8-K 1 a8-kproxyvoting2018annualm.htm 8-K Document


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 2, 2018

PLANTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
1-12696
77-0207692
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 (Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

(831) 426-5858
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 2, 2018, at the Annual Meeting (as defined below) of Plantronics, Inc. ("Company"), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") to increase the number of authorized shares under the ESPP by 300,000.
The Company's stockholders also approved at the Annual Meeting an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2003 Stock Plan ("Plan") to increase the number of authorized shares under the Plan by 1,500,000 and to expressly approve the removal of certain terms of the Plan that related to the granting, administration and terms of awards intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 162(m)”), including the removal of the fiscal year limits relating to the number of shares that can be awarded as stock options to any participant and the fiscal year limits restricting aggregate value of stock that can be awarded to any participant in the forms of restricted stock awards ("RSAs") and restricted stock unit awards ("RSUs").
A copy of the ESPP and Plan, each as amended and restated, are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company's 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Annual Meeting") was held on August 2, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, 31,200,765 shares of common stock of the Company were present in person or by proxy.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the following proposals: (1) elect ten directors; (2) approve the amendment and restatement of the 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which included an increase in the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder by 300,000; (3) approve the amendment and restatement of the 2003 Stock Plan which included an increase in the number of shares of common stock issuable thereunder by 1,500,000; (4) ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019; and (5) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal No. 1: The following directors were elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert Hagerty
 
28,564,566
 
488,539
 
7,606
 
2,140,054
Marv Tseu
 
28,280,364
 
772,763
 
7,584
 
2,140,054
Joe Burton
 
28,715,260
 
338,408
 
7,043
 
2,140,054
Brian Dexheimer
 
26,502,791
 
2,375,997
 
181,923
 
2,140,054
Gregg Hammann
 
28,469,628
 
582,835
 
8,248
 
2,140,054
John Hart
 
28,326,705
 
726,591
 
7,415
 
2,140,054
Guido Jouret
 
29,005,014
 
47,649
 
8,048
 
2,140,054
Marshall Mohr
 
28,663,110
 
389,452
 
8,149
 
2,140,054
Frank Baker
 
28,792,974
 
259,734
 
8,003
 
2,140,054
Daniel Moloney
 
28,793,034
 
259,674
 
8,003
 
2,140,054

Proposal No. 2: The results of the vote to approve the amended and restated 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan were:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
28,890,183
 
146,234
 
24,294
 
2,140,054








Proposal No. 3: The results of the vote to approve the amended and restated 2003 Stock Plan were:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
19,378,791
 
9,653,157
 
28,763
 
2,140,054

Proposal No. 4: The results of the vote on ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019 were:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
30,777,485
 
415,101
 
8,179

Proposal No. 5: The results of the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers were:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
26,450,219
 
2,600,899
 
9,593
 
2,140,054








Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

Exhibit Number
Description
 
 
Plantronics, Inc. 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated
 
 
Plantronics, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan, as amended and restated









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 3, 2018
PLANTRONICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mary Huser
 
Name:
Mary Huser
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary