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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 23, 2018

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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (“PayPal” or the “Company”) held on May 23, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, approved: (a) 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”), and (b) the amendment and restatement of the PayPal Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP” and, as amended and restated, the “Amended ESPP”).

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 37 million Shares. The Amended Equity Plan also (i) takes into account the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the impact on Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) revised the minimum vesting provision to reflect that no portion of any awards granted under the 2015 Plan following the Annual Meeting shall vest before the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, with certain limited exceptions (the previous minimum vesting provision applied only to full value awards and allowed awards to become vested on one or more vesting dates over a period of not less than three years, or in the case of vesting based on attainment of performance based objectives, over a period of not less than one year measured from the commencement of the period over which performance is evaluated), (iii) revised the 2015 Plan to provide that dividend payments may not be made prior to vesting for all award types, (iv) revised the definition of “Effective Date” under the 2015 Plan to be the date the 2015 Plan was last approved by the Company’s stockholders, and (v) revised various other provisions related to the administration and interpretation of the 2015 Plan.

The Amended ESPP increased the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP by 50 million Shares. The amendment and restatement of the ESPP also included other administrative, clarifying, and conforming changes.

Summaries of the Amended Equity Plan and the Amended ESPP were also included as part of Proposal 3 and Proposal 4, respectively, in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”). The summaries of the Amended Equity Plan and the Amended ESPP provided herein and those contained in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Equity Plan and the Amended ESPP, which are respectively filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.


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

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders:

1.
Elected the 11 director nominees proposed by the Company to serve as directors until the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been elected and qualified;
2.
Approved the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation;
3.
Approved the PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan;
4.
Approved the PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan;
5.
Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2018;
6.
Did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding stockholder proxy access enhancement;
7.
Did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding political transparency; and
8.
Did not approve the stockholder proposal regarding human and indigenous peoples’ rights.


Set forth below with respect to each such matter, are the number of votes cast for or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes.

1. Election of Directors.






Director Name
Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

Rodney C. Adkins
867,089,160

51,435,596

549,822

126,550,356

Wences Casares
912,956,968

5,570,388

547,222

126,550,356

Jonathan Christodoro
912,813,050

5,708,793

552,735

126,550,356

John J. Donahoe
816,354,432

101,011,503

1,708,643

126,550,356

David W. Dorman
904,859,900

13,669,908

544,770

126,550,356

Belinda J. Johnson
917,696,560

889,866

488,152

126,550,356

Gail J. McGovern
905,834,875

12,751,159

488,544

126,550,356

David M. Moffett
916,551,320

1,972,228

551,030

126,550,356

Ann M. Sarnoff
916,485,189

905,172

1,684,217

126,550,356

Daniel H. Schulman
895,274,459

23,267,206

532,913

126,550,356

Frank D. Yeary
917,425,881

1,098,554

550,143

126,550,356



2. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
811,609,884
106,638,027
826,667
126,550,356


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

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
792,458,444
125,864,223
751,911
126,550,356

4. Approval of the PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
905,856,576
12,679,943
538,059
126,550,356


5. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
1,033,561,364
11,025,744
1,037,826


6. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Stockholder Proxy Access Enhancement.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
228,876,480
687,341,847
2,856,251
126,550,356


7. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Political Transparency.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
220,761,170
676,958,450
21,354,958
126,550,356







8. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Human and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights.

Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
53,142,149
843,558,598
22,373,831
126,550,356


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this report:
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Award Plan
 
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan







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 25, 2018
/s/ Brian Y. Yamasaki
 
Name: Brian Y. Yamasaki
 
Title: Vice President, Corporate Legal and Secretary