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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 3, 2024 (May 29, 2024)

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

001-34675

71-0987913

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT

06095

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 298-4500

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

SSNC

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 29, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the “A&R 2023 Plan”) to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the A&R 2023 Plan by 2,600,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the adoption of the A&R 2023 Plan on April 4, 2024, subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

 

The A&R 2023 Plan amends and restates the SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, which was previously approved by the Company’s stockholders on May 17, 2023. The principal features of the A&R 2023 Plan are described in detail under “Proposal 4 - Approval of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2023 Stock Incentive Plan” of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”). The full text of the A&R 2023 Plan is attached as Appendix B to the Proxy Statement.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals and director nominations:

 

1.
The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board as Class II directors, to serve a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The votes cast with respect to the election of the nominees are as follows:

 

Director Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

Jonathan E. Michael

196,918,197

 

28,109,658

 

429,267

 

7,193,524

Debra Walton-Ruskin

 

221,982,349

 

3,162,756

 

312,017

 

7,193,524

 

2.
A non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. The votes cast with respect to this matter are as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

197,236,176

 

27,893,338

 

327,608

 

7,193,524

 

3.
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The votes cast with respect to this proposal are as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstain

224,372,996

 

7,863,482

 

414,168

 

4.
Approval of the SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2023 Stock Incentive Plan. The votes cast with respect to this matter are as follows:

 

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

196,990,922

 

28,127,859

 

338,341

 

7,193,524

No other matters were submitted for stockholder action.

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

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.

 

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.

Date: June 3, 2024

By:

/s/ Jason White

Jason White

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary