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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 25, 2024

 
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-40853
(Commission
File Number)
86-1185492
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

One Vanderbilt Avenue, 15th Floor
New York
, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices, and Zip Code)

 

212-896-2098
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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¨ 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, par value $0.01 per share   KD   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).

 

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

 

At the Annual Meeting on July 25, 2024, the Company’s stockholders: (1) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors; (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Each of these proposals is described in greater detail in the 2024 Proxy Statement. Set forth below are the voting results for these proposals.

 

Proposal 1—Election of Directors

 

Each director nominee received the support of more than 95% of the votes cast:

 

Name  Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
Dominic J. Caruso  156,470,342  2,552,933  347,849  28,986,412
Stephen A.M. Hester  152,163,294  6,856,914  350,916  28,986,412
Shirley Ann Jackson  156,351,028  2,689,224  330,872  28,986,412
Martin Schroeter  152,247,830  6,791,047  332,247  28,986,412

 

Proposal 2—Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

 

95.8% of the votes present and entitled to vote approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
152,673,448  5,958,839  738,837  28,986,412

 

Proposal 3—Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

99.1% of the votes present and entitled to vote ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions    
186,716,825  1,227,905  412,806    

 

 

 

 

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: July 29, 2024

 

 

KYNDRYL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

  By: /s/ Evan Barth
    Name:  Evan Barth
    Title:  Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary