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): May 22, 2024

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-36859

47-2989869

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

Identification No.)

2211 North First Street

San Jose, CA 95131

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 967-1000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share

PYPL

NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") held on May 22, 2024 (the "Annual Meeting"), the stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors, approved the amendment and restatement of the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the "2015 Plan" and, as amended and restated, the "Amended Equity Plan"). The Amended Equity Plan increased the number of shares of common stock of the Company (the "Shares") reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan by an additional 20 million Shares.

A summary of the Amended Equity Plan was also included as part of Proposal 3 in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2024 (the "Proxy Statement"). The summary of the Amended Equity Plan provided herein and that contained in the Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Equity Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders:

  1. Elected the 11 director nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement to serve as directors until the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified;

  2. Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers;

  3. Approved the amendment and restatement of the 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan;

  4. Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2024;

  5. Did not approve the stockholder proposal titled "Report on Respecting Workforce Civil Liberties"; and

  6. Did not approve the stockholder proposal titled "Bylaw Amendment: Stockholder Approval of Director Compensation."

Set forth below are the voting results for each matter presented at the Annual Meeting. Percentages provided are based on the votes used to determine the results for such proposal under the applicable approval standard disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors:

Director Nominees

Votes For

% For

Votes Against

% Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Rodney C. Adkins

571,257,375

88.97%

70,808,686

11.03 %

3,909,434

138,852,386

Alex Chriss

636,122,518

98.78%

7,854,860

1.22 %

1,998,117

138,852,386

Jonathan Christodoro

587,653,511

91.53%

54,393,951

8.47 %

3,928,033

138,852,386

John J. Donahoe

614,297,661

95.39%

29,689,836

4.61 %

1,987,998

138,852,386

David W. Dorman

569,457,692

88.70%

72,572,545

11.30 %

3,945,258

138,852,386

Enrique Lores

635,015,086

98.84%

7,464,597

1.16 %

3,495,812

138,852,386

Gail J. McGovern

570,711,556

88.82%

71,832,388

11.18 %

3,431,551

138,852,386

Deborah M. Messemer

631,573,102

98.29%

10,988,019

1.71 %

3,414,374

138,852,386

David M. Moffett

631,053,021

98.22%

11,438,986

1.78 %

3,483,488

138,852,386

Ann M. Sarnoff

638,242,250

99.33%

4,312,495

0.67 %

3,420,750

138,852,386

Frank D. Yeary

634,494,024

98.75%

7,999,192

1.25 %

3,482,279

138,852,386

Each of the 11 nominees was elected to the Board, each to hold office until the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation:

Votes For

536,353,845

83.03 %

Votes Against

106,637,856

16.51 %

Abstentions

2,983,794

0.46 %

Broker Non-Votes

138,852,386

The proposal was approved.

Proposal 3: Approval of the PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as Amended and Restated:

Votes For

414,711,919

64.20 %

Votes Against

228,999,503

35.45 %

Abstentions

2,264,073

0.35 %

Broker Non-Votes

138,852,386

The proposal was approved.

Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Independent Auditor for 2024:

Votes For

735,675,950

93.74 %

Votes Against

45,791,114

5.83 %

Abstentions Broker Non-Votes

3,360,817

n/a

0.43 %

The appointment was ratified.

Proposal 5: Stockholder Proposal: Report on Respecting Workforce Civil Liberties:

Votes For

13,675,127

2.12 %

Votes Against

624,402,917

96.66 %

Abstentions

7,897,451

1.22 %

Broker Non-Votes

138,852,386

The proposal was not approved.

Proposal 6: Stockholder Proposal: Bylaw Amendment: Stockholder Approval of Director Compensation:

Votes For

19,539,639

3.02 %

Votes Against

620,969,994

96.13 %

Abstentions

5,465,862

0.85 %

Broker Non-Votes

138,852,386

The proposal was not approved.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Exhibit Title or Description

10.1 PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2015 Incentive Award Plan, as Amended and Restated

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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.

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: May 28, 2024 /s/ Brian Y. Yamasaki

Name: Brian Y. Yamasaki

Title: Vice President, Corporate Legal and Secretary

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