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)

April 25, 2024

 

Rambus Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		000-22339		94-3112828
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)

4453 North First Street, Suite 100

San Jose, California 95134

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 462-8000

(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		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value		RMBS		The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (The NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

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.

On April 25, 2024, Rambus Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. There were 108,573,889 shares issued, outstanding and eligible to vote at the meeting as of the record date of February 28, 2024, of which 98,876,757 shares were represented at the meeting, constituting 91.06% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. The proposals considered at the meeting, each of which passed, are described in detail in the Company’s 2024 definitive proxy statement. The proposals and the vote with respect to each such matter are set forth below:

 

(i)

ITEM 1 : Election of four Class I directors for a term of two years expiring in 2026:

 

Name		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Charles Kissner		78,004,784		13,325,053		78,553		7,468,367
Meera Rao		88,909,895		2,444,743		53,752		7,468,367
Necip Sayiner		88,744,809		2,607,700		55,881		7,468,367
Luc Seraphin		89,573,161		1,782,256		52,973		7,468,367

 

(ii)

ITEM 2 : Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the period ending December 31, 2024:

 

For		Against		Abstain
98,410,239		330,151		136,367

 

(iii)

ITEM 3 : Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
89,104,899		2,218,591		84,900		7,468,367

 

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.

 

Date: April 26, 2024						Rambus Inc.
						/s/ John Shinn
						John Shinn Senior Vice President and General Counsel