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 21, 2015
Pegasystems Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-11859
Massachusetts | 04-2787865 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Rogers Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
617-374-9600
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Pegasystems Inc. (the Company) was held on May 21, 2015. At the Annual Meeting, the following items were presented to the stockholders of the Company for their approval, and approved by the indicated votes:
1. To elect the seven nominees named in the Companys definitive proxy statement to serve on the Companys Board of Directors until its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Each nominee for director was elected by a vote of stockholders as follows:
Peter Gyenes |
Richard Jones |
Steven Kaplan |
James OHalloran |
Alan Trefler |
Larry Weber |
William Wyman | ||||||||
FOR
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65,608,653 | 68,268,141 | 68,396,886 | 68,385,260 | 67,108,910 | 68,403,173 | 68,395,903 | |||||||
AGAINST
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2,997,878 | 334,390 | 209,720 | 220,958 | 1,497,496 | 198,931 | 210,528 | |||||||
ABSTAIN
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5,523 | 9,523 | 5,448 | 5,836 | 5,648 | 9,950 | 5,623 | |||||||
Non Votes
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5,549,261 | 5,549,261 | 5,549,261 | 5,549,261 | 5,549,261 | 5,549,261 | 5,549,261 |
2. To approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers. The compensation of the Companys named executive officers was approved on a non-binding advisory basis by a vote of stockholders as follows:
Executive Compensation
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FOR
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68,389,972 | |
AGAINST
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91,198 | |
ABSTAIN
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130,884 | |
Non-Votes
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5,549,261 |
3. To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Companys Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. The proposal was approved by a vote of stockholders as follows:
Auditors
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FOR
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74,048,055 | |
AGAINST
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102,665 | |
ABSTAIN
|
10,595 |
Signature(s)
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.
Pegasystems Inc. | ||||||
Date: May 28, 2015 | ||||||
By:
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/s/ Anne T. Warner
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Anne T. Warner | ||||||
General Counsel and Secretary |