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 12, 2010
MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-24435 | 51-0323571 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1861 International Drive McLean, Virginia |
22102 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 848-8600
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 12, 2010, MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following proposals were adopted by the votes specified below.
| For | Withheld/ Against |
Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 1. | To elect eight (8) directors for the next year: | |||||||||
| Michael J. Saylor |
30,774,875 | 3,272,563 | — | 865,761 | ||||||
| Sanju K. Bansal |
30,776,223 | 3,271,215 | — | 865,761 | ||||||
| Matthew W. Calkins |
33,755,266 | 292,172 | — | 865,761 | ||||||
| Robert H. Epstein |
33,759,197 | 288,241 | — | 865,761 | ||||||
| David W. LaRue |
33,755,213 | 292,225 | — | 865,761 | ||||||
| Jarrod M. Patten |
33,755,324 | 292,114 | — | 865,761 | ||||||
| Carl J. Rickertsen |
33,784,705 | 262,733 | — | 865,761 | ||||||
| Thomas P. Spahr |
33,784,914 | 262,524 | — | 865,761 | ||||||
| 2. | To approve material terms for payment of certain executive incentive compensation. |
33,636,026 | 405,187 | 6,216 | 865,770 | |||||
| 3. | To ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. |
34,900,740 | 9,641 | 2,818 | — | |||||
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.
| Date: May 18, 2010 | MicroStrategy Incorporated | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /S/ DOUGLAS K. THEDE | |||||
| Name: | Douglas K. Thede | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer | |||||