Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2022
THE TRADE DESK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-37879
27-1887399
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
42 N. Chestnut Street
Ventura, CA93001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(805) 585-3434
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share
TTD
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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 May 26, 2022, The Trade Desk, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). As of the record date of March 31, 2022, there were 441,791,068shares of Class A common stock outstanding (each entitled to one vote per share) and 44,234,950 shares of Class B common stock outstanding (each entitled to 10 votes per share). The Class A common stock and Class B common stock (collectively referred to as “common stock”) voted as a single class on all matters. Of the total 486,026,018 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date, 404,596,230 shares were represented at the Meeting. The stockholders considered three proposals at the Meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”). The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The stockholders elected three Class III directors to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:
Name of Directors Elected
For
Withhold
Broker Non-Votes
Lise J. Buyer
655,585,766
64,945,245
72,947,569
Kathryn E. Falberg
593,404,148
127,126,863
72,947,569
David B. Wells
636,257,048
84,273,963
72,947,569
Proposal 2. The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, by the following vote:
For
Against
Abstain
792,216,462
1,037,927
224,191
Proposal 3. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers set forth in the Proxy Statement, by the following vote:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
496,993,483
222,793,524
744,004
72,947,569
No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Meeting.
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.
