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, 2017
FORTINET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
State of Delaware | 001-34511 | 77-0560389 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
899 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 235-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Fortinet, Inc. (“Fortinet” or the “Company”) held on June 23, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”), there were present in person or by proxy, holders of 156,427,154 shares of common stock, or approximately 89% of the total outstanding shares eligible to be voted. The holders present voted on the four proposals presented at the Annual Meeting as follows:
Proposal One — Election of Directors
Fortinet’s stockholders approved the election of two Class II directors to Fortinet’s Board of Directors (“Board”) by the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Michael Xie | 122,423,686 | 7,300,566 | 125,384 | 26,577,518 | ||||
William H. Neukom | 128,592,867 | 1,128,339 | 128,430 | 26,577,518 | ||||
Proposal Two — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
Fortinet’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 by the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
152,799,361 | 3,513,739 | 114,054 | ||
Proposal Three — Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
Fortinet’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote on Fortinet’s named executive officer compensation as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
124,607,807 | 5,113,664 | 128,165 | 26,577,518 | |||
Proposal Four — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation
Fortinet’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on Fortinet’s named executive officer compensation as follows:
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
103,609,494 | 122,629 | 26,014,017 | 103,496 | 26,577,518 | ||||
Based on these results and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will conduct future advisory votes regarding the compensation to be paid by the Company to its named executive officers once every year. This policy will remain in effect until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers, which is expected to be held at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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.
FORTINET, INC. | ||
Date: June 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ JOHN WHITTLE |
John Whittle | ||
Vice President and General Counsel | ||