UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 21, 2021
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 21, 2021, Cardlytics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2021. Of the 31,769,783 shares outstanding as of the record date, March 29, 2021, 28,673,145 shares or 90.25% of the shares outstanding as of the record date, were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the results of the matters submitted for a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal No. 1: Election of three nominees to serve as directors until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The votes were cast as follows:
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||||||||||||
John V. Balen | 21,181,575 | 5,078,865 | ||||||||||||
Aimée Lapic | 22,541,554 | 3,718,886 | ||||||||||||
Jessica Jensen | 26,005,145 | 255,295 | ||||||||||||
Broker Non-Votes: 2,412,705.
Accordingly, all nominees were elected.
Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The votes were cast as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | |||||||||||||||
| Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP | 28,403,547 | 246,196 | 23,078 | ||||||||||||||
Accordingly, the Company’s stockholders approved Proposal No. 2.
Proposal No. 3: Advisory vote to approve compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The votes were cast as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Approval of Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 25,727,860 | 507,292 | 24,964 | 2,412,705 | |||||||||||||||||||
Accordingly, the Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, Proposal No. 3.
Proposal No. : Advisory vote to approve the preferred frequency of stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The votes were cast as follows:
| 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | Abstained | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Frequency of Stockholder Advisory Votes on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers | 26,114,466 | 20,056 | 102,318 | 23,276 | |||||||||||||||||||
Accordingly, the Company’s stockholders indicated, on a non-binding advisory basis, the preferred frequency for the solicitation of future advisory stockholder approval of compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers be held every year.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Cardlytics, Inc. | |||||||||||
| Date: | May 21, 2021 | By: | /s/ Andrew Christiansen | ||||||||
| Andrew Christiansen | |||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||