Workday (WDAY) 8-KWorkday Elects Michael Speiser to Board of Directors

On and effective June 18, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Workday, Inc. (“Workday”) appointed Michael L. Speiser as a Class I director, the class of directors that will next stand for election at Workday’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and as a member of the Investment Committee of the Board (the “Investment Committee”). The Board has determined that Mr. Speiser is independent in accordance with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. Mr. Speiser has served as a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm since 2008. He served as the part-time Chief Executive Officer of Snowflake, Inc. from 2012 to 2014, where he has served as a director since its inception in 2012. Prior to Sutter Hill Ventures, Mr. Speiser held various leadership positions at Yahoo! Inc., Bix, Inc., and Veritas Software. Mr. Speiser previously served as the founding Chief Executive Officer of Pure Storage, Inc., where he served as a director from 2009 to 2019. Mr. Speiser is currently a director of several private companies. Mr. Speiser received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. He brings to our Board extensive operational experience in the technology industry and knowledge of high-growth companies.

In connection with his election to the Board, Mr. Speiser will receive a one-time grant of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in the amount of $750,000, one-fourth of which will vest on July 5, 2025, and the balance of which will vest in equal quarterly installments over the following twelve quarters, assuming continuous service through the applicable vesting dates. In accordance with Workday’s compensation practices for non-employee directors as described in Workday’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 7, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”), on June 18, 2024, Mr. Speiser received an annual RSU grant in the amount of $320,000 for his service as a non-employee director and an annual RSU grant in the amount of $25,000 for his service as a member of the Investment Committee. Workday has entered into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Speiser. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Speiser and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a director and there are no transactions between Mr. Speiser and Workday that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Speiser’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in the press release attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Workday held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 18, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, Workday’s stockholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders representing 241,061,917 shares of Common Stock, representing 714,869,302 votes and approximately 96.42% of the eligible votes, constituting a quorum. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified results, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, with respect to each matter.

The stockholders of Workday voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting: