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): May 7, 2010
Cavium Networks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33435 | 77-0558625 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 805 E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California | 94043 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 650-623-7000
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. |
On May 7, 2010, Cavium Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the Company’s corporate offices in Mountain View, California. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following two proposals:
(a) The Company’s stockholders voted on a proposal to elect the two director nominees named below to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Each of the two named nominees were so elected, with the votes thereon at the Annual Meeting as follows:
| Final Voting Results | ||||||
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | |||
| Syed B. Ali. |
33,395,217 | 829,387 | 4,472,889 | |||
| Anthony S. Thornley |
32,751,228 | 1,473,376 | 4,472,889 | |||
(b) The Company’s stockholders voted on a proposal to ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. This proposal was approved, with the votes thereon at the Annual Meeting as follows:
| Final Voting Results | ||||||
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 38,345,946 |
297,628 | 53,919 | 0 | |||
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.
| Cavium Networks, Inc. | ||||
| May 12, 2010 | By: | /s/ ARTHUR D. CHADWICK | ||
| Name: | Arthur D. Chadwick | |||
| Title: | Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer | |||