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): March 18, 2021

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800) 829-4444

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

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 March 18, 2021, Keysight Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its virtual only Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of January 19, 2021, the Company’s record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 186,084,525 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 165,084,895 shares of Common Stock or 88.72% were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.

The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:

1.Election of the Directors nominated by the Board of Directors.

2.Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021.

3.Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2020.

4.Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Votes regarding the election of the director nominees were as follows:

Based on the votes set forth above, the director nominees were duly elected.

The proposal to ratify the Audit and Finance Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021 received the following votes:

Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021 was duly ratified.

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2020 received the following votes:

Based on the votes set forth above, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2020 was approved.

The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers received the following votes:

Based on the votes set forth above, the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will be one time each year.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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.

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