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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
At the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders of Nutanix, Inc. (the “Company”) held on December 8, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the exculpation of certain of the Company’s officers from liability in specific circumstances, as permitted by Delaware law (the “Charter Amendment”). A description of the Charter Amendment was set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 23, 2023. The Charter Amendment became effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 8, 2023 (the “Certificate of Amendment”).
The foregoing description of the Charter Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals. A description of each proposal was set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on October 23, 2023. The number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each proposal are set forth below.
Nominee |
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Against |
Abstain |
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Max de Groen |
166,438,787 |
8,180,427 |
122,249 |
41,114,195 |
Steven J. Gomo |
148,437,274 |
26,197,800 |
106,389 |
41,114,195 |
Mark Templeton |
172,793,844 |
1,830,515 |
117,104 |
41,114,195 |
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Abstain |
214,165,216 |
1,284,356 |
406,086 |
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Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
163,801,076 |
10,757,693 |
182,694 |
41,114,195 |
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Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
156,168,397 |
18,279,548 |
293,518 |
41,114,195 |
No other matters were submitted for stockholder action at the 2023 Annual Meeting.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nutanix, Inc.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)
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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.
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NUTANIX, INC. |
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Date: December 12, 2023 |
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/s/ Tyler Wall |
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Tyler Wall |
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Chief Legal Officer |
Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
NUTANIX, INC.
(Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) Nutanix, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
FIRST: That the name of the corporation is Nutanix, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and that the Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 22, 2009 (the “Original Certificate”).
SECOND: That the Corporation amended and restated the Original Certificate by filing an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 9, 2022 (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
THIRD: That pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), this Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Amendment”) amends the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
FOURTH: That pursuant to Section 242 of the DGCL, the Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth the terms and provisions of this Certificate of Amendment, declaring the terms and provisions of this Certificate of Amendment to be advisable, and directing the terms and provisions of this Certificate of Amendment to be submitted to and considered by the stockholders of the Corporation for approval.
RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by amending and restating Section 8.1 of Article VIII thereof in its entirety as follows:
“8.1 Limitation of Personal Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended from time to time, a director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.”
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FIFTH: The terms and provisions of this Certificate of Amendment have been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been duly executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation on this 8th day of December, 2023.
NUTANIX, INC.
By: /s/ Tyler Wall
Name: Tyler Wall
Title: Chief Legal Officer
(Signature page to Certificate of Amendment)