---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001582961-23-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DOCN"
cik: "0001582961"
company_name: "DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T04:57:39.411339+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DigitalOcean shareholders elect Adelman, Keffer, Schneider as Class II directors at annual meeting

## Summary
- Warren Adelman elected with 46.3M for, 9.9M withheld; Pueo Keffer with 49.4M for, 6.7M withheld; Hilary Schneider with 55.6M for, 0.6M withheld.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor approved: 69.5M for, 0.2M against, 0.1M abstain.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 52.3M for, 3.7M against, 0.1M abstain.
- Stockholders selected every 1 year for future say-on-pay frequency (55.7M for 1 year vs 0.05M for 2 years, 0.3M for 3 years).
- Company will hold annual advisory say-on-pay vote going forward as recommended by the board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001582961-23-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DOCN
- cik: 0001582961
- company_name: DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1582961/000158296123000022/0001582961-23-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1582961/000158296123000022/docn-20230606.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: by the following votes: Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Warren Adelman 46,273,324 9,877,253 13,574,412 Pueo Keffer 49,410,979 6,739,598 13,574,412 Hilary Schneider 55,574,547 576,030 13,574,412
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1582961/000158296123000022/0001582961-23-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of Future Non-Binding Advisory Votes to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: Proposal 4 - Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Frequency of Future Non-Binding Advisory Votes to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1582961/000158296123000022/0001582961-23-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: Proposal 3 - Approval, on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1582961/000158296123000022/0001582961-23-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-06-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-06-06
  source text: Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The stockholders ratified the selection
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1582961/000158296123000022/0001582961-23-000022-index.htm

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