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): May 16, 2024

 

Altair Engineering Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-38263		38-2591828
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1820 E. Big Beaver Road Troy, Michigan		48083
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 614-2400

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		ALTR		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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 May 16, 2024, Altair Engineering Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were: (i) the election of directors, (ii) the approval, on an advisory basis, with respect to the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2024.

The final voting results were as follows:

 

1.

The stockholders elected nominees Mary Boyce and Jim F. Anderson as Class I directors of the Company to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting and until the director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. The votes were cast with respect to this matter as follows:

 

		FOR		WITHHOLD		BROKER NON-VOTES
Mary Boyce		292,084,036		16,388,297		6,750,241
Jim F. Anderson		292,556,775		15,915,558		6,750,241

 

2.

The votes were cast as follows with respect to the proposal to vote, on an advisory basis, on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
302,379,755		6,077,980		14,598		6,750,241

 

3.

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was approved by the stockholders based upon the following votes:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
315,109,024		93,303		20,247		N/A

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.

 

				ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC.
Dated: May 16, 2024				By:		/s/ Raoul Maitra
				Name:		Raoul Maitra
				Title:		Chief Legal Officer