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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2010
ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-16407   13-4151777
(State or other   (Commission   (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of   File Number)   Identification No.)
incorporation)        
345 East Main Street
Warsaw, Indiana 46580

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (574) 267-6131
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 3, 2010. Stockholders elected eight (8) directors for one-year terms ending at the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders (Proposal 1) and ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010 (Proposal 2). The vote tabulation for each proposal follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
                                 
                            Broker
Nominee   For   Against   Abstained   Non-Votes
Betsy J. Bernard
    140,152,869       2,608,164       182,754       21,952,370  
Marc N. Casper
    135,147,996       7,605,756       190,035       21,952,370  
David C. Dvorak
    141,394,960       1,354,124       194,703       21,952,370  
Larry C. Glasscock
    140,115,712       2,641,244       186,831       21,952,370  
Robert A. Hagemann
    141,434,336       1,321,871       187,580       21,952,370  
Arthur J. Higgins
    140,107,450       2,647,413       188,924       21,952,370  
John L. McGoldrick
    140,081,989       2,672,527       189,271       21,952,370  
Cecil B. Pickett, Ph.D.
    140,164,412       2,625,347       154,028       21,952,370  
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
         
For:
    163,259,418  
Against:
    1,394,880  
Abstained:
    241,859  
Broker Non-Votes:
    0  

 


 

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.
Date: May 5, 2010
             
    ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Chad F. Phipps    
 
  Name:  
 
Chad F. Phipps
   
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary