Form 8-K

 

 

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 11, 2015

 

 

Tableau Software, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35925   47-0945740

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

837 North 34th Street, Suite 200

Seattle, Washington

  98103
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 633-3400

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

On May 11, 2015, Tableau Software, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at Lake Washington Rowing Club, 910 North Northlake Way, Seattle, Washington 98103. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2015. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

Proposal 1. Stockholders elected each of the three nominees for Class II director to serve until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Director Name

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes      Percentage of
Votes in Favor
 

Forest Baskett

     251,993,973         390,467         6,358,600         99.85

Billy Bosworth

     252,166,168         218,272         6,358,600         99.91

Patrick Hanrahan

     251,417,074         967,366         6,358,600         99.62

Proposal 2. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Percentage of
Votes in Favor

252,189,257

  165,208   29,975   6,358,600   99.92%

Proposal 3. Stockholders indicated, on an advisory basis, a preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers of every one year. The voting results were as follows:

 

Every One Year

 

Every Two Years

 

Every Three Years

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Percentage of
Votes in Favor of

Every One Year

249,504,108

  31,082   2,829,444   19,806   6,358,600   98.85%

Proposal 4. Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Percentage of
Votes in Favor

257,184,139

  1,523,321   35,580   —     99.39%

Board Decision Regarding Frequency of Stockholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Based on the voting results of the Annual Meeting, and its consideration of the appropriate voting frequency for the Company at this time, the Board of Directors of the Company has decided that it will include an advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers in its proxy materials every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, which is required to occur no later than the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2021.


SIGNATURES

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.

 

Tableau Software, Inc.
Dated: May 15, 2015
By:

/s/ Keenan M. Conder

Keenan M. Conder
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary