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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): November 8, 2023

 

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

000-25711

77-0430270

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File No.)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2121 RDU Center Drive, Suite 300

Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(408) 579-2800

 

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:

 

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

 

EXTR

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

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 5.03

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On November 8, 2023, Extreme Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”), which had previously been adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) subject to stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting. The Amendment updates the exculpation provision with respect to certain officers of the Company as permitted by recent amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. A description of the Amendment is included in the section titled “Proposal Six: Approve Amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to Provide for Officer Exculpation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on September 26, 2023 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”), which description is incorporated herein by reference.

As a result, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 8, 2023, which became effective upon filing (the “Certificate of Amendment”). The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a) On November 8, 2023, Extreme Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 129,529,878 shares entitled to be voted and 111,612,774 shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

 

(b) The following proposals were considered and voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the results below were certified by the Inspector of Elections:

 

Proposal 1 – The following seven director nominees were elected for a one-year term:

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Ingrid J. Burton

 

 

91,978,732

 

 

 

5,202,856

 

 

 

14,431,186

 

Charles P. Carinalli

88,279,989

8,901,599

14,431,186

Kathleen M. Holmgren

91,939,102

5,242,486

14,431,186

Edward H. Kennedy

 

 

92,990,385

 

 

 

4,191,203

 

 

 

14,431,186

 

Rajendra Khanna

96,276,429

905,159

14,431,186

Edward B. Meyercord

95,212,626

1,968,962

14,431,186

John C. Shoemaker

82,793,306

14,388,282

14,431,186

 

Proposal 2 – The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Votes

92,686,423

4,194,693

300,472

14,431,186

Proposal 3 – The advisory vote regarding the frequency of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company's named executive officers' compensation every one year was approved:

 

 

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

 

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Votes

93,640,470

319,250

3,029,506

 

192,362

14,431,186

 

Proposal 4 – The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 was ratified:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Votes

111,265,995

101,449

245,330

14,431,186

 

Proposal 5 – The Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan was approved:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Votes

79,278,960

17,544,496

358,132

14,431,186

 


Proposal 6 – The Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation was approved:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Votes

86,581,768

10,143,176

456,644

14,431,186

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

           3.1

Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

           104

 

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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: November 9, 2023

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/ Katayoun ("Katy") Motiey

 

Katayoun ("Katy") Motiey

 

Chief Legal, Administrative and Sustainability Officer