Form 8-K

 

 

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 16, 2012

 

 

VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34480   26-2994223

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

545 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ   07310
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 469-2000

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following proposals were submitted to the holders of Class A common stock of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (the “Company”) for a vote at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 16, 2012:

 

  1. The election of three members of the Board of Directors;

 

  2. The advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“say-on-pay”);

 

  3. The approval of the Verisk Analytics, Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and

 

  4. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2012.

The results of such votes were as follows:

1. The Company’s stockholders elected each of the three nominees to the Board of Directors for a three year term by the following votes:

 

Name of Nominee

   Number of Votes
For
     Number of Votes
Withheld
     Number of Broker
Non-Votes
 

J. Hyatt Brown

     141,056,295         3,497,793         4,308,758   

Glen A. Dell

     141,307,033         3,247,055         4,308,758   

Samuel G. Liss

     130,168,116         14,385,972         4,308,758   

2. The Company’s stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory, non-binding basis by the following votes:

 

Number of Votes For

 

Number of Votes Against

 

Number of Votes Abstaining

 

Number of Broker Non-Votes

130,870,397

  13,206,488   477,203   4,308,758

3. The Company’s stockholders approved the 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by the following votes:

 

Number of Votes For

 

Number of Votes Against

 

Number of Votes Abstaining

 

Number of Broker Non-Votes

143,300,602

  643,259   610,227   4,308,758

4. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2012 by the following votes:

 

Number of Votes For

 

Number of Votes Against

 

Number of Votes Abstaining

 

Number of Broker Non-Votes

147,917,789

  865,622   79,435   0


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.

 

    VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

Date: May 16, 2012

    By:  

/s/ Kenneth E. Thompson

      Name:   Kenneth E. Thompson
      Title:  

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary