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): June 23, 2016

 

 

CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-27084   75-2275152

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

851 West Cypress Creek Road

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Telephone: (954) 267-3000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

At the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Citrix Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 23, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the three proposals listed below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Proposal 1

To elect Robert M. Calderoni, Nanci E. Caldwell, Jesse A. Cohn, Robert D. Daleo, Murray J. Demo, Peter J. Sacripanti, Graham V. Smith, Godfrey R. Sullivan, and Kirill Tatarinov as directors to each serve for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2017 or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal:

 

Nominee

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Robert M. Calderoni

     114,048,879         3,234,620         74,946         9,609,134   

Nanci E. Caldwell

     114,007,237         3,280,871         70,337         9,609,134   

Jesse A. Cohn

     115,413,821         1,868,303         76,321         9,609,134   

Robert D. Daleo

     114,930,231         2,347,500         80,714         9,609,134   

Murray J. Demo

     114,543,364         2,734,176         80,905         9,609,134   

Peter J. Sacripanti

     115,415,348         1,860,388         82,709         9,609,134   

Graham V. Smith

     114,654,264         2,621,215         82,966         9,609,134   

Godfrey R. Sullivan

     102,693,234         14,590,450         74,761         9,609,134   

Kirill Tatarinov

     115,695,056         1,586,775         76,614         9,609,134   

Proposal 2

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

122,730,521

   4,136,996    100,062    0

Proposal 3

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

98,290,961

   18,504,785    562,699    9,609,134

 

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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.

 

  Citrix Systems, Inc.
Dated: June 28, 2016   By:  

/s/ David J. Henshall

    Name:   David J. Henshall
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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