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): June 18, 2024
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38933 | 45-3788918 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
206 E. 9th Street
Suite 1400
Austin, Texas 78701
(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 512-8906
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A common stock, $0.0005 par value | | CRWD | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 18, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. At the close of business on April 22, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 230,669,916 shares of Class A common stock outstanding and entitled to vote and 12,508,096 shares of Class B common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Holders of Class A common stock were entitled to one vote per share on each proposal. Holders of Class B common stock were entitled to 10 votes per share on each proposal.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2024. The number of votes cast with respect to each proposal was as indicated below:
| 1. | Election of Class II Directors. The following nominees were elected to serve as Class II directors until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal, based on the following results of voting: |
Nominee | | Votes For | | | Votes Withheld | | | Broker Non- Votes |
Roxanne S. Austin | | | 258,643,257 | | | | 11,787,267 | | | | 40,483,772 |
Sameer K. Gandhi | | | 263,189,915 | | | | 7,240,609 | | | | 40,483,772 |
Gerhard Watzinger | | | 200,970,671 | | | | 69,459,853 | | | | 40,483,772 |
| 2. | Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 was ratified based on the following results of voting: |
Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 309,124,639 | | | | 1,276,200 | | | | 513,457 | | | N/A |
| 3. | Advisory Non-Binding Vote Regarding the Company’s Executive Compensation. The results of the advisory vote regarding the Company’s executive compensation were as follows: |
Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstentions | | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 233,006,769 | | | | 36,368,551 | | | | 1,055,204 | | | | 40,483,772 |
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.
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. |
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Date: June 21, 2024 | /s/ Burt W. Podbere |
| Burt W. Podbere |
| Chief Financial Officer |