Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2023
Duolingo, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-40653
45-3055872
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
5900 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania15206
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 567-6602
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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, $0.0001 par value per share
DUOL
The Nasdaq Stock 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).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 15, 2023, Duolingo, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock (collectively, the “Common Stock”), representing approximately 95.75% in voting power of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the April 18, 2023 record date, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote, and each share of Class B common stock is entitled to 20 votes and voted together as a single class on each of the proposals described below. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023.
Proposal 1 — Election of three Class II directors to hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026 and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.
NOMINEE
Votes FOR
Votes WITHHELD
Broker Non-Votes
Amy Bohutinsky
139,148,371
11,266,696
3,811,891
Gillian Munson
144,031,471
6,383,596
3,811,891
Jim Shelton
142,436,646
7,978,421
3,811,891
Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
ABSTAIN
Broker Non-Votes
154,146,988
5,271
74,699
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Based on the foregoing votes, the director nominees were elected and Proposal 2 was approved.
Proposal 3 — Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
ONE Year
TWO Years
THREE Years
ABSTAIN
150,354,470
38,079
5,891
16,627
Based on the foregoing votes, the stockholders approved “One Year” as the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. In light of this result, which is consistent with the Board of Directors' recommendation, the Company has determined to hold an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of our named executive officers each year until such time as the next advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the frequency of advisory (non-binding) votes on the compensation of our named executive officers is submitted to the Company’s stockholders.
No other matters were submitted for stockholder action at the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DUOLINGO, INC.
Date: June 21, 2023
By:
/s/ Matthew Skaruppa
Matthew Skaruppa
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
