UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 7, 2024, ANSYS, Inc. (“Ansys” or the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote on the matters listed below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2024. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Three Directors for One-Year Terms
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the following nominees to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring in 2025. For each nominee, the votes were as follows:
Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
Jim Frankola | 72,247,421 | 1,645,586 | 35,983 | 4,656,949 | ||||||||||
Alec D. Gallimore | 72,708,705 | 1,184,712 | 35,573 | 4,656,949 | ||||||||||
Ronald W. Hovsepian | 67,973,431 | 5,876,803 | 78,756 | 4,656,949 | ||||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of the Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2024
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024. The votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
72,693,627 | 5,854,813 | 37,499 | 0 | ||||||||
Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 62,898,403 | 10,565,767 | 464,820 | 4,656,949 | ||||||||
Proposal 4: Stockholder Proposal Requesting the Adoption of a Shareholder Right to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting, if Properly Presented
The Company’s stockholders approved the stockholder proposal requesting the adoption of a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting. The votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
51,986,351 | 21,437,356 | 505,283 | 4,656,949 | ||||||||
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.
| ANSYS, Inc. | |||||||||||
| Date: | June 11, 2024 | By: | /s/ Janet Lee | ||||||||
| Janet Lee | |||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||