8-K
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 31, 2012
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VMWARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-33622
(Commission File Number)
94-3292913
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
94304
(Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 427-5000
N/A
(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.

VMware, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 31, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders: (1) elected the two Class II, Group I director nominees to each serve a three-year term expiring at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers and (3) ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

The results of the voting for each of the above proposals is as follows:

1.
Election of Class II, Group I directors:
 
Class
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Class II, Group I:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michael W. Brown
Class B
 
300,000,000

 
0
 
0
 
0
Dennis D. Powell
Class B
 
300,000,000

 
0
 
0
 
0

2.
Non-Binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers:
Class
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Class A
101,957,955

 
816,744

 
54,372

 
19,587,159

Class B
3,000,000,000

 
0

 
0

 
0


3.
Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:
Class
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Class A
120,944,097

 
1,361,750

 
110,383

 
0
Class B
3,000,000,000

 
0

 
0

 
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.

Date: June 4, 2012

VMware, Inc.
By:
/s/ S. Dawn Smith
 
S. Dawn Smith
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary