0001124610-14-000019 8-K 1 20140528 5.07 20140529 20140529 VMWARE, INC. 0001124610 7372 943292913 DE 1231 8-K 34 001-33622 14876481 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304 (650) 427-5000 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304 VMWARE INC 20000923 8-K 1 a8-k05x28x14.htm 8-K 8-K 05-28-14 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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): May 28, 2014 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VMWARE, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Delaware (State or other 001-33622 94-3292913 jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or Identification No.) organization) 3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 427-5000 N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report) 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. VMware, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 28, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company (1) elected the two Class I, Group I director nominees and the one Class I, Group II director nominee to each serve a three-year term expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (3) ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. The results of the voting for each of the above proposals is as follows: 1. Election of Class I, Group I directors and Class I Group II director: Class For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Class I, Group I: John R. Egan Class B 3,000,000,000 0 0 0 Joseph M. Tucci Class B 3,000,000,000 0 0 0 Class I, Group II: Pamela J. Craig Class A 92,440,162 1,640,439 37,002 24,520,941 Class B 3,000,000,000 0 0 0 2. Non-Binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: Class For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Class A 87,364,505 5,746,912 1,006,186 24,520,941 Class B 3,000,000,000 0 0 0 3. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014: Class For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Class A 118,116,775 461,284 60,485 0 Class B 3,000,000,000 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. VMware, Inc. Date: May 29, 2014 By: /s/ S. Dawn Smith S. Dawn Smith Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary