UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 17, 2021
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 17, 2021, Verint Systems Inc. (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable. A more complete description of each matter is set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement").
1.Election of Directors. The Company's stockholders elected the following persons as directors to serve for the following year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
Dan Bodner | 55,511,529 | 2,386,641 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
| Linda Crawford | 57,370,356 | 527,814 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
John Egan | 44,084,935 | 13,813,235 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
| Reid French | 57,789,720 | 108,450 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
Stephen Gold | 57,776,888 | 121,282 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
William Kurtz | 56,797,876 | 1,100,294 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
Andrew Miller | 57,777,648 | 120,522 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
Richard Nottenburg | 56,355,825 | 1,542,345 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
Jason Wright | 57,331,255 | 566,915 | 2,636,041 | ||||||||
2.Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the year ending January 31, 2022. The results of the voting were 58,605,021 votes for, 1,919,720 votes against, and 9,470 abstentions.
3.Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation. The Company's stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The results of the voting were 52,314,440 votes for, 5,561,912 votes against, 21,818 abstentions, and 2,636,041 broker non-votes.
SIGNATURES
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.
VERINT SYSTEMS INC. | ||||||||||||||
Date: | June 17, 2021 | |||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Peter Fante | |||||||||||||
Name: | Peter Fante | |||||||||||||
Title: | Chief Administrative Officer | |||||||||||||