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 8, 2025

CALIX, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34674

68-0438710

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File No.)

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

2777 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California

95134

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


(408) 514-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share

CALX

New York Stock Exchange

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). o

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

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Calix, Inc. (the “Company”) on May 8, 2025, the stockholders approved the following proposals, casting their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: To elect three Class III directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and have been qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal:


Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Michael J. Berry	49,452,626	537,448	10,285,736
Christopher J. Bowick	43,250,653	6,739,421	10,285,736
Kira Makagon	46,891,634	3,098,440	10,285,736

Proposal 2: To approve the Fourth Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Award Plan (“2019 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2019 Plan by 4,000,000 shares:


For	Against	Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
32,698,149	17,024,484	267,441	10,285,736

Proposal 3: To approve 1,250,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance for the matching component of the Stock Purchase and Matching Plan, which constitutes an amendment and restatement of the Third Amended and Restated 2017 Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan:


For	Against	Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
40,769,076	8,983,995	237,003	10,285,736

Proposal 4: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:


For	Against	Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
36,919,781	12,744,803	325,490	10,285,736

Proposal 5: To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025:


For	Against	Abstained
59,846,497	98,217	331,096

SIGNATURE

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.

Date:

May 9, 2025

Calix, Inc.

By:

/s/ Doug McNitt

Doug McNitt

EVP, General Counsel

CALIX, INC 8-K