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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): June 8, 2023
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Toast, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
001-40819
(Commission File Number)
45-4168768
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
401 Park Drive,
Boston, Massachusetts
02215
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(617) 297-1005
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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
Class A common stock, par value $0.000001 per shareTOSTNew 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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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 8, 2023, Toast, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders via live audio webcast (the “Annual Meeting”). Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock were entitled to one vote for each share held as of the close of business on April 12, 2023 (the “Record Date”), and holders of the Company’s Class B common stock were entitled to ten votes for each share 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 stockholders of the Company voted on the following three proposals at the Annual Meeting, each of which is more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2023:

Proposal One: Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders elected Kent Bennett, Susan Chapman-Hughes and Mark Hawkins as Class II directors of the Company’s board of directors for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified, or such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. The results of the vote were as follows:

NomineeForWithheldBroker Non-Votes
Kent Bennett1,860,567,00650,261,71165,335,111
Susan Chapman-Hughes1,864,050,19146,778,52665,335,111
Mark Hawkins1,889,441,64021,387,07765,335,111

Proposal Two: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The results of the vote were as follows:

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
1,975,606,375220,753336,7000


Proposal Three: Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Security and Exchange Commission. The results of the vote were as follows:

ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
1,878,194,43732,190,798443,48265,335,111

No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.





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: June 12, 2023TOAST, INC.
By:
/s/ Brian R. Elworthy
Name:
Brian R. Elworthy
Title:
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary