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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)
December 7, 2018
 _____________________
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-35594
20-2530195
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
3000 Tannery Way
Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)
(408) 753-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(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 December 7, 2018, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, proxies representing 75,282,009 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 79.81% of the total shares entitled to vote, were present in person or by proxy. The matters before the Annual Meeting were described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2018.
Proposal One – Election of Directors. The following nominees were elected as Class I directors to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.     
Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
John M. Donovan
 
54,306,525
 
6,733,046
 
14,242,438
 
 
Mary Pat McCarthy
 
60,344,492
 
695,079
 
14,242,438
 
 
Nir Zuk
 
54,444,278
 
6,595,293
 
14,242,438
 
 
Proposal Two – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019 was ratified.
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
 
 
 
74,700,603
 
522,959
 
58,447
 
 
 
 
Proposal Three – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to an advisory vote on executive compensation as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
12,841,713
 
47,990,705
 
207,153
 
14,242,438
 
 
Proposal Four – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of our Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation. The Company’s stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation as follows:
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
59,954,096
 
69,716
 
952,354
 
63,405
 
14,242,438






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.
 
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ NIKESH ARORA
 
Nikesh Arora
 
Chief Executive Officer

Date: December 11, 2018