Sprout Social, Inc 8-K, filed May 22, 2024
Sprout Social, Inc. (SPT)
8-K
2024-05-22
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About this 8-K
Sprout Social, Inc filed this 8-K on May 22, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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): MAY 22, 2024
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 22, 2024, Sprout Social, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on the following three proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2024. The final voting results for each proposal, as certified by the judge of election for the Annual Meeting, are described below. Fractional shares have been rounded up to the nearest whole number.
Proposal 1. The election of two Class II directors listed below to serve until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified.
| Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Justyn Howard | 108,754,330 | 2,613,722 | 3,290,648 | ||||||||
| Thomas Stanley | 94,444,652 | 16,923,400 | 3,290,648 | ||||||||
Based on the votes set forth above, the director nominees were duly elected.
Proposal 2. The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||||||
| 112,851,184 | 1,749,446 | 58,070 | ||||||
Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was duly ratified.
Proposal 3. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 108,900,245 | 2,411,312 | 56,495 | 3,290,648 | ||||||||
Based on the votes set forth above, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved by an advisory vote.
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.
| SPROUT SOCIAL, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Heidi Jonas | ||||
| Name: | Heidi Jonas | ||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
Date: May 22, 2024