UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
CEO Succession
On February 14, 2024, the Board of Directors of PTC Inc. (“PTC” or the “Company”) appointed Neil Barua, the Company’s CEO-Elect, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Barua succeeds James Heppelmann who, as part of the Board of Directors’ CEO succession plan, stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer on such date.
Mr. Barua’s professional experience and the material terms of his compensatory arrangements are described in Item 5.02 of PTC’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2023, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Appointment of Principal Accounting Officer
On February 14, 2024, Alice Christenson, Corporate Vice President, Finance, age 59, was appointed Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) of the Company. Ms. Christenson will continue to report to Kristian Talvitie, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, who will no longer serve as the principal accounting officer.
Ms. Christenson has served as the Company’s Corporate Vice President, Finance, since December 31, 2018, responsible for the Company’s Corporate Controller organization. Ms. Christenson previously served in various other Finance roles since joining the Company in February 2002.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on February 14, 2024. Three proposals were before the meeting:
The votes with respect to the proposals are set forth below.
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Elect Nine Directors to Serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. |
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Withheld |
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Neil Barua |
104,825,737 |
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595,445 |
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4,153,561 |
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Mark Benjamin |
98,133,660 |
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7,287,522 |
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4,153,561 |
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Janice Chaffin |
101,956,588 |
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3,464,594 |
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4,153,561 |
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Amar Hanspal |
104,337,069 |
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1,084,113 |
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4,153,561 |
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Michal Katz |
103,604,518 |
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1,816,664 |
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4,153,561 |
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Paul Lacy |
99,677,154 |
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5,744,028 |
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4,153,561 |
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Corinna Lathan |
103,605,434 |
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1,815,748 |
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4,153,561 |
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Janesh Moorjani |
103,899,431 |
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1,521,751 |
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4,153,561 |
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Robert Schechter |
101,529,414 |
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3,891,768 |
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4,153,561 |
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Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (Say-on-Pay). |
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Abstain |
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96,865,993 |
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8,524,531 |
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30,658 |
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4,153,561 |
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Advisory vote to confirm the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm form 2024. |
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Abstain |
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98,469,537 |
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11,081,601 |
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23,605 |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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PTC Inc. |
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Date: |
15 February 2024 |
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/s/Catherine Gorecki |
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Catherine Gorecki |
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