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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):
March 6, 2018 (February 28, 2018)
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NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 000-27038 | | 94-3156479 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 565-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers
Amendment of Amendment and Restatement 2000 Plan
On February 28, 2018, Nuance Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Plan (the “2000 Plan”). The primary modifications to the 2000 Plan approved by stockholders were (i) a 6,400,000 share increase in the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance under the 2000 Plan, bringing the total authorized for issuance from 75,850,000 shares to 82,250,000 shares; (ii) a prohibition on the payment of dividends relating to unvested awards under the 2000 Plan unless and until such awards become vested; and (iii) a prohibition on shares that are withheld for taxes or to pay the exercise price of options or stock appreciation rights, or that are reacquired on the open market or otherwise using cash from option exercises, from becoming available for future grant under the 2000 Plan.
The foregoing general description of the amendments to the 2000 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2000 Plan that is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On February 28, 2018, at the Annual Meeting, the stockholders cast their votes on five proposals as follows:
Proposal 1: To elect eight members of the Company’s Board of Directors:
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Director Nominee | For | Withheld |
Robert J. Finocchio | 119,922,540 | 98,937,556 |
Robert J. Frankenberg | 87,093,106 | 131,766,990 |
William H. Janeway | 208,318,967 | 10,541,129 |
Laura S. Kaiser | 214,996,626 | 3,863,470 |
Mark R. Laret | 210,001,758 | 8,858,338 |
Katherine A. Martin | 167,413,265 | 51,446,831 |
Philip J. Quigley | 126,352,635 | 92,507,461 |
Sanjay Vaswani | 216,150,165 | 2,709,931 |
Proposal 2: To approve amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Plan.:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
190,766,400 | 26,668,162 | 1,425,534 | 34,643,830 |
Proposal 3: To approve a non-binding advisory vote on executive officer compensation:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
20,831,337 | 194,443,796 | 3,584,963 | 34,643,830 |
Proposal 4: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018:
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For | Against | Abstain | |
245,467,591 | 1,715,158 | 6,321,177 | |
Proposal 5: To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding special shareholder meetings if properly presented at the meeting:
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
200,647,967 | 12,170,706 | 4,394,275 | 36,285,937 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | Description |
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SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: March 6, 2018 | | | | By: | | /s/ Kenneth M. Siegel |
| | | | | | Kenneth M. Siegel Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer |