Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 27, 2023
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
BlackBerry Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada
001-38232
98-0164408
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2200 University Ave East
Waterloo
Ontario
Canada
N2K 0A7
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(519) 888-7465
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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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
Common Shares
BB
New York Stock Exchange
Common Shares
BB
Toronto Stock Exchange
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 27, 2023, the Company held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). There were 326,301,955 shares of common stock represented at the Meeting. At the Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted as follows on the matters set forth below:
1.Election of Directors. All eight of the directors named in the management proxy circular were elected to serve as directors of the Company, to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed, based upon the following votes:
Director
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
John Chen
202,496,816
50,842,670
72,962,469
Michael A. Daniels
194,613,306
58,726,180
72,962,469
Timothy Dattels
240,446,068
12,893,418
72,962,469
Lisa Disbrow
239,873,532
13,465,955
72,962,468
Richard Lynch
221,534,719
31,804,768
72,962,468
Laurie Smaldone Alsup
194,125,302
59,214,184
72,962,469
V. Prem Watsa
205,475,261
47,864,226
72,962,468
Wayne Wouters
240,118,843
13,220,646
72,962,466
2.Re-appointment of Independent Auditors. The re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors of the Company as described in the management proxy circular was approved, based upon the following votes:
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
313,643,237
12,658,715
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3.Approval of Unallocated Entitlements under the DSU Plan. The resolution on the unallocated entitlements under the Company’s Deferred Share Plan for directors as described in the management proxy circular was approved, based upon the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
235,593,701
13,895,819
3,849,962
72,962,473
4.Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The advisory resolution on executive compensation as described in the management proxy circular was approved, based on the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
206,530,570
43,163,308
3,645,606
72,962,471
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, thereunto duly authorized.
