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): June 5, 2012

 

 

MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34209   13-3906555

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

622 Third Avenue

New York, NY

  10017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 351-7000

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 5, 2012. The following proposals were submitted to stockholders at the meeting:

1. Election of Directors

Each of the following seven nominees for director was elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of broker non-votes with respect to each director were as follows:

 

      FOR      AGAINST      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Salvatore Iannuzzi

     88,037,193         2,365,264         16,068,119   

John Gaulding

     87,775,773         2,626,684         16,068,119   

Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr.

     88,375,113         2,027,344         16,068,119   

Cynthia P. McCague

     87,261,399         3,141,058         16,068,119   

Jeffrey F. Rayport

     88,448,208         1,954,249         16,068,119   

Roberto Tunioli

     88,338,671         2,063,786         16,068,119   

Timothy T. Yates

     89,439,904         962,553         16,068,119   

2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BDO USA, LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the proposal were as follows:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER

NON-VOTES

105,890,960

  461,330   118,286   (0)

3. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

The 2011 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the proposal were as follows:

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER

NON-VOTES

88,102,840

  1,880,333   419,284   16,068,119


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.

 

MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Michael C. Miller

Name:   Michael C. Miller
Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 7, 2012