8-K 1 form8-kitem5072019.htm 8-K Document




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): November 13, 2019

Viavi Solutions Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware
 
000-22874
 
94-2579683
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
6001 America Center Drive, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA
 
95002
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(408) 404-3600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of the exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value of $0.001 per share
 
VIAV
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC






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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).     Emerging growth company. o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o



Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders holding and entitled to vote 210,939,303 shares of the Company's Common Stock, or approximately 91.6% of the total outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock on the record date for the Annual Meeting were present in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following four proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement. The final voting results are reported below.










Proposal 1: To elect eight directors to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Director
 
For
 
Withheld
 
 
Broker Non-Votes
Richard Belluzzo
 
185,314,547
 
3,896,433
 
 
21,728,323
Keith Barnes
 
188,065,352
 
1,145,628
 
 
21,728,323
Laura Black
 
188,984,523
 
226,457
 
 
21,728,323
Tor Braham
 
188,974,096
 
236,884
 
 
21,728,323
Timothy Campos
 
188,974,253
 
236,727
 
 
21,728,323
Donald Colvin
 
188,980,819
 
230,161
 
 
21,728,323
Masood Jabbar
 
185,668,776
 
3,542,204
 
 
21,728,323
Oleg Khaykin
 
186,205,323
 
3,005,657
 
 
21,728,323

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2020:

 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
209,065,928
 
1,739,321
 
134,054
 

Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
185,994,622
 
3,098,604
 
117,754
 
21,728,323


Proposal 4: To approve the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2003 Equity Incentive Plan:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
179,972,913
 
7,603,295
 
1,634,772
 
21,728,323








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.
 
Viavi Solutions Inc.
 
By: /s/ Kevin Siebert
 
Kevin Siebert
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 
 
 
November 19, 2019