HubSpot Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As further described in Item 5.07 below, at the HubSpot, Inc. (the “Company”) 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) held on June 4, 2025, upon the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended Charter”) to (i) declassify the Board and (ii) eliminate supermajority voting provisions, as described in greater detail in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2025 (as amended and supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”).
On June 4, 2025, the Company filed the Amended Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the Amended Charter became effective upon filing.
On June 4, 2025, in connection with the approval of the Company’s stockholders of the Amended Charter, the Board adopted the Company’s Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Amended Bylaws”), effective immediately. The Amended Bylaws eliminate the supermajority voting provisions in the Company’s bylaws.
The foregoing descriptions of the Amended Charter and Amended Bylaws do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of each of the Amended Charter and Amended Bylaws, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting was held on June 4, 2025, to consider and vote on the six proposals set forth below, each of which is described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement. The final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The stockholders elected each of the three persons named below to serve as a Class II director for a three-year term ending at the 2028 annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The results of such vote were as follows:
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Lorrie Norrington |
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42,614,595 |
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1,822,255 |
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18,768 |
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5,171,438 |
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Andrew Anagnost |
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43,089,416 |
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1,346,917 |
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19,285 |
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5,171,438 |
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Dharmesh Shah |
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43,970,441 |
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470,535 |
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14,642 |
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5,171,438 |
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Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to perform the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The results of such vote were as follows:
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Votes For |
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48,207,082 |
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1,392,924 |
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27,050 |
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Proposal 3 – To Approve, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of such vote were as follows:
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non- Votes |
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39,584,204 |
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4,804,550 |
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66,864 |
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5,171,438 |
Proposal 4 – To Approve the Company’s Amended Charter to Declassify the Board
The stockholders approved the Amended Charter to declassify the Board. The results of such vote were as follows:
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44,400,071 |
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45,489 |
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10,058 |
5,171,438 |
Proposal 5 - To Approve the Company’s Amended Charter to Eliminate Supermajority Voting Provisions
The stockholders approved the Amended Charter to eliminate supermajority voting provisions. The results of such vote were as follows:
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non- Votes |
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44,382,637 |
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63,406 |
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9,575 |
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5,171,438 |
Proposal 6 - Stockholder Proposal: Simple Majority Vote
The non-binding stockholder proposal entitled “Simple Majority Vote” was approved. The results of such vote were as follows:
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22,766,147 |
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20,229,136 |
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1,460,335 |
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5,171,438 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated June 4, 2025. |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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HubSpot, Inc. |
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June 10, 2025 |
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By: |
/s/ Erika Fisher |
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Name: Erika Fisher |
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Title: Chief Legal Officer |