Calix Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$CALX
Telecommunications Equipment
Consumer Discretionary
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 8, 2025
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Calix, Inc. (the “Company”) on May 8, 2025, the stockholders approved the following proposals, casting their votes as follows:
Proposal 1: To elect three Class III directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and have been qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Michael J. Berry | 49,452,626 | 537,448 | 10,285,736 | ||||||||
| Christopher J. Bowick | 43,250,653 | 6,739,421 | 10,285,736 | ||||||||
| Kira Makagon | 46,891,634 | 3,098,440 | 10,285,736 | ||||||||
Proposal 2: To approve the Fourth Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Award Plan (“2019 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2019 Plan by 4,000,000 shares:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 32,698,149 | 17,024,484 | 267,441 | 10,285,736 | ||||||||
Proposal 3: To approve 1,250,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance for the matching component of the Stock Purchase and Matching Plan, which constitutes an amendment and restatement of the Third Amended and Restated 2017 Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 40,769,076 | 8,983,995 | 237,003 | 10,285,736 | ||||||||
Proposal 4: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 36,919,781 | 12,744,803 | 325,490 | 10,285,736 | ||||||||
Proposal 5: To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025:
| For | Against | Abstained | ||||||
| 59,846,497 | 98,217 | 331,096 | ||||||
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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.
| Date: | May 9, 2025 | Calix, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Doug McNitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doug McNitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EVP, General Counsel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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