Edgar Filing: CDW Corp

CDW CORPORATION

Date: May 25, 2018

/s/ Frederick J. Kulevich

Frederick J. Kulevich

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2018

CDW CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-35985	26-0273989
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

75 Tri-State International Lincolnshire, Illinois		60069
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 465-6000

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On May 23, 2018, the Company filed a certificate of amendment (a “Certificate of Amendment”) to its Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to provide for the annual election of directors. The Certificate of Amendment was effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporate herein by reference.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 23, 2018, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the annual meeting are set forth below.

The stockholders elected four Class II Directors with terms expiring at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to the election and qualification of their successors, based on the following voting results:


	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Election of Directors
Virginia C. Addicott		132,743,315		133,415		50,242		7,211,714
James A. Bell		131,920,176		974,586		32,210		7,211,714
Benjamin D. Chereskin		129,598,233		3,172,080		156,659		7,211,714
Paul J. Finnegan		132,764,252		134,753		27,967		7,211,714

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, based on the following voting results:

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Abstentions

Broker
Non-Votes

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

125,836,237

6,852,866

237,869

7,211,714

The stockholders approved a management proposal regarding amendment of our Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to provide for the annual election of directors:


	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Management Proposal Regarding Amendment of our Certificate of Incorporation for the Annual Election of Directors		132,875,360		23,927		27,685		7,211,714

The stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, based on the following voting results:

Votes

For

Votes

Against

Abstentions

Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

140,024,053

77,308

37,325

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

3.1		Certificate of Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.

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.