8-K

 

 

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): May 8, 2018

 

 

FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-21433   04-2797789

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

60 Acorn Park Drive

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 613-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

N/A

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changes since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Forrester Research, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 8, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of the Company approved the amendment and restatement of the Forrester Research, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Second Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan”), pursuant to which the number of shares available for purchase was increased by 400,000 shares and certain other minor amendments were made, as previously described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 27, 2018, with such amendment and restatement effective as of March 23, 2018, the date of adoption by the Company’s Board of Directors.

The Second Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e)

See Item 1.01.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting, the proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. Each of the proposals was approved by the stockholders pursuant to the voting results set forth below.

Proposal 1 – The election of eight nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors.

The eight nominees named in the definitive proxy statement were elected to serve as directors. Information as to the vote on each director standing for election is provided below:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Jean M. Birch

 

16,803,952

 

36,010

 

685,297

David Boyce

 

16,803,956

 

36,006

 

685,297

Neil Bradford

 

16,803,956

 

36,006

 

685,297

George F. Colony

 

16,793,572

 

46,390

 

685,297

Anthony Friscia

 

16,803,956

 

36,006

 

685,297

Robert M. Galford

 

16,764,544

 

75,418

 

685,297

Gretchen G. Teichgraeber

 

16,782,650

 

57,312

 

685,297

Yvonne Wassenaar

 

16,803,952

 

36,010

 

685,297

 

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Proposal 2 – Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Forrester Research, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including an increase in the number of shares available for purchase under the plan.

The voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstaining

 

Broker Non-Votes

16,825,651

 

14,201

 

110

 

685,297

Proposal 3 – The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

The voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstaining

 

Broker Non-Votes

17,465,184

 

59,105

 

970

 

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Proposal 4 – Approval by non-binding vote of Forrester Research, Inc. executive compensation.

The voting results were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstaining

 

Broker Non-Votes

16,809,126

 

30,626

 

210

 

685,297

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1    Second Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective March 23, 2018.

 

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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.

 

FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
By   /s/ Ryan D. Darrah
  Name:  Ryan D. Darrah
  Title:    Chief Legal Officer

Date: May 10, 2018

 

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