Shopify Inc 6-K, filed Jun 8, 2022
Shopify Inc. (SHOP)
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2022-06-08
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Shopify Inc filed this 6-K on June 8, 2022.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of | June | 2022 | |||||||||
Commission File Number | 001-37400 | ||||||||||
Shopify Inc. | |||||||||||
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151 O'Connor Street, Ground Floor Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 2L8 | |||||||||||
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT
Exhibits
99.1 Shopify Announces Results of its 2022 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Further Details Regarding Previously Announced Share Split
99.2 Report of Voting Results
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Shopify Inc. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | June 8, 2022 | By: | /s/ Jessica Hertz | ||||||||||||||
| Name: Jessica Hertz Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Shopify Announces Results of its 2022 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
and Further Details Regarding Previously Announced Share Split
Internet, Everywhere – June 8, 2022 – Shopify Inc. (NYSE, TSX: SHOP), a provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, announced the results of its annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on June 7, 2022. All director nominees were elected to the Board of Directors and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the Company’s auditors. Shareholders approved the previously announced amendments to the Company’s restated articles of incorporation to update its governance structure, as well as the previously announced 10-for-1 split of the Company’s Class A and Class B shares to be effected through a separate amendment to its restated articles of incorporation (the “Share Split”), all as further described in the Company’s management information circular dated April 11, 2022 (the “Circular”). Shareholders also approved the advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Circular.
Meeting Results
The detailed results of the Meeting were as follows:
1. Election of Directors
The seven (7) nominees for director that were proposed by management of the Company were elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. The votes cast for each nominee were as follows:
| Director | Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Withheld | % of Votes Withheld | ||||||||||
| Tobias Lütke | 193,196,219 | 98.68% | 2,588,664 | 1.32% | ||||||||||
| Robert Ashe | 185,629,962 | 94.81% | 10,154,910 | 5.19% | ||||||||||
| Gail Goodman | 192,789,980 | 98.47% | 2,994,893 | 1.53% | ||||||||||
| Colleen Johnston | 192,590,325 | 98.37% | 3,194,557 | 1.63% | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Levine | 192,760,637 | 98.46% | 3,024,245 | 1.54% | ||||||||||
| John Phillips | 194,066,721 | 99.12% | 1,718,161 | 0.88% | ||||||||||
| Fidji Simo | 195,332,617 | 99.77% | 452,266 | 0.23% | ||||||||||
2. Appointment of Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the Company’s auditors by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, and the directors were authorized to fix the auditors’ compensation. The votes were cast as follows:
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Withheld | % of Votes Withheld | ||||||||
| 205,284,278 | 99.69% | 644,163 | 0.31% | ||||||||
3. Approval of Plan of Arrangement
The special resolution in respect of the plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Arrangement”) was passed by the required (i) two-thirds majority of the votes cast by Class A and Class B shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class,
and (ii) majority of the votes cast by Class A and Class B shareholders (excluding the Company’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tobias Lütke, and his associates and affiliates) present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class. The votes were cast as follows:
Two-Thirds Majority of the Votes Cast by Class A and Class B Shareholders
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | ||||||||
| 141,656,592 | 72.35% | 54,128,291 | 27.65% | ||||||||
Majority of the Votes Cast by Class A and Class B Shareholders Excluding the Company’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tobias Lütke, and His Associates and Affiliates
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | ||||||||
| 62,732,822 | 53.68% | 54,128,291 | 46.32% | ||||||||
4. Approval of Share Split
The special resolution in respect of the Share Split was passed by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by Class A and Class B shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class. The votes were cast as follows:
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | ||||||||
| 205,193,124 | 99.64% | 735,317 | 0.36% | ||||||||
5. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Circular was approved by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | ||||||||
| 183,409,550 | 93.68% | 12,375,183 | 6.32% | ||||||||
Following the Meeting, the Board of Directors selected Tobias Lütke to continue to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors, and Robert Ashe to continue to serve as Lead Independent Director.
Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed on Shopify’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and under the Company’s profile on EDGAR at sec.gov.
Arrangement
The implementation of the Arrangement and the amendments to Shopify’s restated articles of incorporation in respect of its governance structure remain subject to the final approval of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) at a hearing scheduled for June 9, 2022. Once the final order is granted, the articles of arrangement will be filed, and the Arrangement will become effective.
Share Split
As the shareholders approved the Share Split at the Meeting, Shopify will proceed to file the articles of amendment under the Canada Business Corporations Act to effect the Share Split. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 22, 2022 (the “Record Date”) will receive from Computershare, the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, on June 28, 2022 (the “Payment Date”) nine additional Class A shares or Class B shares, as applicable, for every one share held.
The New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange have determined that the Class A shares will trade on a due bill basis from June 21, 2022 (being one trading day prior to the Record Date) to the Payment Date (i.e., June 28, 2022), inclusive. A due bill is an entitlement attached to listed securities undergoing a material corporate action, such as the Share Split. In this instance, the entitlement is to the additional Class A shares issuable as a result of the Share Split. Any trades that are executed during the due bill period will be flagged to ensure purchasers receive the entitlement to the additional Class A shares issuable as a result of the Share Split. Ex-distribution trading in the Class A shares on a split-adjusted basis will commence on June 29, 2022, as of which date purchases of Class A shares will no longer have the attaching entitlement to the additional Class A shares. The due bill redemption date will be June 30, 2022.
Shareholders will not need to take any action in connection with the Share Split. Currently outstanding share certificates representing Class A shares or Class B shares will continue to be effective. They should be retained by shareholders and should not be forwarded to the Company or Computershare. The Company will use the direct registration system (“DRS”) to electronically register the shares issued pursuant to the Share Split, rather than issuing physical share certificates. On or around June 28, 2022, Computershare will send out DRS advice statements to registered shareholders indicating the number of additional shares that they are receiving as a result of the Share Split. This will allow shareholders to hold their additional shares in book-entry form without having a physical share certificate issued. In addition, Computershare will electronically issue the appropriate number of Class A shares to CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc. and the Depository Trust Company for distribution to non-registered (beneficial) shareholders. Non-registered (beneficial) shareholders who hold their Class A shares in an account with their investment dealer or other intermediary will have their accounts automatically updated to reflect the Share Split in accordance with the applicable brokerage account providers’ usual procedures.
Further details of the Share Split are contained in the Circular, which is available on Shopify’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and under the Company’s profile on EDGAR at sec.gov, and on our website at investors.shopify.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws (“forward-looking statements”). Words such as “expect”, “continue”, “will”, “plan”, and “intend” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Shopify’s current expectations about future events and financial trends that management believes might affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs, and on certain assumptions and analysis made by Shopify in light of the experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors management believes are appropriate. These projections, expectations, assumptions and analyses are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, events and achievements to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Although Shopify believes that the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they may prove to be incorrect, and readers cannot be assured that the Arrangement and the Share Split discussed above will be completed on the terms described above. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release represent Shopify’s expectations as of the date of this press release, or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made, and subsequent events may cause these expectations to change. Shopify undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Contact
Stephanie Ross
Communications Lead
press@shopify.com
Exhibit 99.2
SHOPIFY INC.
Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders
June 8, 2022
Report of Voting Results
Following the annual general and special meeting of shareholders of Shopify Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 7, 2022 (the “Meeting”), in accordance with section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations, we hereby advise you of the following voting results obtained at the Meeting:
1.Election of Directors
The seven (7) nominees for director that were proposed by management of the Company were elected by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. The votes cast for each nominee were as follows:
| Director | Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Withheld | % of Votes Withheld | ||||||||||
| Tobias Lütke | 193,196,219 | 98.68% | 2,588,664 | 1.32% | ||||||||||
| Robert Ashe | 185,629,962 | 94.81% | 10,154,910 | 5.19% | ||||||||||
| Gail Goodman | 192,789,980 | 98.47% | 2,994,893 | 1.53% | ||||||||||
| Colleen Johnston | 192,590,325 | 98.37% | 3,194,557 | 1.63% | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Levine | 192,760,637 | 98.46% | 3,024,245 | 1.54% | ||||||||||
| John Phillips | 194,066,721 | 99.12% | 1,718,161 | 0.88% | ||||||||||
| Fidji Simo | 195,332,617 | 99.77% | 452,266 | 0.23% | ||||||||||
2.Appointment of Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as the Company’s auditors by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, and the directors were authorized to fix the auditors’ compensation. The votes were cast as follows:
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Withheld | % of Votes Withheld | ||||||||
| 205,284,278 | 99.69% | 644,163 | 0.31% | ||||||||
3.Approval of Plan of Arrangement
The special resolution in respect of the amendments to the Company’s restated articles of incorporation to update its governance structure, including the creation of a new class of share and the issuance of such share to Mr. Tobias Lütke, by way of plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act was passed by the required (i) two-thirds majority of the votes cast by Class A and Class B shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class, and (ii) majority of the votes cast by Class A and Class B shareholders (excluding the Company’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tobi Lütke, and his associates and affiliates) present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class. The votes were cast as follows:
Two-Thirds Majority of the Votes Cast by Class A and Class B Shareholders
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | ||||||||
| 141,656,592 | 72.35% | 54,128,291 | 27.65% | ||||||||
Majority of the Votes Cast by Class A and Class B Shareholders Excluding the Company’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tobias Lütke, and His Associates and Affiliates
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | ||||||||
| 62,732,822 | 53.68% | 54,128,291 | 46.32% | ||||||||
4.Approval of the Share Split
The special resolution in respect of a 10-for-1 split of the Company’s Class A and Class B shares was passed by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by Class A and Class B shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting, voting together as a single class. The votes were cast as follows:
| Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | ||||||||
| 205,193,124 | 99.64% | 735,317 | 0.36% | ||||||||
5.Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation was approved by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. The votes were cast as follows:
Votes for | % of Votes for | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | ||||||||
| 183,409,550 | 93.68% | 12,375,183 | 6.32% | ||||||||
Dated this 8th day of June, 2022.
SHOPIFY INC.
/s/ Jessica Hertz
Per: Jessica Hertz
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary