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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): June 2, 2022
 
CEVA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
000-49842
(Commission File Number)
77-0556376
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 400, Rockville, MD
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
20850
(Zip Code)
 
(240)-308-8328
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

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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, $.001 per share
CEVA
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
 
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 Security 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 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
 
On June 2, 2022, CEVA, Inc. (the “Company”) held a virtual annual meeting of stockholders for 2022, at which the Company’s stockholders approved the following four proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the proxy statement for the annual meeting that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2022.
 
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
 
The following directors were elected at the meeting to serve for a one-year term until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders:
 
Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
Bernadette Andrietti
17,060,709
98,564
2,194,983
Eliyahu Ayalon
16,491,916
667,357
2,194,983
Jaclyn Liu
15,513,748
1,645,525
2,194,983
Maria Marced
17,095,059
64,214
2,194,983
Peter McManamon
16,847,910
311,363
2,194,983
Sven-Christer Nilsson
16,681,571
477,702
2,194,983
Louis Silver
16,715,176
444,097
2,194,983
Gideon Wertheizer
16,980,150
179,123
2,194,983
 
Proposal 2: Approval of an Amendment and Restatement of the Companys 2011 Equity Incentive Plan
 
The approval of an amendment and restatement of the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) to have any shares which remain available for issuance or that would otherwise return to the Ceva, Inc. 2003 Director Stock Option Plan be rolled over to the 2011 Plan and to implement other certain other tax-related changes, was ratified as follows:
 
15,993,211
 
1,155,288
 
10,774
 
2,194,983
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Vote
 
Proposal 3: Compensation of the Named Executive Officers
 
The advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved as follows:
 
16,300,694
 
840,636
 
17,943
 
2,194,983
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Vote
 
Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors
 
The selection of Kost Forer Gabby & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, was ratified as follows:
 
17,336,328
 
2,011,846
 
6,082
 
-0-
For
 
Against
 
Abstained
 
Broker Non-Vote
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
CEVA, INC.
 
       
 
Date: June 3, 2022
 
 
By:
/s/ Yaniv Arieli
 
   
Yaniv Arieli
Chief Financial Officer