UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): July 18, 2017
Proofpoint, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-35506 |
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51-041486 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
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892 Ross Drive, |
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94089 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(408) 517-4710
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed 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
(d)
On July 18, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Proofpoint, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Michael M. Johnson to the Board. Mr. Johnson will serve as a Class I director whose current term will expire at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of the stockholders.
There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Mr. Johnson was appointed as a member of the Board.
Mr. Johnson is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with his appointment as a director, Mr. Johnson will receive an initial restricted stock unit grant under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan for 2,040 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “RSU Grant”). The RSU Grant will vest on May 31, 2018, subject to Mr. Johnson’s continued service to the Company through such date. The RSU Grant will accelerate and vest in full in the event of a change in control of the Company. Mr. Johnson will also receive other standard non-employee director cash and equity compensation pursuant to the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy.
In addition to the compensation that Mr. Johnson will receive in connection with his appointment as a member of the Board, the Company intends to enter into a standard form of indemnity agreement with Mr. Johnson. The indemnity agreement, among other things, would require the Company to indemnify Mr. Johnson for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, penalties, fines and settlement amounts actually and reasonably incurred by him in any action or proceeding arising out of his service as one of the Company’s directors, or any of the Company’s subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which he provides services at the Company’s request. A form of the indemnity agreement was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.01 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-178479), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2012.