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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Citrix Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 4, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s shareholders approved the four proposals listed below. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”).
Proposal 1
To elect Robert M. Calderoni, Nanci E. Caldwell, Murray J. Demo, Ajei S. Gopal, David J. Henshall, Thomas E. Hogan, Moira A. Kilcoyne, Robert E. Knowling, Jr., Peter J. Sacripanti and J. Donald Sherman as directors to each serve for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2022 and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal:
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| Robert M. Calderoni |
102,443,958 | 2,427,570 | 56,576 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| Nanci E. Caldwell |
97,858,109 | 6,978,207 | 91,788 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| Murray J. Demo |
97,838,418 | 6,992,198 | 97,488 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| Ajei S. Gopal |
102,689,483 | 2,182,298 | 56,323 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| David J. Henshall |
103,993,147 | 881,648 | 53,309 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| Thomas E. Hogan |
102,170,930 | 2,699,861 | 57,313 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| Moira A. Kilcoyne |
104,731,018 | 144,587 | 52,499 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| Robert E. Knowling, Jr. |
103,829,211 | 1,000,135 | 98,758 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| Peter J. Sacripanti |
101,950,357 | 2,924,100 | 53,647 | 6,833,186 | ||||
| J. Donald Sherman |
104,013,830 | 814,536 | 99,738 | 6,833,186 |
Proposal 2
To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 103,068,598 | 8,582,416 | 110,276 | 0 |
Proposal 3
To approve the non-binding, advisory resolution regarding the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 94,288,108 | 9,539,058 | 1,100,938 | 6,833,186 |
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Proposal 4
To approve the non-binding shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting provisions as set forth in the Proxy Statement:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 102,650,192 | 1,954,189 | 320,927 | 6,835,982 |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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.
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Dated: June 8, 2021 | By: | /s/ Antonio G. Gomes | ||||||||
| Name: Antonio G. Gomes | ||||||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||||||
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