Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 9, 2016, LinkedIn Corporation (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California (the Meeting). The Company stockholders voted on three proposals at the Meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Companys definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2016. Holders of shares of the Company stock at the close of business on April 12, 2016 were entitled to vote at the Meeting.
Each share of Class A Common Stock was entitled to one vote on each proposal and each share of Class B Common Stock was entitled to ten votes on each proposal. The Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voted as a single class on all matters.
Present at the Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 96,111,575 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing 96,111,575 votes of Class A Common Stock and holders of 14,535,985 shares of Class B Common Stock, representing 145,359,850 votes of Class B Common Stock, together representing a total of 241,471,425 votes, or more than 88% of the eligible votes, and constituting a quorum.
The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Companys Meeting are as follows:
1.
Election of Two Class II Directors
. Each of the Class II Directors was re-elected to serve three-year terms expiring at the Companys 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until the election and qualification of their successors. The vote for each Director is set forth in the table below:
Nominees
Class II Directors
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Vote
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A. George Skip Battle
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190,812,122
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33,238,538
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17,420,765
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Michael J. Moritz
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217,785,148
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6,265,512
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17,420,765
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2.
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountant
. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was ratified by the stockholders by the vote set forth in the table below:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes
Abstained
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Broker Non-Vote
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238,152,334
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3,162,336
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156,755
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0
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3.
Stockholder Proposal Regarding Board Diversity
. The stockholder proposal regarding board diversity was not approved. The vote for the stockholder proposal is set forth in the table below:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes
Abstained
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Broker Non-Vote
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38,354,788
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164,412,085
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21,283,651
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17,420,901
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