Salesforce Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Salesforce, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 28, 2026 (the “Meeting”). The proposals considered at the Meeting are described in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), and the final voting results are set forth below:
1.Election of directors:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Benioff | 588,577,059 | 20,946,190 | 2,726,206 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Alber | 602,516,397 | 8,992,956 | 740,102 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amy Chang | 608,646,951 | 2,872,454 | 730,050 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Conway | 595,222,240 | 16,522,903 | 504,312 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arnold Donald | 602,393,586 | 9,085,434 | 770,435 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parker Harris | 605,071,606 | 6,725,411 | 452,438 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| David B. Kirk | 607,648,195 | 4,038,035 | 563,225 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Neelie Kroes | 592,988,467 | 18,725,161 | 535,827 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sachin Mehra | 606,993,415 | 4,754,032 | 502,008 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mason Morfit | 576,606,387 | 35,106,845 | 536,223 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oscar Munoz | 604,377,069 | 7,353,703 | 518,683 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John V. Roos | 570,632,397 | 40,064,925 | 1,552,133 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robin Washington | 575,435,966 | 36,317,035 | 496,454 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||||
2. Amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance and extend the plan term:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 463,629,512 | 147,908,314 | 711,629 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||
3. Amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for employee purchase:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 609,941,606 | 1,918,316 | 389,533 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||
4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 663,734,521 | 49,972,013 | 1,006,246 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5. Advisory vote to approve the fiscal 2026 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 493,864,228 | 117,716,717 | 668,510 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||
6. Stockholder proposal regarding the adoption of cumulative voting for director elections:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 14,366,031 | 595,803,890 | 2,079,534 | 102,463,325 | |||||||||||||||||
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As reported above, at the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the “2013 Equity Incentive Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance by an additional 34 million shares and to extend the termination date of the plan to March 26, 2036. The Company’s stockholders also approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated, the “2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan”) to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for employee purchase. The 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan are described in more detail in the Proxy Statement.
The foregoing description and the summary contained in the Proxy Statement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
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| 10.2 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File—the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document | |||||||
Signature
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.
| Dated: | June 1, 2026 | Salesforce, Inc. | |||||||||
/s/ SABASTIAN NILES | |||||||||||
| Sabastian Niles President and Chief Legal Officer | |||||||||||