0001124610-16-000042 8-K 1 20160301 5.07 20160303 20160303 VMWARE, INC. 0001124610 7372 943292913 DE 1231 8-K 34 001-33622 161481738 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304 (650) 427-5000 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304 VMWARE INC 20000923 8-K 1 a0301168-kequityplan.htm 8-K 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 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2016 VMWARE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-33622 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File 94-3292913 of Incorporation) Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 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: [ ] 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 On March 1, 2016, the sole Class B common stockholder of VMware, Inc. (“VMware”), EMC Corporation, authorized the aggregate size of VMware’s 2016 equity grants in accordance with VMware’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in an action by written consent pursuant to Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. VMware’s 2016 equity grants will be issued from the VMware Amended and Restated 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan share reserve previously approved by VMware’s stockholders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 3, 2016 By: /s/ S. Dawn Smith S. Dawn Smith Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary