Form 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): May 30, 2018

 

 

eBay Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37713   77-0430924

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2025 Hamilton Avenue

San Jose, CA 95125

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 376-7008

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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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).

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of eBay Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 30, 2018, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following four proposals:

 

  1. The election of 13 director nominees to serve as members of the Board of Directors until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been elected and qualified (Proposal 1);

 

  2. The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Proposal 2);

 

  3. The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 (Proposal 3); and

 

  4. The ratification of special meeting provisions in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (Proposal 4).

The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting.

 

  1. Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. Each of the 13 director nominees proposed by the Company was elected to serve until the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Director Name

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Fred D. Anderson Jr.

     784,166,122        15,884,109        399,153        63,428,465  

Anthony J. Bates

     795,108,736        5,084,509        256,139        63,428,465  

Adriane M. Brown

     799,676,642        545,640        227,102        63,428,465  

Diana Farrell

     799,669,233        557,444        222,707        63,428,465  

Logan D. Green

     794,939,016        5,262,515        247,853        63,428,465  

Bonnie S. Hammer

     797,811,050        2,418,115        220,219        63,428,465  

Kathleen C. Mitic

     726,057,909        74,169,022        222,453        63,428,465  

Pierre M. Omidyar

     794,390,870        5,833,433        225,081        63,428,465  

Paul S. Pressler

     791,499,789        8,694,328        255,267        63,428,465  

Robert H. Swan

     797,107,635        3,101,558        240,191        63,428,465  

Thomas J. Tierney

     785,748,014        14,297,994        403,376        63,428,465  

Perry M. Traquina

     790,439,414        9,746,797        263,173        63,428,465  

Devin N. Wenig

     797,267,772        2,933,213        248,399        63,428,465  

 

  2. Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker  Non-Votes

742,624,526

   57,404,831    420,027    63,428,465

 

  3. Proposal 3 – Ratification of Independent Auditors. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker  Non-Votes

849,244,340

   14,312,954    320,555    n/a


  4. Proposal 4 – Ratification of Special Meeting Provisions. The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal ratifying the special meeting provisions in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker  Non-Votes

424,575,996

   375,481,945    391,443    63,428,465


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.

 

 

eBay Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: June 4, 2018  

/s/ Marie Oh Huber

  Name: Marie Oh Huber
  Title: Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary