8x8 Inc. Reports 2026 Annual Meeting Vote Results

What Happened
8x8, Inc. filed an 8-K reporting the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held virtually on August 3, 2026. A quorum was present: 141,782,325 shares were entitled to vote and 113,553,670 shares were voted. All eight director nominees (Jaswinder Pal Singh, Monique Bonner, Andrew Burton, Todd Ford, Alison Gleeson, John Pagliuca, Elizabeth Theophille and Samuel Wilson) were elected. Stockholders also approved an advisory vote on executive compensation, ratified Grant Thornton LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2027, and approved an amendment to increase the Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Incentive Plan by 8,338,000 shares.

Key Details

• Shares entitled to vote: 141,782,325; shares voted: 113,553,670. Broker non-votes: 25,470,822.
• Directors elected (examples of vote totals): Jaswinder Pal Singh — For: 79,583,180; Withheld: 8,499,668. Other nominees received between ~79.5M and ~87.1M "For" votes; all were elected.
• Advisory vote on executive compensation: For 85,481,353; Against 2,383,751; Abstain 217,744 (approved on an advisory basis).
• Auditor ratification: Grant Thornton LLP ratified — For 112,266,764; Against 529,978; Abstain 756,928.
• Equity plan increase approved: Amendment to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan to add 8,338,000 shares passed — For 79,479,534; Against 8,562,761; Abstain 40,553.

Why It Matters
These outcomes confirm board continuity (all eight nominees re-elected) and shareholder support for executive pay, the company’s auditor, and a meaningful increase in shares available for equity compensation. The approved 8,338,000-share increase to the equity incentive plan can affect future dilution and the company’s ability to grant stock-based awards to employees and executives. Ratification of the auditor and the advisory say-on-pay vote are routine governance matters that investors monitor for signals about oversight and alignment with shareholders.