PUBM 8-K
PubMatic, Inc. (PUBM)
8-K
2024-06-05
For: 2024-05-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): May 31, 2024
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 31, 2024, PubMatic, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, upon the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors, the Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to adopt an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to include a provision that exculpates certain of its officers from monetary liability for breach of the duty of care in certain actions, as permitted by recently adopted amendments to Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
On June 3, 2024, the Company filed the Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State, and the Certificate of Amendment became effective on filing. The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, there were present, in person or by proxy, holders of 38,672,906 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock collectively, or approximately 77.32% of the total outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum for the transaction of business. The holders present voted on the four proposals presented at the Annual Meeting as follows:
Proposal One – Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders approved the election of eight directors, each to serve for a one-year term expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified, by the following votes:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Susan Daimler | 94,715,067 | 10,135,622 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shelagh Glaser | 104,035,211 | 815,478 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amar K. Goel | 101,931,849 | 2,918,840 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rajeev K. Goel | 104,000,714 | 849,975 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anton Hanebrink | 104,643,385 | 207,304 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ramon Jones | 104,155,624 | 695,065 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nick Mehta | 104,589,357 | 261,332 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Shulman | 104,031,147 | 819,542 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Two – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 by the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 112,970,082 | 189,903 | 63,296 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Three – Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers, by the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 103,010,019 | 1,805,222 | 35,448 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Four – Proposed Amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
The Company’s stockholders approved the Certificate of Amendment:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 94,072,231 | 10,745,699 | 32,759 | 8,372,592 | |||||||||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
| 3.1 | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document). | ||||
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.
| PUBMATIC, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: June 5, 2024 | By: | /s/ Andrew Woods | |||||||||
| Andrew Woods | |||||||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
PUBMATIC, INC.
PubMatic, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”), does hereby certify as follows:
1.That the name of this Corporation is PubMatic, Inc., and that this Corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law on November 13, 2006 under the name Komli, Inc. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 11, 2020, as amended (the “Restated Charter”).
2.Amendment to Article VIII.
(a) Article VIII of the Restated Charter is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
“ARTICLE VIII: LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
1. Limitation of Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither a director of the Corporation nor an officer of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, as applicable. Without limiting the effect of the preceding sentence, if the General Corporation Law is hereafter amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of a director or officer, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law, as so amended.
2. Change in Rights. Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VIII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VIII, shall eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or adoption of such an inconsistent provision.”
3. That the foregoing amendment was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 141 and 242 of the General Corporation Law and was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Amendment on this 3rd day of June, 2024.
By: /s/ Rajeev K. Goel
Name: Rajeev K. Goel
Title: Chief Executive Officer