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20-Jun-2012
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Groupon, Inc. ("Groupon") was held on June 19, 2012 for the purposes of (1) electing the eight directors named in the Company's proxy statement to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders; (2) ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Groupon's independent registered public accounting firm for 2012; (3) approving, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement, (4) approving, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the vote approving the compensation of the named executive officers, (5) approving the Groupon, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan for purposes of complying with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (6) approving the Groupon, Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
For more information about the foregoing proposals, see our proxy statement dated May 10, 2012. Holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to 150 votes per share and vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, unless otherwise required by law. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below:
Election of Directors Director Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Eric P. Lefkofsky 819,684,013 199,977 Peter J. Barris 819,733,111 150,879 Robert J. Bass 819,742,070 141,920 Daniel T. Henry 819,741,448 142,542 Mellody Hobson 819,741,393 142,597 Bradley A. Keywell 797,183,600 22,700,390 |
The eight nominees were elected to the Board of Directors and will serve as directors until our next annual meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Groupon's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year was ratified by the votes set forth in the table below.
FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS Broker Non-Vote
Ratification of
independent registered
public accounting firm 825,810,697 720,173 100,867 N/A
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Approval of Compensation of Groupon's Named Executive Officers
A proposal requesting that stockholders approve a non-binding resolution
approving the compensation of the Groupon's Named Executive Officers as
disclosed in the proxy statement, passed with the following vote:
FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS Broker Non-Votes
Approval of Compensation
of Named Executive
Officers 819,552,449 288,359 43,182 6,747,747
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Frequency of Holding Stockholder Advisory Votes Regarding Compensation Awarded to Named Executive Officers
A proposal requesting a non-binding vote of the stockholders to determine whether the advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation shall occur every 1, 2 or 3 years, resulted in stockholders approving a 1 year frequency. The following table shows the voting results on the frequency of the executive compensation vote.
ONE YEAR TWO YEARS THREE YEARS ABSTAIN Broker Non-Votes
Vote on Frequency of
Future Votes on
Compensation of Named
Executive Officers 819,552,449 288,359 7,011,836 35,810 6,747,747
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Approval of the Groupon, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan for Purposes of Complying With
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
A proposal to approve the Groupon, Inc., 2011 Incentive Plan passed with the following vote:
Approval of the Groupon, Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
A proposal to approve the Groupon, Inc., 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
passed with the following vote:
FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS Broker Non-Vote
Approval of 2012 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan 819,719,152 124,314 40,524 6,747,747
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