UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

August 16, 2024

 

YANDEX N.V.

 

Schiphol Boulevard 165

1118 BG, Schiphol, the Netherlands.

Tel: +31 202 066 970

(Address, Including ZIP Code, and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x        Form 40-F ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K is a press release dated August 16, 2024, announcing the results of the matters proposed at the Yandex N.V. (the “Company”) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, including the approval of the change of the Company’s name to Nebius Group N.V.

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

99.1   Press release dated August 16, 2024, announcing the results of the matters proposed at the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

 

 

 

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.

 

  YANDEX N.V.
     
     
Date: August 16, 2024 By: /s/ John Boynton
    John Boynton
    Chairman of the Board

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

Nebius Group N.V. announces results of its Annual General meeting

 

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands — August 16, 2024 — Nebius Group N.V. (formerly known as Yandex N.V.) (NASDAQ: YNDX, to be changed to NBIS) (the “Company”), the Dutch parent company of the Nebius Group, today announced that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the “AGM”), held on August 15, 2024, have been approved. The Company is also pleased to announce that the legal name of the Company is now Nebius Group N.V.

 

The total number of Class A shares eligible to vote at the AGM was 163,297,882, with a total of 163,297,882 voting rights; the total number of Class B shares eligible to vote at the AGM was 35,698,674, with a total of 356,986,740 voting rights. Each Class A share carries one vote; each Class B share carries ten votes. The Class A shares and Class B shares voted together as a single class on all matters at the AGM.

 

Results of the AGM

 

Below are the results of each proposal presented to the AGM:

 

Item 1: Extension of term to prepare 2023 Accounts

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  387,208,792   151,729   124,556  

 

Item 2: Adoption of the 2023 Accounts

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  386,706,734   139,898   638,445  

 

Item 3: Discharge of the Board for liabilities to the Company

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  386,603,543   236,732   644,802  

 

Item 4: Appointment of Arkady Volozh as an Executive Director

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  384,493,403   2,821,969   169,705  

 

Item 5: Appointment of Ophir Nave as an Executive Director

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  384,219,644   2,053,507   1,211,926  

 

 

 

 

Item 6: Appointment of Elena Bunina as a Non-Executive Director

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  378,428,999   8,906,034   150,044  

 

Item 7: Appointment of Esther Dyson as a Non-Executive Director

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  378,148,356   8,851,898   484,823  

 

Item 8: Appointment of Kira Radinsky as a Non-Executive Director

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  385,725,783   201,151   1,558,143  

 

Item 9: Amendment of the terms of the continuing Directors

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  387,167,843   165,173   152,061  

 

Item 10: Approval of remuneration of the continuing Directors

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  371,305,569   14,620,218   1,559,290  

 

Item 11: Amendment of Articles regarding change of Company name

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  387,247,802   111,693   125,582  

 

Item 12: Amendment of the Equity Incentive Plan

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  374,104,589   12,162,560   1,217,928  

 

Item 13: Appointment of Auditors

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  387,230,699   126,535   127,843  

 

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Item 14: Authorization of the Board of Directors to repurchase Class A shares

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  374,943,290   12,421,461   120,326  

 

Item 15: Designation of the Board of Directors as the competent body to issue from time to time Class A Shares up to an additional 20% of the issued share capital (excluding Class C Shares) of the Company for a period of five years from the AGM Date:

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  373,160,962   14,193,036   131,079  

 

Item 16: Designation of the Board of Directors as the competent body to exclude pre-emptive rights of the existing shareholders in respect of the issue of Class A Shares for a period of five years from the AGM Date:

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  368,249,339   19,105,944   129,794  

 

Item 17: Authorization of the Board of Directors to cancel certain Class A Shares, the number of which to be determined by the Board of Directors:

 

  Number of Votes
For		   Number of Votes
Against		   Number of Votes
Abstained		  
  387,197,210   152,807   135,060  

 

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For further information, please visit http://nebius.group or contact:

 

Nebius Group N.V.

 

Investor Relations
askIR@nebius.com

 

Media Relations
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