Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Notice of Resignation of Executive Officer
On June 12, 2022, Matthew Hillman, EVP University Partnerships, informed Zovio
Inc (the "Company" or "our") of his decision to resign from his employment
effective immediately.
Cash Bonuses Awarded to Named Executive Officers
On June 13, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors
granted one-time cash bonuses (the "Bonuses") as set forth in the table below to
Kevin S. Royal and John W. Semel, each of whom is listed as a named executive
officer in the Company's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 20, 2022. The Bonuses were granted in accordance with all
applicable Company compensation policies and guidelines and as an
acknowledgement of the significant efforts of Messrs. Royal and Semel in
connection with the Company's previously disclosed disposition of TutorMe, LLC.
Name One-Time Cash Bonus
Kevin S. Royal $108,625
John W. Semel $250,000
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 15, 2022, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
"Annual Meeting"). Of the 34,075,329 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01
per share ("Common Stock") outstanding as of April 22, 2022, holders of
26,095,543 shares of Common Stock were represented, either by attending the
Annual Meeting or by proxy, constituting (i) a quorum under the Company's bylaws
and (ii) approximately 76.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled
to vote. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast with
respect to each such matter are set forth below.
1 - Election of Three Class I Directors. The following nominees were re-elected
by the holders of Common Stock to serve as our Class I directors to hold office
until our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have
been duly elected and qualified:
Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Ron Huberman 16,241,095 2,407,224 7,447,224
John J. Kiely 15,894,644 2,753,675 7,447,224
George P. Pernsteiner 12,475,473 6,172,846 7,447,224
2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 was ratified
based on the following results of voting:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
25,007,656 11,896 1,075,991 -
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