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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): January 13, 2021
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Veeva Systems Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Delaware | 001-36121 | 20-8235463 | |
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4280 Hacienda Drive
Pleasanton, California 94588
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (925) 452-6500
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share | | VEEV | | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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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 January 13, 2021, Veeva Systems Inc. (“Veeva”) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, Veeva’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2020 (the “Special Meeting Proxy Statement”).
Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 27, 2020, the record date for the Special Meeting, were entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. As of the record date, 136,371,279 shares of Veeva’s Class A common stock and 15,094,151 shares of Veeva’s Class B common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. In deciding all matters at the Special Meeting, each holder of Class A common stock of Veeva was entitled to one vote for each share of Class A common stock held as of the close of business on the record date, and each holder of Class B common stock of Veeva was entitled to ten votes for each share of Class B common stock held as of the close of business on the record date. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock voted as a single class on all matters.
The matters voted on at the Special Meeting and the voting results with respect to each such matter are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Stockholders approved the amendment of Veeva's restated certificate of incorporation to become a public benefit corporation based on the following results of voting:
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |
255,688,843 | | 2,838,402 | | 54,862 | 0 | |
Proposal 2: Stockholders approved the amendment of Veeva's restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the classified structure of Veeva's board of directors based on the following results of voting:
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FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTES | |
258,168,109 | | 312,997 | | 101,001 | 0 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Veeva Systems Inc. | | | | |
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| By: | /s/ Josh Faddis | | | | |
| | Josh Faddis | | | | |
| | Senior Vice President, General Counsel | | | | |
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Dated: | January 14, 2021 | | | | | | |