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): June 15, 2023
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 15, 2023, Duolingo, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock (collectively, the “Common Stock”), representing approximately 95.75% in voting power of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the April 18, 2023 record date, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote, and each share of Class B common stock is entitled to 20 votes and voted together as a single class on each of the proposals described below. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which were described in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023.
Proposal 1 — Election of three Class II directors to hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2026 and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.
| NOMINEE | Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Amy Bohutinsky | 139,148,371 | 11,266,696 | 3,811,891 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gillian Munson | 144,031,471 | 6,383,596 | 3,811,891 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Shelton | 142,436,646 | 7,978,421 | 3,811,891 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2 — Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | ABSTAIN | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 154,146,988 | 5,271 | 74,699 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Based on the foregoing votes, the director nominees were elected and Proposal 2 was approved.
Proposal 3 — Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
| ONE Year | TWO Years | THREE Years | ABSTAIN | |||||||||||||||||
| 150,354,470 | 38,079 | 5,891 | 16,627 | |||||||||||||||||
Based on the foregoing votes, the stockholders approved “One Year” as the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. In light of this result, which is consistent with the Board of Directors' recommendation, the Company has determined to hold an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of our named executive officers each year until such time as the next advisory (non-binding) vote regarding the frequency of advisory (non-binding) votes on the compensation of our named executive officers is submitted to the Company’s stockholders.
No other matters were submitted for stockholder action at the Annual Meeting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DUOLINGO, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: June 21, 2023 | By: | /s/ Matthew Skaruppa | ||||||
Matthew Skaruppa | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||