8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 17, 2022

 

 

BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39423   46-2707656
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

11305 Four Points Drive

Building II, Third Floor

Austin, Texas 78726

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(512) 865-4500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Series 1 Common Stock, $ 0.0001 par value per share   BIGC   The Nasdaq Global 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).

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 17, 2022, BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of those votes were as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Class II Directors to serve a term of three years

 

     Votes
For
     Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

Steven Murray

     19,126,306        18,292,874        14,158,777  

John T. McDonald

     29,827,947        7,591,233        14,158,777  

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022

 

Votes
For

 

Votes
Against

 

Votes
Abstaining

 

Broker
Non-Votes

51,021,925

  402,782   153,250   —  

Proposal 3 – Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation paid to our named executive officers.

 

One
Year

 

Two

Years

 

Three

Years

  

Votes

Abstaining

  

Broker

Non-Votes

36,805,670

  169,618   210,454    233,438    14,158,777

In light of this result, the Company’s Board of Directors determined to hold future non-binding, advisory votes on executive compensation every year, so that the next such vote will be held at the Company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Under Section 14A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company will hold the next non-binding, advisory vote on the frequency of holding a non-binding, advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation no later than its 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.


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.

 

    BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.
Date: May 18, 2022     By:  

/s/ Jeff Mengoli

      Jeff Mengoli
      Chief Legal Officer and Secretary