DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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): June 6, 2024
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 6, 2024, DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the three proposals set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results with respect to each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Pratima Arora and Warren Jenson were each elected to serve as a Class III director of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until her or his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until her or his earlier death, resignation or removal, by the following votes:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Pratima Arora | 46,717,482 | 10,741,695 | 17,117,550 | |||||||||||||||||
| Warren Jenson | 52,645,364 | 4,813,813 | 17,117,550 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, by the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | |||||||||||||||
| 74,141,979 | 309,555 | 125,193 | |||||||||||||||
Proposal 3 - Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, by the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 52,527,904 | 4,849,479 | 81,794 | 17,117,550 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
| Date: | June 10, 2024 | DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. | |||||||||
| By: | /s/ W. Matthew Steinfort | ||||||||||
| W. Matthew Steinfort, Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||