UNITED STATES
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 27, 2021, The Trade Desk, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). As of the record date of March 31, 2021, there were 43,024,749 shares of Class A common stock outstanding (each entitled to one vote per share) and 4,505,782 shares of Class B common stock outstanding (each entitled to 10 votes per share). The Class A common stock and Class B common stock (collectively referred to as “common stock”) voted as a single class on all matters. Of the total 47,530,531 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date, 38,795,430 shares were represented at the Meeting. The stockholders considered two proposals at the Meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2021. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.
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Proposal 1. |
The stockholders elected two Class II directors to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following vote: |
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David R. Pickles |
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71,299,830 |
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120,956 |
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7,872,259 |
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Gokul Rajaram |
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64,730,783 |
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6,690,003 |
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7,872,259 |
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The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, by the following vote: |
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79,095,899 |
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101,351 |
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95,795 |
No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Meeting.
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.
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THE TRADE DESK, INC. |
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Date: June 1, 2021 |
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/s/ Blake J. Grayson |
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Blake J. Grayson |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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