Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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)

October 9, 2012

 

 

BAZAARVOICE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35433   20-2908277

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

3900 N. Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 300

Austin, Texas 78746-3211

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(512) 551-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

The annual meeting of the stockholders of Bazaarvoice, Inc. (the “Company” or “Bazaarvoice”) was held on October 9, 2012 at the Soho Grand Hotel in New York, New York (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Bazaarvoice stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 28, 2012. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of shares representing 58,578,500 votes of Common Stock representing 84.96% of the eligible votes, constituting a quorum.

The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:

 

  1. To elect two Class I directors;

 

  2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013;

 

  3. Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation; and

 

  4. Advisory approval of the frequency of the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation.

Votes regarding the election of directors were as follows:

 

Nominee    For      Withheld      Broker Non-Vote  

Neeraj Agrawal

     54,555,708         153,017         3,869,775   

Christopher Pacitti

     53,715,968         992,757         3,869,775   

Based on the votes set forth above, each director nominee was duly elected.

Stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013. The voting results were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Vote

58,470,812

   107,679    9    0

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Vote

54,468,821

   219,861    20,043    3,869,775

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding an advisory vote every three years on the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:

 

3 Years    2 Years    1 Year    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes

44,048,774

   481,618    10,173,644    4,689    3,869,775

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

    BAZAARVOICE, INC.

By:

  /s/ Bryan C. Barksdale
 

 

 

Bryan C. Barksdale

General Counsel and Secretary

Date: October 11, 2012