veev-8k_20160622.htm

 

 

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):

June 22, 2016

 

Veeva Systems Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-36121

 

20-8235463

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4280 Hacienda Drive

Pleasanton, California 94588

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(925) 452-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

 

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

On June 22, 2016, Veeva held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Veeva’s stockholders voted on two 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 May 10, 2016.

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 3, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the record date, 96,417,278 shares of Veeva’s Class A common stock and 38,048,612 shares of Veeva’s Class B common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. In deciding all matters at the Annual Meeting, each holder of Class A common stock of Veeva was entitled to one vote for each share of Class A common stock held as of the close of business on the record date, and each holder of Class B common stock of Veeva was entitled to ten votes for each share of Class B common stock held as of the close of business on the record date.

The tabulation of the stockholders votes on each proposal brought before the Annual Meeting is as follows:

Proposal 1: The election of two directors to serve as Class III directors until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified:

 

NAME

 

FOR

 

WITHHELD

 

BROKER

NON-VOTES

 

Ronald E.F. Codd

 

440,663,314

 

10,572,789

 

14,867,082

 

Peter P. Gassner

 

448,383,002

 

2,852,951

 

14,867,052

 

Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of KMPG LLP as Veeva’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2017:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTENTIONS

 

465,650,778

 

183,080

 

269,147

 

As a routine proposal under applicable rules, no broker non-votes were recorded in connection with this proposal.

 


 

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.

 

Veeva Systems Inc.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ JOSH FADDIS

 

 

Josh Faddis

 

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Dated: June 23, 2016