RMBS 8-K
Rambus Inc (RMBS)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On April 23, 2026, Rambus Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. There were 108,159,372 shares issued, outstanding and eligible to vote at the meeting as of the record date of February 25, 2026, of which 99,399,350 shares were represented at the meeting, constituting a quorum of 91.9% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. The proposals considered at the meeting, each of which passed, are described in detail in the Company’s 2026 definitive proxy statement. The proposals and the vote with respect to each such matter are set forth below:
| (i) | ITEM 1 : Election of three Class I directors for a term of two years expiring in 2028: |
| Name |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Charles Kissner |
78,872,074 | 13,374,782 | 56,071 | 7,096,423 | ||||||||||||
| Meera Rao |
86,632,812 | 5,613,616 | 56,499 | 7,096,423 | ||||||||||||
| Necip Sayiner |
86,213,728 | 6,024,147 | 65,052 | 7,096,423 | ||||||||||||
| Luc Seraphin |
90,827,289 | 1,418,265 | 57,373 | 7,096,423 | ||||||||||||
| (ii) | ITEM 2 : Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the period ending December 31, 2026: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 99,161,595 | 120,397 | 117,358 |
| (iii) | ITEM 3 : Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 89,784,452 | 2,421,610 | 96,865 | 7,096,423 |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Committee Composition
On April 23, 2026, the board of directors of the Company approved changing the name of the Cyber Risk Committee to the AI and Cyber Risk Committee to reflect the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the Company’s information technology use and data security. In addition, the board of directors made certain changes to the composition of the independent directors on the committees of the board of directors as follows:
AI and Cyber Risk Committee: Steven Laub (Chair), Charles Kissner, and Meera Rao
Audit Committee: Meera Rao (Chair), Emiko Higashi, and Charles Kissner
Compensation and Human Resource Committee: Eric Stang (Chair), Steven Laub, and Victor Peng
Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee: Emiko Higashi (Chair), Charles Kissner, Necip Sayiner, and Eric Stang
Corporate Development Committee: Necip Sayiner (Chair), Steven Laub, and Victor Peng
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.
| Date: April 24, 2026 | Rambus Inc. | |||||
| /s/ John Shinn | ||||||
| John Shinn Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||