Form 8-K

 

 

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 8, 2012

 

 

Nielsen Holdings N.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

The Netherlands   001-35042   98-0662038

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

770 Broadway

New York, New York 10003

(646) 654-5000

 

Diemerhof 2

1112 XL Diemen

The Netherlands

+31 20 398 8777

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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.

Nielsen Holdings N.V. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 8, 2012. The Company’s shareholders considered eight proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 16, 2012. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

1. To (a) authorize the preparation of our Dutch statutory annual accounts and the annual report of the Board of Directors required by Dutch law, both for the year ended December 31, 2011, in the English language, (b) adopt our Dutch statutory annual accounts for the year ended December 31, 2011 and (c) authorize the preparation of our Dutch statutory annual accounts and the annual report of the Board of Directors required by Dutch law, both for the year ending December 31, 2012, in the English language

     340,710,261         35,752         633,486         0   

2. To discharge the members of the Board from liability pursuant to Dutch law in respect of the exercise of their duties during the year ended December 31, 2011

     327,794,836         37,191         6,605,909         6,941,563   

3. To elect the Executive and the Non-Executive Directors of the Board as listed herein

           

David L. Calhoun

     315,140,691         18,882,659         414,586         6,941,563   

James A. Atwood, Jr.

     307,470,919         26,431,956         535,061         6,941,563   

Richard J. Bressler

     311,221,962         22,770,363         445,611         6,941,563   

Simon E. Brown

     311,554,602         22,437,723         445,611         6,941,563   

Michael S. Chae

     307,412,813         26,490,062         535,061         6,941,563   

Patrick Healy

     307,412,614         26,491,761         533,561         6,941,563   

Karen M. Hoguet

     328,143,947         5,790,928         503,061         6,941,563   

James M. Kilts

     313,121,067         20,871,198         445,671         6,941,563   

Iain Leigh

     328,974,618         5,017,707         445,611         6,941,563   

Eliot P. S. Merrill

     311,222,277         22,770,136         445,523         6,941,563   

Alexander Navab

     307,744,848         26,158,915         534,173         6,941,563   

Robert Pozen

     329,517,119         4,474,594         446,223         6,941,563   

Robert Reid

     311,221,957         22,770,396         445,583         6,941,563   

Scott A. Schoen

     307,412,158         26,491,605         534,173         6,941,563   

Javier G. Teruel

     328,111,946         5,791,817         534,173         6,941,563   

 

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     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

4. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012

     340,756,179         221,251         402,069         0   

5. To appoint Ernst & Young Accountants LLP as our auditor who will audit our Dutch statutory annual accounts for the year ending December 31, 2012

     340,756,420         221,030         402,049         0   

6. To approve the extension of the irrevocable and exclusive authority of the Board of Directors to (a) issue our shares and/or grant rights to subscribe for shares, never to exceed the number of our authorized but unissued shares and (b) limit or exclude the preemptive rights of shareholders with respect to the issuance of shares and/or grant of rights to subscribe for our shares, in each case until May 8, 2017

     274,463,131         53,324,642         6,650,163         6,941,563   

7. To approve the extension of the authority of the Board of Directors to repurchase up to 10% of our issued share capital (including depositary receipts issued for our shares) until November 8, 2013 on the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or in one or more self tender offers for a price per share (or depositary receipt) not less than the nominal value of a share and not higher than 110% of the most recently available (as of the time of repurchase) price of a share (or depositary receipt) on any securities exchange where our shares (or depositary receipts) are traded

     340,669,356         84,533         625,610         0   

8. To approve in a non-binding, advisory vote the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission

     302,807,906         31,184,380         445,650         6,941,563   

 

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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.

Date: May 11, 2012

 

    NIELSEN HOLDINGS N.V.
    By:   /s/ James W. Cuminale
    Name:   James W. Cuminale
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer

 

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