Form 8-K

8-K — PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA

Accession: 0001552781-26-000319

Filed: 2026-05-11

Period: 2026-05-07

CIK: 0000876167

SIC: 7372 (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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

May 7, 2026

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

____________________

Progress Software Corporation

PROGRESS

SOFTWARE CORP /MA

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-19417

04-2746201

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission file number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

15 Wayside Road, Suite 400, Burlington, Massachusetts

01803

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(781) 280-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last

report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8−K filing is

intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

PRGS

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company

as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant

has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant

to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

On May 7, 2026, Progress Software Corporation (the “Company”)

held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted

on the matters disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

on, and distributed to its stockholders commencing on or about, March 25, 2026, in connection with the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy

Statement”). Set forth below are the final voting results for the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

(1) The election of nine members to the Board of Directors of the Company, to serve

until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;

(2) The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s

named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement;

(3) The approval of an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance

under the Company’s 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated;

(4) The approval of an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance

under the Company’s 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated; and

(5) The ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s

independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026.

The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented

to the stockholders:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors:

Total Vote

For

Each Director

Total Vote

Withheld From

Each Director

Broker Non-Votes

Paul T. Dacier

31,169,530

2,038,865

3,894,436

John R. Egan

31,124,676

2,083,719

3,894,436

Rainer Gawlick

32,295,438

912,957

3,894,436

Yogesh K. Gupta

31,990,304

1,218,091

3,894,436

Charles F. Kane

31,255,597

1,952,798

3,894,436

Samskriti Y. King

32,290,374

918,021

3,894,436

David A. Krall

31,407,753

1,800,642

3,894,436

Angela T. Tucci

32,301,276

907,119

3,894,436

Vivian M. Vitale

31,582,806

1,625,589

3,894,436

Proposal 2 – Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s

named executive officers:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

31,236,329

1,956,233

15,833

3,894,436

Proposal 3 – Approval of an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance

under the Company’s 2008 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

30,766,625

2,421,416

20,354

3,894,436

Proposal 4 – Approval of an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance

under the Company’s 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

33,065,101

137,046

6,248

3,894,436

Proposal 5 – Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s

independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026:

For

Against

Abstain

36,258,725

794,673

49,433

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.

Progress Software Corporation

Date: May 11, 2026

By:

/s/ YUFAN STEPHANIE WANG

YuFan Stephanie Wang

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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