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)

June 19, 2018

 

 

Square, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-37622		80-0429876
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1455 Market Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 375-3176

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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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).

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 19, 2018, Square, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders of the Company voted on the following three proposals at the Annual Meeting, each of which is more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018:

 

1.

To elect four Class III directors to serve until the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and

 

3.

To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value 0.0000001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), were entitled to one vote on each proposal for each share held as of the close of business on April 24, 2018 (the “Record Date”), and holders of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0000001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), were entitled to ten votes on each proposal for each share held as of the close of business on the Record Date. The Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voted as a single class on all matters.

Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 235,351,816 shares of Class A Common Stock and 108,820,851 shares of Class B Common Stock, together representing 94.47% of the combined voting power of all issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.

The final voting results for each of these proposals are detailed below.

 

1.	Election of Directors

 

Nominee		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Randy Garutti			1,236,470,202				1,043,523				86,046,601
Mary Meeker			1,209,939,292				27,574,433				86,046,601
Naveen Rao			1,237,045,942				467,783				86,046,601
Lawrence Summers			1,209,671,451				27,842,274				86,046,601

Each director-nominee was duly elected as a Class III director to serve until the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

 

2.	Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
1,219,893,596		17,334,845		285,284		86,046,601

The stockholders advised that they were in favor of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

3.	Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
1,321,701,645		1,261,160		597,521		0

The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 21, 2018