GoDaddy Inc. 8-K Summary: Annual Meeting Results
Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K reports the results of GoDaddy Inc.'s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 6, 2018. The filing details the voting outcomes for director elections, auditor ratification, and executive compensation.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report focuses exclusively on corporate governance voting results.
Material Changes and Voting Results
Stockholders voted on three proposals. All proposals were approved by the requisite majority.
- Election of Directors: Four Class III director nominees were elected to serve until the 2021 annual meeting.
- Herald Y. Chen: 117,526,390 For; 23,114,897 Withheld.
- Gregory K. Mondre: 114,419,315 For; 26,221,972 Withheld.
- Bob Parsons: 118,521,209 For; 22,120,078 Withheld.
- Brian H. Sharples: 119,488,642 For; 21,152,645 Withheld.
- Ratification of Auditor: Stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018.
- For: 144,619,756
- Against: 264,960
- Abstained: 42,272
- Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: Stockholders approved the compensation of named executive officers.
- For: 134,955,952
- Against: 5,485,053
- Abstained: 200,282
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide a clear value for guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items. For further details on the proposals, the filing references the Company's proxy statement filed on April 25, 2018, and the proxy statement supplement filed on May 14, 2018.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the full text of the April 25, 2018 proxy statement for detailed biographies of the elected directors and compensation specifics.
- Confirm the total number of shares outstanding to calculate the percentage of votes cast for each proposal.
- Note that 4,285,701 broker non-votes were recorded for the director election and executive compensation proposals.
- Ernst & Young LLP is confirmed as the auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.