UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 26, 2021
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(212 ) 609-4200
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
LivePerson, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders virtually via live audio webcast on May 26, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 19, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 68,866,063 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, constituting all of the outstanding voting securities of the Company. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 59,444,086 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy, and therefore a quorum was present.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected the following Class III director nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until such directors’ successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, with the following voting results:
| Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin C. Lavan | 44,630,645 | 11,563,082 | 83,009 | 3,167,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert P. LoCascio | 51,318,543 | 4,854,408 | 103,785 | 3,167,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 with the following voting results:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 58,758,947 | 617,740 | 67,399 | — | |||||||||||||||||
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with the following voting results:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 51,750,793 | 4,452,971 | 72,972 | 3,167,350 | |||||||||||||||||
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders also approved an amendment to the LivePerson, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder, with the following voting results:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 38,381,487 | 17,831,810 | 63,439 | 3,167,350 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
LIVEPERSON, INC. (Registrant) | |||||
| Date: | May 27, 2021 | By: | /s/ Monica L. Greenberg | ||||||||
| Monica L. Greenberg | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President of Policy and General Counsel | |||||||||||