8-K

 

 

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): May 14, 2018

 

 

eBay Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37713   77-0430924
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2025 Hamilton Avenue

San Jose, CA 95125

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 376-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On May 14, 2018, the board of directors (the “Board”) of eBay Inc. (the “Company”) adopted amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended, the “Bylaws”), effective immediately, (i) to modify a restriction on the right of stockholders, in accordance with the Bylaws, to require the calling of a special meeting of stockholders (a “Special Meeting”) where the Board calls an annual or special meeting of stockholders to be held within sixty (60) days after the request for a Special Meeting (the “Special Meeting Request”) is delivered to the Secretary of the Company (the “Delivery Date”) in which an item of business that is identical or substantially similar to the item of business stated in the Special Meeting Request (a “Similar Item”) is to be presented, so that such restriction shall apply only where the Board has already called such annual or special meeting of stockholders at the time of the Delivery Date; and (ii) to reduce the following periods during which stockholders may not require the calling of a Special Meeting: (x) from ninety (90) days prior to the first anniversary of the immediately preceding annual meeting and ending on the date of the next annual meeting to sixty (60) days prior to the first anniversary of the immediately preceding annual meeting and ending on the date of the next annual meeting; and (y) from one hundred twenty (120) days from any meeting of stockholders where a Similar Item (including the election of directors, with respect to all items of business involving the election or removal of directors) was presented to seventy-five (75) days from any meeting of stockholders where such a Similar Item was presented.

The foregoing general description of the amendment of the Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amendment, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.		   

Description

3.1    Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective May 14, 2018.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    eBay Inc.
Date: May 15, 2018     By:  

/s/ Marie Oh Huber

      Name:   Marie Oh Huber
      Title:   Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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