--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001707753-23-000052" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ESTC" cik: "0001707753" company_name: "Elastic N.V." filed_at: "2023-10-05T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-10T04:04:04.056659+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.6 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Elastic shareholders elect Paul Auvil to board; all 10 proposals approved at AGM ## Summary - Paul Auvil elected as non-executive director for 3-year term ending at 2026 AGM. - Auvil brings 35+ years experience; former CFO of Proofpoint and VMware. - All 10 proposals passed, including adoption of FY2023 accounts and auditor appointments. - Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved (65M for, 13.4M against). - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2024. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001707753-23-000052 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ESTC - cik: 0001707753 - company_name: Elastic N.V. - filed_at: 2023-10-05T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.6 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/estc-20231005.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-23-000052 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-23-000052.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001707753-23-000052.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Grant of full discharge to the Company’s non-executive directors from their liability with respect to the performance of their duties as non-executive directors of the Company during Fiscal Year 2023 at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 6 – Grant of full discharge to the Company’s non-executive directors from their liability with respect to the performance of their duties as non-executive directors of the Company during Fiscal Year 2023: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 77,644,699 410,366 763,802 9,911,600 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as the external auditor of our Dutch statutory annual accounts for Fiscal Year 2024 at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 3 – Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. as the external auditor of our Dutch statutory annual accounts for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 (“Fiscal Year 2024”): For Against Abstain 88,006,675 242,869 480,923 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Appointment of Paul Auvil, Alison Gleeson, and Caryn Marooney as non-executive directors at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 1 – Appointment of Paul Auvil, Alison Gleeson, and Caryn Marooney as non-executive directors. The appointment for each of Mr. Auvil, Ms. Gleeson, and Ms. Marooney is for a term of three years, ending at the close of the 2026 annual general meeting of shareholders: Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Paul Auvil 70,358,243 8,087,761 372,863 9,911,600 Alison Gleeson 70,286,138 8,162,474 370,255 9,911,600 Caryn Marooney 56,971,411 21,473,337 374,119 9,911,600 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Grant of full discharge to the Company’s executive directors from their liability with respect to the performance of their duties as executive directors of the Company during Fiscal Year 2023 at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 5 – Grant of full discharge to the Company’s executive directors from their liability with respect to the performance of their duties as executive directors of the Company during Fiscal Year 2023: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 77,641,491 413,245 764,131 9,911,600 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Authorization of the Board to issue ordinary shares and grant rights to acquire ordinary shares at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 7 – Authorization of the Company's board of directors (the “Board”) to issue ordinary shares and grant rights to acquire ordinary shares: For Against Abstain 87,323,156 913,012 494,299 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Adoption of the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023 at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 2 – Adoption of the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2023 (“Fiscal Year 2023”), which are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards: For Against Abstain 87,733,842 164,512 832,113 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Authorization of the Board to restrict or exclude pre-emptive rights for issuances of ordinary shares and grants of rights at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 8 – Authorization of the Board to restrict or exclude pre-emptive rights for issuances of ordinary shares and grants of rights: For Against Abstain 87,306,456 905,964 518,047 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the 2023 proxy statement at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 10 – Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the 2023 proxy statement: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 65,072,954 13,379,949 365,964 9,911,600 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2024 at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 4 – Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2024: For Against Abstain 87,976,983 240,991 512,493 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Elastic N.V. shareholders approved Authorization of the Board to repurchase shares in the capital of the Company at the 2023-10-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-10-05 source text: Proposal No. 9 – Authorization of the Board to repurchase shares in the capital of the Company: For Against Abstain 87,819,487 333,884 577,096 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707753/000170775323000052/0001707753-23-000052-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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