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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On August 8, 2023, Accolade, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of June 23, 2023, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 75,631,027 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 67,305,118 shares of common stock were present in person or represented by proxy for the three proposals summarized below. The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the four persons listed below as Class III directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The final voting results are as follows:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Mr. Rajeev Singh | 55,023,178 | 1,844,343 | 10,437,597 | |||
Mr. Peter Klein | 53,882,985 | 2,984,536 | 10,437,597 | |||
Ms. Dawn Lepore | 42,127,485 | 14,740,036 | 10,437,597 | |||
Ms. Patricia Wadors | 42,213,874 | 14,653,647 | 10,437,597 |
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The final voting results are as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
56,333,271 | 500,742 | 33,508 | 10,437,597 |
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 29, 2024. The final voting results are as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
67,191,081 | 93,078 | 20,959 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Accolade, Inc. | ||||
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Dated: August 9, 2023 | By: | /s/ Stephen Barnes | ||
Stephen Barnes | ||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||