the Companys proposal to amend the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Certificate) to allow holders of 25% of outstanding shares to call special stockholder meetings. The amendments to the Certificate became effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 1, 2018.
In addition, as disclosed in the 2018 Proxy Statement, if the Certificate amendments were approved by the Companys stockholders, the Companys Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the Bylaws) would be amended to specify the procedures for stockholder-called special meetings. The Board of Directors approved the Bylaw amendments, which became effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Amendment on October 1, 2018, and the Bylaws were restated as the Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws to reflect the amendments.
The foregoing description of the amendments to the Certificate and Bylaws is qualified by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment and the Bylaws, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibits 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. The Board of Directors also approved a Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Restated Certificate), that restated and integrated, but did not further amend, the Certificate (as amended through the filing of the Certificate of Amendment described above). On October 1, 2018, the Company filed the Restated Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and it was effective on filing. The foregoing description of the Restated Certificate is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Restated Certificate, which is filed as Exhibit 3.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholders of the Company (i) elected the eight nominees named in the Proxy Statement to serve as directors until the Companys 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal, (ii) approved a non-binding advisory resolution approving the Companys executive compensation, (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the Companys 2019 fiscal year, (iv) approved the Companys proposal to amend the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow holders of 25% of outstanding shares to call special stockholder meetings and (v) did not approve a stockholders proposal requesting amendments to allow holders of 10% of outstanding shares to call special stockholder meetings. To the extent applicable, set forth below are the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, with respect to each such matter.
(1) | Election of the eight nominees named in the Proxy Statement to serve on the Board of Directors until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. |
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Doyle N. Beneby |
49,672,829 | 758,985 | 46,052 | 2,880,308 | ||||
Gary D. Burnison |
50,370,066 | 59,834 | 47,966 | 2,880,308 | ||||
William R. Floyd |
49,637,124 | 795,119 | 45,623 | 2,880,308 |
Christina A. Gold |
49,672,409 | 759,712 | 45,745 | 2,880,308 | ||||
Jerry P. Leamon |
49,558,122 | 873,128 | 46,616 | 2,880,308 | ||||
Angel R. Martinez |
50,337,885 | 93,951 | 46,030 | 2,880,308 | ||||
Debra J. Perry |
49,709,757 | 722,845 | 45,264 | 2,880,308 | ||||
George T. Shaheen |
49,691,373 | 741,374 | 45,119 | 2,880,308 |
(2) | Non-binding advisory resolution to approve the Companys executive compensation. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
41,138,490 |
9,276,125 | 63,251 | N/A |
(3) | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the Companys 2019 fiscal year. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
51,856,837 |
1,495,280 | 6,057 | N/A |
(4) | Approval of Amendments to the Companys Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow holders of 25% of outstanding shares to call special stockholder meetings. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
45,202,612 |
1,059,154 | 4,216,100 | N/A |
(5) | Stockholder proposal requesting amendments to allow holders of 10% of outstanding shares to call special stockholder meetings. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
21,835,317 |
28,619,079 | 23,470 | N/A |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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.
KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: October 2, 2018 | ||||||
/s/Jonathan Kuai | ||||||
(Signature) | ||||||
Name: | Jonathan Kuai | |||||
Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |