8-K
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UNITED STATES
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)

December 8, 2023

 

NUTANIX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-37883

27-0989767

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1740 Technology Drive, Suite 150

San Jose, California 95110

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(408) 216-8360

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $0.000025 par value per share

 

NTNX

 

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 


 

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.

1.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The Company’s stockholders elected the following Class I director nominees to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders to take place after the end of the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:

Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

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

2.
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2024. This proposal was approved:

For

Against

Abstain

214,165,216

1,284,356

406,086

3.
Proposal 3 – Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

163,801,076

10,757,693

182,694

41,114,195

4.
Proposal 4 – Approval of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Permit the Exculpation of Officers. This proposal was approved as set forth below:

For

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.

Exhibit Number

Description

3.1

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nutanix, Inc.

 

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)

 

 

 


 

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.

 

 

NUTANIX, INC.

 

 

 

Date: December 12, 2023

By:

/s/ Tyler Wall

 

 

Tyler Wall

 

 

Chief Legal Officer

 

 


EX-3.1

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.”

 

* * *

 

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)