Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2021
Etsy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-36911
20-4898921
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
117 Adams Street
Brooklyn, New York11201
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(718) 880-3660
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
ETSY
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).
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Etsy held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 11, 2021. Stockholders voted on the proposals set forth below.
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Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Each of the Class III director nominees to the Board of Directors was elected to serve until Etsy's 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until he or she resigns, dies, or is removed from
the Board of Directors. The results of the voting were as follows:
Director Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Gary S. Briggs
66,032,000
23,270,724
14,465,185
Edith W. Cooper
66,387,767
22,914,957
14,465,185
Melissa Reiff
63,504,699
25,798,025
14,465,185
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Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Etsy’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The results of the voting were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
102,622,366
1,054,049
91,494
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Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Etsy's named executive officers, as disclosed in Etsy's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The results of the voting were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
86,189,409
3,002,577
110,738
14,465,185
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.