UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 30, 2023. The results for each matter voted on by the stockholders at that meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of two Class III directors
| Director | Term Expiring | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Michael M. Crow, Ph.D. | 2026 | 60,624,771 | 17,635,713 | 4,284,781 | ||||||||||
| Julie Iskow | 2026 | 77,718,164 | 542,650 | 4,284,781 | ||||||||||
As a result, each of Dr. Crow and Ms. Iskow was elected for a term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
Proposal 2: Advisory approval of the compensation of the named executive officers
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
| 72,598,891 | 4,427,554 | 1,234,369 | 4,284,781 | ||||||||||||||
As a result, the proposal of the compensation of the named executive officers was approved.
Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 82,398,357 | 106,790 | 40,448 | ||||||||||||
As a result, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized on this 1st day of June, 2023.
WORKIVA INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Brandon E. Ziegler | ||||
Name: | Brandon E. Ziegler | ||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary | ||||