UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 17, 2023, the stockholders of PC Connection, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”), which increased the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2020 Plan from 1,002,500 to 1,252,500 shares, representing an increase of 250,000 shares. The amendment to the 2020 Plan had previously been adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), subject to stockholder approval.
The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards and cash awards. All of the Company’s employees, officers, and directors, as well as consultants and advisors (as the terms consultants and advisors are defined and interpreted for purposes of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor form), are eligible to receive awards under the 2020 Plan.
The foregoing brief description of the 2020 Plan is qualified in its entirety by the text of the 2020 Plan. A description of the terms and conditions of the 2020 Plan was provided in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2023 under the heading “Proposal Two – Approval of Amendment to 2020 Stock Incentive Plan” and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 17, 2023, the Company held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. The following is a brief description and vote count of all items voted on at the Annual Meeting:
(1) | The election of six directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; |
(2) | The approval of an amendment to the 2020 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under such plan from 1,002,500 to 1,252,500 shares; and |
(3) | The ratification of the selection by the Audit Committee of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. |
The proposals were approved by the following votes:
Proposal #1: To elect six directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| For |
| Withheld |
| Broker Non-Vote | |
Election of Patricia Gallup | 20,807,248 | 4,132,329 | 236,424 | |||
Election of David Beffa-Negrini | 22,578,588 | 2,360,989 | 236,424 | |||
Election of Jay Bothwick | 23,863,966 | 1,075,611 | 236,424 | |||
Election of Barbara Duckett | 23,569,921 | 1,369,656 | 236,424 | |||
Election of Jack Ferguson | 23,616,236 | 1,323,341 | 236,424 | |||
Election of Gary Kinyon | 23,863,921 | 1,075,656 | 236,424 |
Proposal #2: To approve an amendment to the Company’s 2020 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under such plan from 1,002,500 to 1,252,500 shares.
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Vote |
24,721,762 | 193,952 | 23,863 | 236,424 |
Proposal #3: To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
For |
| Against |
| Abstain |
| Broker Non-Vote |
24,974,570 | 181,577 | 19,854 | - |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits | |
99.1 | Amended 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s proxy statement pursuant to Section 14(a), filed on April 7, 2023). | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: May 18, 2023 | PC CONNECTION, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Thomas C. Baker | |
Thomas C. Baker | ||
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |