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)

June 14, 2012

 

 

FORTINET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

State of Delaware   001-34511   77-0560389

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1090 Kifer Road

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 235-7700

(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:

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Fortinet, Inc. (“Fortinet” or the “Company”) held on June 14, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”), proxies representing 142,408,438 shares of common stock, or approximately 90.58% of the total outstanding shares, were present and voted on the three proposals presented at the Annual Meeting as follows:

Proposal One – Election of Directors

Fortinet’s stockholders approved the election of three Class III directors to Fortinet’s Board of Directors by the following votes:

 

Nominee

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Chenming Hu

     122,765,955         1,931,634         17,710,849   

Hong Liang Lu

     122,765,955         1,931,634         17,710,849   

Ken Xie

     122,765,955         1,931,634         17,710,849   

Proposal Two – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm

Fortinet’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 by the following votes:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

141,909,157

  476,439   22,842

Proposal Three –– Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Fortinet’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote on Fortinet’s executive compensation as follows:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

120,616,058

  4,051,274   30,257   17,710,849


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.

 

  FORTINET, INC.
By:  

/s/ JOHN WHITTLE

  John Whittle
  Vice President and General Counsel

Date: June 19, 2012