Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 31, 2022, Cyren LTD. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders voted on (i) the election of six director nominees (Proposal 1), (ii) the approval of the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (Proposal 2), (iii) the approval of the Company’s revised Executive Compensation Policy for Non-Employee Directors (Proposal 3), (iv) the approval of the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal 4), (v) the approval of the Amended and Restated 2016 Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Plan (Proposal 5), (vi) the appointment and compensation of the Company’s independent registered accountants (Proposal 6), (vii) and the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (Proposal 7). Each of the proposals is described in more detail in the proxy statement the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2022. The results of the votes are set forth below.
Proposal 1
The shareholders voted in favor of the election of the following director nominees as directors for a term of office expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and, in each case, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
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Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
James Hamilton | 1,741,308 | 53,541 | 7,275 | 1,780,801 |
Brett Jackson | 1,735,904 | 51,001 | 15,219 | 1,780,801 |
Hila Karah | 1,731,885 | 54,649 | 15,590 | 1,780,801 |
Cary Davis | 1,738,700 | 55,649 | 15,590 | 1,780,801 |
David Earhart | 1,738,106 | 56,719 | 7,299 | 1,780,801 |
Lauren Zletz | 1,731,356 | 63,173 | 7,595 | 1,780,801 |
Proposal 2
The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. As required by Israeli law, this proposal was approved by shareholders holding a majority of the Ordinary Shares voted on such proposals (excluding abstentions) who affirmatively confirmed that they did not have a personal interest in proposal 2.
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
1,785,964 | 82,668 | 9,223 | 1,780,801 |
Proposal 3
The shareholders approved the Company’s amended Executive Compensation Policy and compensation for Non-Employee Directors. As required by Israeli law, this proposal was approved by shareholders holding a majority of the Ordinary Shares voted on such proposals (excluding abstentions) who affirmatively confirmed that they did not have a personal interest in Proposal 3.
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
1,786,080 | 56,480 | 11,535 | 1,780,801 |
Proposal 4
The shareholders approved the Amended and Restated 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
1,734,109 | 56,480 | 11,535 | 1,780,801 |
Proposal 5
The shareholders approved the Amended and Restated 2016 Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Plan.
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
1,726,095 | 68,249 | 7,780 | 1,780,801 |
Proposal 6
The shareholders approved and ratified the re-appointment of Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer (a member firm of Ernst & Young Global) as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2022, and for the year commencing January 1, 2023, and until the next annual meeting and its compensation (as approved by the Audit Committee of the Company and the Board).
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
3,492,714 | 8,061 | 82,150 | 0 |
Proposal 7
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
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For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
1,717,652 | 71,680 | 12,792 | 1,780,801 |