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) April 21, 2020

DHI Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-33584
 
20-3179218
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1450 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
 
10018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(212) 725-6550
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
DHX
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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ITEM 5.07.          Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
On April 21, 2020, the Company held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected two Class I directors as described below.
The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting were: (1) the election of two Class I directors; (2) the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020; (3) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (4) the approval of a second amendment to the Company’s 2012 Equity Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the plan; and (5) the approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The two nominees for election to the board of directors (Carol Carpenter and Jennifer Deason) were each elected to serve for a three-year term (with the term expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders). The results of the voting were as follows:
Nominees
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Carol Carpenter
 
45,455,522
 
694,352
 
150,248
 
4,085,742
Jennifer Deason
 
45,684,857
 
461,090
 
154,175
 
4,085,742

The proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 was approved. The results of the voting were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
50,013,459
 
318,804
 
53,601
 
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A majority of stockholders voting at the Annual Meeting approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The results of the voting were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
45,233,796
 
992,259
 
74,067
 
4,085,742

A majority of stockholders voting at the Annual Meeting approved a second amendment to the Company’s 2012 Equity Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the plan. The results of the voting were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
27,440,473
 
18,737,640
 
102,009
 
4,105,742

A majority of stockholders voting at the Annual Meeting approved the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The results of the voting were as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
46,137,303
 
122,114
 
40,705
 
4,085,742

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.

  DHI GROUP, INC.  
       
       
Date: April 24, 2020
By:
/s/ Brian P. Campbell  
    Title: Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary