Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

February 2, 2011

 

 

DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32431   90-0199783

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

100 Potrero Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 558-0200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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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.

Approval of Amendment and Restatement of the 2005 Stock Plan

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on February 2, 2011 at the Company’s executive offices located at 100 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103-4813. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on and approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2005 Stock Plan (the “2005 Plan”).

The terms and conditions of the 2005 Plan are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated December 23, 2010. The 2005 Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto, and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders:

 

  1. Elected nine directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

  2. Approved the amendment and restatement of the 2005 Plan;

 

  3. Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;

 

  4. Approved, on an advisory basis, conducting an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every two years; and

 

  5. Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.

Each share of the Company’s Class A common stock is entitled to one vote, and each share of the Company’s Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes, on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock voted as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of directors:

 

Director

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Kevin Yeaman

     630,025,877         1,091,681         4,980,840   

Peter Gotcher

     629,530,828         1,586,730         4,980,840   

David Dolby

     629,537,877         1,579,681         4,980,840   

Nicholas Donatiello, Jr.

     629,915,560         1,201,998         4,980,840   

Ted W. Hall

     629,865,264         1,252,294         4,980,840   

Bill Jasper

     629,633,805         1,483,753         4,980,840   

Sanford Robertson

     629,950,873         1,166,685         4,980,840   

Roger Siboni

     629,905,060         1,212,498         4,980,840   

Avadis Tevanian, Jr.

     630,499,772         617,786         4,980,840   

All director nominees were duly elected.


Proposal 2: Amendment and restatement of the 2005 Plan:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

622,118,259

  8,661,779   337,520   4,980,840

Proposal 2 was approved.

Proposal 3: Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

627,880,559

  2,873,566   363,433   4,980,840

Proposal 3 was approved.

Proposal 4: Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

Votes For Every

One Year

 

Votes For Every

Two Years

 

Votes For Every

Three Years

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-

Votes

31,386,715

  594,232,587   5,074,082   424,174   4,980,840

An advisory vote for every two years was approved.

Proposal 5: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

635,813,016

  272,800   12,582   0

Proposal 5 was approved.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

  2005 Stock Plan

 

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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.

 

      DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC.
    Date: February 7, 2011      

/s/ Andy Sherman

     

Andy Sherman

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

  2005 Stock Plan

 

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