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

June 8, 2012

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Zynga Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35375   42-1733483

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification number)

699 Eighth Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(855) 449-9642

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations 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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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Zynga Inc. (“Zynga”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 8, 2012 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, located at 55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, California (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Zynga’s stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in Zynga’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2012. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions, if applicable, and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

Each of the eight nominees for director proposed by Zynga was elected to serve until Zynga’s 2013 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
 

Mark Pincus

     3,427,730,111         83,855,125         56,341,059         97.61

John Schappert

     3,400,832,036         110,753,200         56,341,059         96.85   

William “Bing” Gordon

     3,414,790,675         96,794,561         56,341,059         97.24   

Reid Hoffman

     3,448,180,942         63,404,294         56,341,059         98.19   

Jeffrey Katzenberg

     3,433,223,144         78,362,092         56,341,059         97.77   

Stanley J. Meresman

     3,443,442,980         68,142,256         56,341,059         98.06   

Sunil Paul

     3,431,288,485         80,296,751         56,341,059         97.71   

Owen Van Natta

     3,410,112,428         101,472,808         56,341,059         97.11   

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

 

Votes For

  Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes     Percentage
of Votes in
Favor
 
3,359,326,365     152,022,338        236,533        56,341,059        95.66

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding an advisory vote every year on compensation of Zynga’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:

 

Every Year

  Every Two Years     Every Three Years     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes     Percentage
of Votes in
Favor
 
3,510,625,367     129,036        641,286        189,547        56,341,059        99.97

Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Zynga’s independent registered public accounting firm for Zynga’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For

  Votes Against     Abstentions     Percentage
of Votes in
Favor
 
3,547,321,613     19,943,669        661,013        99.42

Based on the voting results and its consideration of the appropriate voting frequency for Zynga at this time, Zynga will hold an advisory vote on the compensation of Zynga’s named executive officers every year.


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.

 

    Zynga Inc.
Date: June 12, 2012     By:  

/s/ Reginald D. Davis

      Reginald D. Davis
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary