UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
On June 3, 2021, Shutterstock, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 14, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were a total of 36,555,123 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 34,857,910 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy, and therefore a quorum was present.
Described below are the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results.
Proposal One - Election of Directors
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected the following Class III director nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or, in each case, until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or, if earlier, his or her death, resignation or removal. The votes cast were as follows:
| Director | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas R. Evans | 32,433,054 | 508,693 | 1,916,163 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul J. Hennessy | 32,918,273 | 23,474 | 1,916,163 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Two - Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement. The votes cast were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 32,454,169 | 473,566 | 14,011 | 1,916,164 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Three - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The votes cast were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 34,352,654 | 500,268 | 4,988 | ||||||||||||
Proposal Four - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Holding an Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year. The votes were cast as follows:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 31,905,525 | 672 | 859,389 | 1,946,162 | |||||||||||||||||
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
(d) Exhibits.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
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SIGNATURE
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.
| SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. | ||||||||
| Dated: June 8, 2021 | By: | /s/ John Lapham | ||||||
| John Lapham | ||||||||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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