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
September 9, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
3PAR INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33823 | 77-0510671 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4209 Technology Drive
Fremont, California 94538
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(510) 413-5999
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
3PAR Inc. (“3PAR”) held its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders on September 9, 2010 (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 62,579,227 shares of 3PAR’s common stock outstanding as of July 14, 2010, 55,763,238 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, constituting 89.11% of the outstanding shares 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 Class III Directors. The following nominees were re-elected to serve as Class III directors, each to hold office until 3PAR’s 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or his earlier resignation or removal: |
| Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Mark A. Jung |
49,736,387 | 257,181 | 5,769,670 | |||
| David C. Scott |
49,525,908 | 467,660 | 5,769,670 | |||
| Michael J. Sheridan |
49,735,662 | 257,906 | 5,769,670 |
| 2. | Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 3PAR’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, was ratified based on the following results of voting: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions | ||
| 55,330,898 |
340,278 | 92,062 |
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.
| 3PAR INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 13, 2010 | By: | /S/ DAVID C. SCOTT | ||||
| David C. Scott | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||