8-K
filed June 23, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker VEEV
CIK 0001393052
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.25
Veeva amends bylaws, shareholders approve charter amendment at annual meeting
VEEVA SYSTEMS INC
- Bylaws amended to add Delaware forum selection, update advance notice per Rule 14a-19, and align with public benefit corporation charter.
- All eight director nominees elected; Paul Sekhri received 107.4M against votes.
- KPMG ratified as independent auditor for FY2024 with 276.7M for, 1.1M against.
- Proposal to amend certificate of incorporation (eliminate inoperative provisions) approved with 264.5M for, 38K against.
- Shareholder proposal requiring approval for advance notice bylaw amendments defeated: 17.3M for, 246.6M against.
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Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.9
VEEVA SYSTEMS INC: Amended and restated bylaws to include a Delaware forum selection provision, update advance notice provisions for Rule 14a-19 and current market practices, include provisions consistent with public benefit corporation charter, and make other updates for Delaware law (effective 2023-06-21).
- Change
- bylaw amendment
- Effective
- 2023-06-21
Exact text from the filing
On June 21, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Veeva Systems Inc. (“Veeva”) amended and restated Veeva's bylaws (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”) effective immediately.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
VEEVA SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending January 31, 2024 at the 2023-06-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-21
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2 : The appointment of KPMG LLP as Veeva’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024 was ratified by the shareholders based on the following results of voting: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 276,668,343 1,108,243 136,620
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
VEEVA SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Proposal to amend and restate Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate inoperative provisions and update certain other miscellaneous provisions, to take effect on or after October 15, 2023 at the 2023-06-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-21
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3 : Our proposal to amend and restate our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate inoperative provisions and update certain other miscellaneous provisions, to take effect on or after October 15, 2023, was approved by 66 2/3% of the voting power of our capital stock: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 264,486,364 38,224 116,497 13,272,121
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
VEEVA SYSTEMS INC shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-06-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-21
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1 : Each of the following nominees were elected to serve as directors until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. The vote for each director nominee is set forth in the table below: NAME FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Tim Cabral 263,202,970 1,307,455 130,660 13,272,121 Mark Carges 261,949,137 2,482,712 209,236 13,272,121 Peter P. Gassner 263,467,550 1,099,922 73,613 13,272,121 Mary Lynne Hedley 259,000,601 5,533,304 107,180 13,272,121 Priscilla Hung 263,703,827 751,698 185,560 13,272,121 Tina Hunt 263,686,481 768,874 185,730 13,272,121 Marshall Mohr 253,066,661 11,382,579 191,845 13,272,121 Gordon Ritter 257,402,189 7,151,375 87,521 13,272,121 Paul Sekhri 156,877,662 107,406,624 356,799 13,272,121 Matthew J. Wallach 263,268,850 1,297,947 74,288 13,272,121
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
VEEVA SYSTEMS INC shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to require shareholder approval for certain advance notice bylaw amendments at the 2023-06-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2023-06-21
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4 : The shareholder proposal to require shareholder approval for certain advance notice bylaw amendments was not approved by the shareholders based on the following results of voting: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES 17,273,081 246,579,720 788,284 13,272,121
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