UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2018
Worldpay, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35462 | 26-4532998 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
8500 Governor’s Hill Drive
Symmes Township, Ohio 45249
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(513) 900-5250
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Worldpay, Inc. (“Worldpay”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 16, 2018. At the Annual Meeting, Worldpay stockholders voted on and approved four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in Worldpay’s definitive proxy statement dated April 4, 2018. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of shares of Class A common stock representing 289,204,849 votes and holders of shares of Class B common stock representing 15,252,826 votes. The holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock voted together as a single class on all matters presented at the Annual Meeting.
The final voting results were as follows:
1. Election of four Class III directors:
| Director |
For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Charles Drucker |
274,816,240 | 8,300,270 | 6,088,339 | |||||||||
| Karen Richardson |
281,050,487 | 2,066,023 | 6,088,339 | |||||||||
| Boon Sim |
278,525,148 | 4,591,362 | 6,088,339 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey Stiefler |
278,357,423 | 4,759,087 | 6,088,339 | |||||||||
2. Advisory approval of the compensation of Worldpay’s named executive officers:
| For: |
271,632,678 | |||
| Against: |
9,954,132 | |||
| Abstain: |
1,529,700 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
6,088,339 |
3. Approval of an amendment of the Worldpay, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan to facilitate operation of a Save-As-You-Earn (SAYE) sub-plan for employees in the United Kingdom:
| For: |
280,832,859 | |||
| Against: |
2,206,636 | |||
| Abstain: |
77,015 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
6,088,339 |
4. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Worldpay’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018:
| For: |
288,288,525 | |||
| Against: |
598,760 | |||
| Abstain: |
317,564 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes: |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| WORLDPAY, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: May 16, 2018 | By: | /s/ NELSON F. GREENE | ||||
| Name: | Nelson F. Greene | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||||
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