LendingClub Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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| CURRENT REPORT | ||
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 3, 2025
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Commission File Number: 001-36771
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 415 930-7440
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | |||||||
On June 3, 2025, LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”) convened its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 83,869,259 shares of common stock, representing 73.44% of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of April 7, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, and constituting a quorum for the transaction of business.
The stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:
1.The election of Stephen Cutler, John C. (Hans) Morris, Erin Selleck and Janey Whiteside as Class II directors each to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
2.The approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement.
3.The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
4.The approval of a management proposal to amend and restate the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to phase in the declassification of the Company’s Board of Directors.
5.The approval of a management proposal to amend and restate the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to remove the supermajority voting requirements to amend the Company’s governing documents.
For more information about the proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement dated April 23, 2025. The final results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
1.Election of Directors
| Nominees - Class II Directors | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Cutler | 66,355,182 | 410,538 | 74,742 | 17,028,797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John C. (Hans) Morris | 65,095,269 | 1,673,467 | 71,726 | 17,028,797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erin Selleck | 66,351,816 | 416,643 | 72,003 | 17,028,797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Janey Whiteside | 65,828,901 | 912,550 | 99,011 | 17,028,797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on the votes set forth above, each Class II director nominee was elected to serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
2.Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 63,648,506 | 3,104,010 | 87,946 | 17,028,797 | |||||||||||||||||
Based on the votes set forth above, the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement was approved.
3.Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 83,418,126 | 348,861 | 102,272 | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
Based on the votes set forth above, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 was approved.
4.Management Proposal to Amend and Restate the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Declassification)
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 66,224,964 | 499,374 | 116,124 | 17,028,797 | |||||||||||||||||
Under the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, this proposal required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of all outstanding shares of the Company’s stock to pass. Based on the votes set forth above, the management proposal to amend and restate the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to phase in the declassification of the Company’s Board of Directors was not approved.
5.Management Proposal to Amend and Restate the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Supermajority Voting)
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 66,194,890 | 530,210 | 115,362 | 17,028,797 | |||||||||||||||||
Under the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, this proposal required the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of all outstanding shares of the Company’s stock to pass. Based on the votes set forth above, the management proposal to amend and restate the Company’s Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to remove the supermajority voting requirements to amend the Company’s governing documents was not approved.
SIGNATURE(S)
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.
| LendingClub Corporation | |||||||||||
| Date: | June 5, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jordan Cheng | ||||||||
| Jordan Cheng | |||||||||||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||
| (duly authorized officer) | |||||||||||