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): August 9, 2016
ACXIOM CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-13163 71-0581897
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
P.O. Box 8190, 601 E. Third St.
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Little Rock, Arkansas
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72203-8190
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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501-342-1000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Acxiom Corporation's (the Company") 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") was held on August 9, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. CDT via the Internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ACXM16. The Company's stockholders voted on three proposals, and the voting results for each of the proposals are described below.
1. Election of Directors. Richard P. Fox, Jerry D. Gramaglia and Clark M. Kokich were elected to the Company's board of directors for three-year terms expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders by the following votes:
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Name
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstained
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Broker Non-Votes
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Richard P. Fox
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67,755,826
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1,139,760
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634,452
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4,542,306
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Jerry D. Gramaglia
Clark M. Kokich
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67,712,306
67,008,002
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1,188,771
1,888,153
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628,961
633,883
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4,542,306
4,542,306
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2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting by the following votes:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstained
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Broker Non-Votes
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67,646,788
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1,207,817
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675,433
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4,542,306
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3. Ratification of KPMG as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017 by the following votes:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstained
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73,641,985
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173,856
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256,503
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SIGNATURE
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: August 15, 2016
ACXIOM CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jerry C. Jones
Name: Jerry C. Jones
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Title: |
Chief Ethics and Legal Officer & Executive Vice President |