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)

December 8, 2016

 

 

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-35594		20-2530195
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4401 Great America Parkway

Santa Clara, California 95054

(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

(408) 753-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 8, 2016, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, proxies representing 91,209,982 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 90% of the total shares entitled to vote, were present. The matters before the Annual Meeting were described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2016.

Proposal One – Election of Directors. The following nominees were elected as Class II directors to serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Mark D. McLaughlin			64,998,854				2,208,760				14,450,680
Asheem Chandna			65,707,115				1,500,499				14,450,680
James Goetz			65,424,943				1,782,671				14,450,680

The Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of ten members who are divided into three classes with overlapping three-year terms. The term of the Company’s Class III directors, Frank Calderoni, Carl Eschenbach and Daniel J. Warmenhoven, will expire at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The term of the Company’s Class I directors, Mary Pat McCarthy, John M. Donovan, Stanley J. Meresman and Nir Zuk will expire at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Proposal Two – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending July 31, 2017 was ratified.

 

Votes For		Votes Against				Abstentions
81,347,974			249,325				60,995

Proposal Three – Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
19,673,149			47,459,485				74,980				14,450,680

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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.

 

Date: December 12, 2016