Okta: Benjamin Horowitz resigns from board; shareholders elect two directors
Director Benjamin Horowitz resigned from Okta's board, effective at the company's June 24, 2025 annual meeting, and the filing says the departure was not due to any disagreement with the company. The board reduced its size from nine to eight directors. At the meeting, stockholders elected Jeff Epstein and J. Frederic Kerrest as Class II directors, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, approved executive pay on an advisory basis, and backed annual pay votes, which the company plans to hold every year.
Key points
- Benjamin Horowitz's resignation is effective at the June 24, 2025 annual meeting; the board shrinks from nine to eight directors.
- Jeff Epstein received 145,204,230 votes for and 59,429,986 withheld; J. Frederic Kerrest received 200,104,430 for and 4,529,786 withheld.
- Ernst & Young LLP was ratified for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, with 221,179,437 votes for and 2,681,904 against.
- Stockholders preferred one-year intervals for future advisory pay votes (202,166,533 votes), and the company plans to hold them every year.
The filing
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