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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Coursera, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 23, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the stockholder votes are set forth below.
1. The following individuals were elected to serve as Class II directors of the Company until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Amanda M. Clark |
96,712,091 | 9,535,081 | 23,652,494 | |||||||||
| Christopher D. McCarthy |
105,866,971 | 380,201 | 23,652,494 | |||||||||
| Andrew Y. Ng |
99,538,552 | 6,708,620 | 23,652,494 | |||||||||
2. The compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 54,504,566 | 50,323,207 | 1,419,399 |
3. The frequency of holding an advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis:
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstain | |||
| 104,374,934 | 33,902 | 1,813,130 | 25,206 |
In accordance with the results of the advisory vote, the board of directors of the Company has decided to hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year, until the next non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. An advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers is required to be held at least once every six years.
4. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 was ratified:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 129,232,222 | 385,516 | 281,928 |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: May 25, 2023 | COURSERA, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Alan B. Cardenas | |||||
| Alan B. Cardenas, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||