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

June 2, 2016

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

 

SALESFORCE.COM, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32224   94-3320693

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I. R. S. Employer

Identification No.)

The Landmark @ One Market, Suite 300

San Francisco CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 901-7000

N/A

(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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

As noted below, on June 2, 2016, the stockholders of salesforce.com, inc. (the “Company”) approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (i) to remove the words “only for cause” in Article Sixth, Section C to confirm that any members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) may be removed with or without cause, and (ii) to make other conforming changes consistent with the declassification of the Board that was completed at the Company’s 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation became effective upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 3, 2016.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 2, 2016 (the “Meeting”). The proposals considered at the Meeting are described in detail in the Company’s 2016 Proxy Statement. The following proposals were voted upon and the final voting results with respect to each such proposal are set forth below:

 

1. Elect the following twelve directors, to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Marc Benioff

     571,050,747         8,948,639         1,425,568         44,031,777   

Keith Block

     568,523,828         12,754,485         146,641         44,031,777   

Craig Conway

     511,611,833         65,174,662         4,638,459         44,031,777   

Alan Hassenfeld

     573,043,066         8,225,037         156,851         44,031,777   

Neelie Kroes

     579,055,220         2,171,564         198,170         44,031,777   

Colin Powell

     577,630,321         3,654,028         140,605         44,031,777   

Sanford Robertson

     569,858,447         11,374,324         192,183         44,031,777   

John V. Roos

     552,665,465         24,070,983         4,688,506         44,031,777   

Lawrence Tomlinson

     571,467,490         9,800,693         156,771         44,031,777   

Robin Washington

     575,932,490         5,299,652         192,812         44,031,777   

Maynard Webb

     513,299,017         63,414,959         4,710,978         44,031,777   

Susan Wojcicki

     578,767,362         2,467,190         190,402         44,031,777   

 

2. Approve the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to clarify provisions related to the removal of directors:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

623,152,088

  2,076,718   227,925   0

 

3. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2017:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

575,458,109

  49,871,459   127,163   0

 

4. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2016 Proxy Statement:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

349,830,261

  231,285,488   309,205   44,031,777


5. Stockholder proposal for policy limiting change in control benefits:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

162,239,495

  414,285,589   4,899,870   44,031,777

 

6. Stockholder proposal for share retention policy for senior executives:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

97,463,097

  483,497,175   464,682   44,031,777

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of salesforce.com, inc.


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.

 

Dated: June 3, 2016       salesforce.com, inc.
     

/s/ Burke F. Norton

     

Burke F. Norton

Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Corporate and

Government Affairs


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of salesforce.com, inc.