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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.
ANSYS, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 15, 2020 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 March 31, 2020. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the following nominees to serve as directors of the Company for three-year terms expiring in 2023. For each nominee, the votes were as follows:
Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Ajei S. Gopal | 72,467,005 | 543,085 | 22,930 | 3,960,677 |
Glenda M. Dorchak | 70,639,869 | 2,363,409 | 29,742 | 3,960,677 |
Robert M. Calderoni | 67,950,976 | 5,029,315 | 52,729 | 3,960,677 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2020
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020. The votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
74,638,525 | 2,282,963 | 72,209 | 0 |
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on Compensation of the Company’s 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 |
59,104,074 | 12,506,813 | 1,422,133 | 3,960,677 |
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: | May 19, 2020 | By: | /s/ Janet Lee |
Name: | Janet Lee | ||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||