Coursera Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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FORM 8-K
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2025
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 20, 2025, Coursera, Inc. (“Coursera”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Coursera’s stockholders voted on three proposals, which are described in its definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”).
As of the record date of March 24, 2025, 161,237,474 shares of Coursera’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 136,424,633 shares of Coursera’s common stock, constituting a quorum, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1: The following nominees were elected to serve as Class I directors on Coursera’s Board of Directors until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
| Carmen Chang | 85,039,074 | 22,163,087 | 29,222,472 | ||||||||||||||
| Theodore R. Mitchell | 81,081,798 | 26,120,363 | 29,222,472 | ||||||||||||||
| Scott D. Sandell | 102,681,360 | 4,520,801 | 29,222,472 | ||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: The compensation paid by Coursera to its named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 64,685,561 | 42,283,810 | 232,790 | 29,222,472 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3: The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Coursera’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 was ratified. The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 134,407,565 | 1,794,642 | 222,426 | ||||||||||||
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| COURSERA, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | May 22, 2025 | By: | /s/ Alan B. Cardenas | ||||||||
Alan B. Cardenas, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | |||||||||||