8-K

ADOBE INC. (ADBE)

8-K 2022-04-19 For: 2022-04-14
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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): April 19, 2022 (April 14, 2022)

ADOBE INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 0-15175 77-0019522
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 Park Avenue

San Jose, California 95110-2704

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 536-6000

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share ADBE NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company      ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

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

On April 14, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Adobe Inc. (the "Company"), the Company’s stockholders approved proposals one through three listed below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth in the following tables. Each of these proposals is described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2022.

1.  Elect twelve members of the Board of Directors, each to serve for a one-year term:

Votes Votes Broker
Name For Against Abstentions Non-Votes
Amy Banse 349,473,560 21,053,948 515,894 38,805,209
Brett Biggs 370,084,381 577,071 381,950 38,805,209
Melanie Boulden 365,294,436 5,381,141 367,825 38,805,209
Frank Calderoni 354,952,009 11,668,245 4,423,148 38,805,209
Laura Desmond 366,476,421 4,210,074 356,907 38,805,209
Shantanu Narayen 346,642,188 22,437,392 1,963,822 38,805,209
Spencer Neumann 370,086,104 537,837 419,461 38,805,209
Kathleen Oberg 362,350,227 8,246,087 447,088 38,805,209
Dheeraj Pandey 369,148,326 1,513,243 381,833 38,805,209
David Ricks 364,160,196 6,497,406 385,800 38,805,209
Daniel Rosensweig 283,577,946 86,791,320 674,136 38,805,209
John Warnock 366,637,625 4,058,535 347,242 38,805,209

2.  Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending on December 2, 2022.

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
386,258,507 23,241,382 348,722

3.  Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
325,442,140 44,244,079 1,357,183 38,805,209

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.

ADOBE INC.
Date: April 19, 2022 By: /s/ DANA RAO
Dana Rao
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

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