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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
Talend S.A. (the “Company”) held its Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders (the “Combined Meeting”) on July 26, 2021. The matters voted upon at the Combined Meeting and the voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Brokers were not permitted to exercise discretion with respect to any matter; accordingly, there were no broker non-votes with respect to any matter.
Proposal 1: To approve appointment of Amy Coleman Redenbaugh as director subject to conditions precedent
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,064,066 | 472,406 | 82,865 | ||||||||
Ms. Redenbaugh was elected to serve as a director subject to conditions precedent until the 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 2: To approve appointment of Kenneth Virnig as director subject to conditions precedent
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,036,093 | 500,384 | 82,860 | ||||||||
Mr. Virnig was elected to serve as a director subject to conditions precedent until the 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 3: To approve appointment of Mike Hoffmann as director subject to conditions precedent
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,035,747 | 500,730 | 82,860 | ||||||||
Mr. Hoffmann was elected to serve as a director subject to conditions precedent until the 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 4: To approve appointment of Elizabeth Yates as director subject to conditions precedent
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,037,217 | 499,260 | 82,860 | ||||||||
Ms. Yates was elected to serve as a director subject to conditions precedent until the 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 5: To approve appointment of David Murphy as director subject to conditions precedent
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,035,998 | 499,539 | 83,800 | ||||||||
Mr. Murphy was elected to serve as a director subject to conditions precedent until the 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 6: To approve appointment of Kristin Nimsger as director subject to conditions precedent
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,036,970 | 499,508 | 82,859 | ||||||||
Ms. Nimsger was elected to serve as a director subject to conditions precedent until the 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 7: To approve appointment of Jim Hagan as director subject to conditions precedent (proposals no. 1 – 7, the “Appointments,” and such proposals together, the “Governance Proposal”)
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,035,544 | 499,994 | 83,799 | ||||||||
Mr. Hagan was elected to serve as a director subject to conditions precedent until the 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 8: To review and approve a draft partial asset contribution agreement and approval of the contribution subject thereof, governed by the demerger legal regime (apport partiel d’actifs soumis au régime des scissions) by the Company to Talend SAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, of all of its assets and liabilities, rights and obligations of any kind and other legal relationships in relation to its business in accordance with the terms of the draft contribution agreement (including its schedules), drafted in French and in English, by private deed dated June 15, 2021 between the Company and Talend SAS, a société par actions simplifiée organized under the laws of France and wholly owned by the Company (the “Demerger”) and delegation of powers to the board of directors (the “Board”) to implement such contribution (the “Demerger Proposal”).
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,588,379 | 28,587 | 2,371 | ||||||||
The shareholders approved the Demerger Proposal.
Proposal 9: To review and approve a draft cross-border merger plan by absorption of the Company by Tahoe AcquireCo B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) organized under the laws of the Netherlands, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Plan (as this term is defined herein) (the “Merger,” and such proposal, the “Merger Proposal” and the Governance Proposal, the Demerger Proposal, and the Merger Proposal together are referred to herein as the “Post-Offer Reorganization Proposals.” )
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,584,857 | 33,533 | 947 | ||||||||
The shareholders approved the Merger Proposal.
Proposal 10: To give powers to carry out all filing and publication formalities required by law (the “Powers Proposal”).
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||
| 18,514,681 | 28,718 | 75,938 | ||||||||
The shareholders approved the Powers Proposal.
Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
A copy of the press release announcing the approval of all proposals at the Combined Meeting is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Talend S.A., dated July 26, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
| Talend S.A. | ||
| By: | /s/ Aaron Ross | |
| Aaron Ross | ||
| General Counsel | ||
Date: July 26, 2021