Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As described below, on May 10, 2023, at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Brightcove Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company approved Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the number of shares of common stock of the Company reserved for issuance under the 2021 Plan was increased by 7,000,000 shares. The Amendment is described in Proposal 4 in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2023.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 10, 2023, the Company held the Annual Meeting to consider and vote on the four proposals set forth below, each of which is described in greater detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The stockholders elected each of the three persons named below to serve as a Class II director of the Company for a three-year term that expires at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2026 and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, subject to his or her earlier resignation or removal. The results of such vote were as follows:
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Director Name | | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Marc DeBevoise | | | 33,719,822 | | | | 435,362 | | | | 5,065,527 | |
Tsedal Neeley | | | 24,784,761 | | | | 9,370,423 | | | | 5,065,527 | |
Thomas E. Wheeler | | | 27,302,753 | | | | 6,852,431 | | | | 5,065,527 | |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The results of such vote were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions |
39,086,741 | | 127,609 | | 6,361 |
Proposal 3 – Approval, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of such vote were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
32,445,751 | | 1,700,799 | | 8,634 | | 5,065,527 |
Proposal 4 – Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Brightcove Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan
The stockholders approved Amendment No. 1 to the Brightcove Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan. The results of such vote were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
18,960,256 | | 15,178,223 | | 16,705 | | 5,065,527 |