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): June 20, 2023

 

Robinhood Markets, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-40691		46-4364776
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

85 Willow Road

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(844) 428-5411

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

not applicable

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

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share		HOOD		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

On June 20, 2023, Robinhood Markets, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in our definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023. Holders of Class A common stock were entitled to cast one vote for each share held as of the close of business on April 21, 2023 (the “Record Date”), and holders of Class B common stock were entitled to cast ten votes for each share held as of the close of business on the Record Date. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock voted together as a single class on all matters at the Annual Meeting.

Set forth below are the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results on each matter.

Proposal One: Election of Class II Directors

Our stockholders re-elected Frances Frei and Meyer Malka to the Company’s Board of Directors as Class II directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. Voting results were as follows:

 

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Frances Frei		1,468,777,586		117,386,781		13,323,429		302,640,036
Meyer Malka		1,561,091,171		37,905,472		491,153		302,640,036

Proposal Two: Ratification of Auditor

Our stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
1,888,373,391		11,319,029		2,435,412		—

 

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

				Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Date: June 23, 2023				By:		/s/ Jason Warnick
						Name: Jason Warnick
						Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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