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 14, 2024
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 14, 2024, Five9, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (1) elected two directors to the Company’s board of directors, (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of votes to approve executive compensation, and (4) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. A total of 67,263,275 shares, or 91% of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of the record date of March 18, 2024, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The matters voted on by the Company’s stockholders and the voting results are as follows:
1. Election of Directors. Each of the two nominees for director were elected as Class I directors to the Company’s board of directors to serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee | Shares For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Burdiek | 36,650,499 | 23,929,520 | 6,683,256 | |||||||||||||||||
| Julie Iskow | 44,924,849 | 15,655,170 | 6,683,256 | |||||||||||||||||
2. Advisory vote on executive compensation. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its named executive officers. The proposal received the following votes:
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 43,660,874 | 16,817,551 | 101,594 | 6,683,256 | |||||||||||||||||
3. Advisory vote on frequency of votes to approve executive compensation. The Company’s stockholders vote, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of votes to approve executive compensation, was as follows:
| 1 - Year | 2 - Years | 3 - Years | Shares Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60,225,992 | 27,481 | 267,828 | 58,718 | 6,683,256 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
With respect to the frequency of holding future votes to approve the executive compensation, the Company’s board of directors has determined that it will continue to hold advisory votes to approve executive compensation annually until the matter is again submitted to the Company’s stockholders for a vote.
4. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The appointment of KPMG LLP was ratified.
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstained | ||||||||||||
| 66,903,642 | 300,503 | 59,130 | ||||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | |||||||
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.
| FIVE9, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: May 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Barry Zwarenstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry Zwarenstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||