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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 27, 2020

 

Twitter, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36164

 

20-8913779

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1355 Market Street, Suite 900

San Francisco, California 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 222-9670

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.000005 per share

 

TWTR

 

New York Stock Exchange

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).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 27, 2020, Twitter, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). Present at the Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 624,030,465 shares of common stock of the Company, representing 79.5% of the voting power of the shares of common stock of the Company as of the close of business on April 3, 2020, the record date for the Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.

The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Meeting:

  1. To elect three Class I directors to serve until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
  2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
  3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2020; and
  4. To consider a stockholder proposal regarding an EEO policy risk report.

1. Election of Directors

Nominee

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Omid R. Kordestani

   

474,726,338

     

31,886,968

     

582,981

     

116,834,178

 

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

   

503,558,250

     

3,001,764

     

636,273

     

116,834,178

 

Bret Taylor

   

498,390,655

     

8,177,745

     

627,887

     

116,834,178

 

Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

For

 

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

492,601,210

   

13,710,710

     

884,367

     

116,834,178

 

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

For

 

Against

   

Abstain

 

612,812,148

   

10,003,154

     

1,215,163

 

There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

4. Stockholder Proposal Regarding an EEO Policy Risk Report

For

 

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

7,846,369

   

487,516,238

     

11,833,680

     

116,834,178

 

Based on the votes set forth above, the stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding an EEO policy risk report.


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.

TWITTER, INC.

     

By:

 

/s/ Sean Edgett

 

Sean Edgett

General Counsel

Date: May 29, 2020

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