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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 6, 2020

 

Perrigo Company plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission file number 001-36353

Ireland

 

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

The Sharp Building, Hogan Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

 

D02 TY74

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

+353 1 7094000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Ordinary shares

 

PRGO

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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.  

 

 


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

At the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 6, 2020, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters:

1. Election of nine directors of the Company:

Nominee

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Bradley A. Alford

   

115,455,309

     

1,728,526

     

95,192

     

3,170,993

 

Rolf A. Classon

   

111,808,760

     

5,411,150

     

59,062

     

3,171,048

 

Adriana Karaboutis

   

111,229,240

     

5,872,857

     

176,915

     

3,171,008

 

Murray S. Kessler

   

112,620,084

     

4,632,779

     

26,094

     

3,171,063

 

Jeffrey B. Kindler

   

106,186,838

     

10,995,536

     

96,659

     

3,170,987

 

Erica L. Mann

   

115,992,274

     

1,230,988

     

55,772

     

3,170,986

 

Donal O’Connor

   

116,727,648

     

456,749

     

94,582

     

3,171,041

 

Geoffrey M. Parker

   

100,543,402

     

16,639,430

     

96,200

     

3,170,988

 

Theodore R. Samuels

   

112,016,286

     

5,165,954

     

96,795

     

3,170,985

 

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2020 and authorization of the Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to fix the remuneration of the auditor:

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

116,291,468

 

3,506,688

 

68,543

 

0

3. Advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation:

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

104,222,060

 

12,940,019

 

116,962

 

3,170,979

4. Renewal of the Board of Directors’ authority to issue shares under Irish law:

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

115,490,369

 

4,872,298

 

87,340

 

0

5. Renewal of the Board of Directors’ authority to opt-out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law:

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

116,084,202

 

4,268,685

 

97,133

 

0


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.

 

 

(Registrant)

         

 

 

PERRIGO COMPANY PLC

             

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Todd W. Kingma

Dated: May 8, 2020

 

 

 

Todd W. Kingma

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary