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 6, 2014
Nielsen N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| The Netherlands | 001-35042 | 98-0662038 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 (646) 654-5000 |
Diemerhof 2 1112 XL Diemen The Netherlands +31 20 398 8777 |
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Nielsen Holdings N.V.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Nielsen N.V. (formerly known as Nielsen Holdings N.V.) (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 6, 2014. The Company’s shareholders considered nine proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 14, 2014. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Votes |
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| 1. To (a) adopt the Dutch statutory annual accounts for the year ended December 31, 2013 and (b) authorize the preparation of the Dutch statutory annual accounts and the annual report of the Board of Directors required by Dutch law, both for the year ending December 31, 2014, in the English language |
331,261,476 | 57,094 | 1,036,860 | — | ||||||||||||
| 2. To discharge the members of the Board of Directors from liability pursuant to Dutch law in respect of the exercise of their duties during the year ended December 31, 2013 |
331,176,554 | 175,587 | 1,003,289 | — | ||||||||||||
| 3. To elect the following Directors of the Board of Directors |
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| David L. Calhoun |
320,648,748 | 5,527,675 | 161,224 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| James A. Attwood, Jr. |
302,814,760 | 23,361,672 | 161,215 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| Karen M. Hoguet |
308,688,117 | 17,488,816 | 160,714 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| James M. Kilts |
319,794,485 | 6,381,312 | 161,850 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| Alexander Navab |
224,300,328 | 101,875,564 | 161,755 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| Robert Pozen |
315,992,069 | 10,184,168 | 161,410 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| Vivek Ranadivé |
321,606,048 | 4,570,269 | 161,330 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| Ganesh Rao |
226,797,438 | 99,377,738 | 162,471 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| Javier G. Teruel |
308,699,581 | 17,476,751 | 161,315 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| 4. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014 |
331,869,296 | 325,757 | 160,377 | — | ||||||||||||
| 5. To appoint Ernst & Young Accountants LLP as the Company’s auditor who will audit the Company’s Dutch statutory annual accounts for the year ending December 31, 2014 |
331,789,493 | 406,029 | 159,908 | — | ||||||||||||
| 6. To approve the Nielsen Holdings Executive Annual Incentive Plan |
280,615,069 | 45,531,915 | 190,663 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| 7. To approve the extension of the authority of the Board of Directors to repurchase up to 10% of the Company’s issued share capital (including depositary receipts issued for the Company’s shares) until November 6, 2015 on the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or in one or more self-tender offers for a price per share (or depositary receipt) not less than the nominal value of a share and not higher than 110% of the most recently available (as of the time of repurchase) price of a share (or depositary receipt) on any securities exchange where the Company’s shares (or depositary receipts) are traded |
326,089,436 | 76,255 | 171,956 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
| 8. To (a) approve the amendment of the articles of association to reflect the change of the name of the Company to Nielsen N.V. and (b) authorize any and all lawyers and (deputy) civil notaries practicing at Clifford Chance LLP, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to execute the notarial deed of amendment of the articles of association to effect the aforementioned amendment of the articles of association |
332,102,770 | 84,237 | 168,423 | — | ||||||||||||
| 9. To approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the SEC rules |
251,172,804 | 73,714,881 | 1,449,962 | 6,071,783 | ||||||||||||
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.
Date: May 8, 2014
| NIELSEN N.V. | ||
| By: | /s/ Harris A. Black | |
| Name: | Harris A. Black | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel – Corporate and Secretary | |