ServiceNow Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2026
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 21, 2026, ServiceNow, Inc. (“ServiceNow” or the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) at which the shareholders approved, among other matters, amendments to the Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amended Plan”) to increase the available share reserve by 38,000,000 shares. The Amended Plan had been approved, subject to shareholder approval, by the Company’s Board of Directors.
The foregoing description of the Amended Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such amendments reflected in the Amended Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders were asked to vote on six proposals. A brief description of each proposal, along with the final voting results, is set forth below:
1.The shareholders elected the individuals listed below as directors to serve until the next annual shareholders meeting and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The voting results for each such director are as follows:
| Nominees | Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Susan L. Bostrom | 725,285,101 | 42,285,743 | 1,131,979 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
| Teresa Briggs | 749,448,614 | 18,101,869 | 1,152,340 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
| Paul E. Chamberlain | 758,152,187 | 9,381,133 | 1,169,503 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence J. Jackson, Jr. | 745,260,735 | 21,744,445 | 1,697,643 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
| Frederic B. Luddy | 750,265,107 | 17,269,810 | 1,167,906 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
| William R. McDermott | 689,481,259 | 77,993,257 | 1,228,307 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
Joseph “Larry” Quinlan | 737,145,857 | 30,478,531 | 1,078,435 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
| Anita M. Sands | 675,200,006 | 92,227,355 | 1,275,462 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
| Eric S. Yuan | 593,805,007 | 173,762,939 | 1,134,877 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
2.The shareholders voted, by a non-binding, advisory vote, to approve the 2025 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results are as follows:
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 654,688,799 | 110,903,457 | 3,110,567 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||
3.The shareholders voted, by a non-binding, advisory vote, to approve the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. The voting results are as follows:
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| 760,882,682 | 620,165 | 6,653,290 | 546,686 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||||
In light of the advisory vote of the Company’s shareholders to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every year, the Company has determined that it will hold future advisory votes on executive compensation annually until the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation.
4.The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results are as follows:
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | ||||||
| 862,140,873 | 13,985,842 | 603,529 | ||||||
5.The shareholders voted to approve amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance. The voting results are as follows:
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 736,442,496 | 30,632,622 | 1,627,705 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||
6.The shareholders voted against the shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. The voting results are as follows:
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 280,696,983 | 486,029,473 | 1,976,367 | 108,027,421 | ||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | |||||||
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.
SERVICENOW, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Hossein Nowbar | |||||||||||||
| Hossein Nowbar President and Chief Legal Officer | ||||||||||||||
Date: May 22, 2026 | ||||||||||||||