Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 4, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to consider and vote on whether to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated May 11, 2022, by and among the Company, Switch, Ltd., a Nevada limited liability company (“Company Ltd.”), Sunshine Merger Sub, Ltd., a Nevada limited liability company and a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Company Merger Sub”), Sunshine Bidco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Sunshine Parent Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Parent Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, among other matters and on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Parent Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and Company Merger Sub will be merged with and into Company Ltd., with Company Ltd. continuing as the surviving limited liability company.
As of June 15, 2022, the record date of the Special Meeting, there were 150,767,439 shares of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Company Class A Common Stock”), and 94,131,279 shares of Class B common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Company Class B Common Stock”), outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, a total of 113,331,074 shares of Company Class A Common Stock, representing approximately 75% of the outstanding shares of Company Class A Common Stock entitled to vote and a total of 90,508,540 shares of Company Class B Common Stock, representing approximately 96% of the outstanding shares of Company Class B Common Stock entitled to vote, were present in person or represented by proxy, constituting a quorum to conduct business.
At the Special Meeting, Company stockholders considered two proposals, which are described in more detail in a definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2022, as supplemented on July 25, 2022 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final results regarding the proposals are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1: Approval of the Merger Proposal
The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to approve the merger (the “Merger”) of Parent Merger Sub with and into Switch pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Proposal”). Approval of the Merger Proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock entitled to be cast on the matter, each voting separately. The voting results for the Merger Proposal were as follows:
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| Class A Common Stock | 113,260,510 | 47,347 | 23,217 | — |
| Class B Common Stock | 90,008,540 | 500,000 | — | — |
Proposal No. 2: Approval of the Compensation Proposal
The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger and the merger of Company Merger Sub with and into Company Ltd. (the “Compensation Proposal”). Approval of the Compensation Proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter. The voting results for the Compensation Proposal were as follows:
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock | 153,487,797 | 41,507,927 | 8,843,890 | — |
Adjournment of the Special Meeting (Proposal No. 3) was deemed not necessary because there were sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Merger Proposal.