8-K 1 form8-k_060310.htm HEALTHWAYS, INC. FORM 8-K form8-k_060310.htm

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):  June 3, 2010 (May 28, 2010)

HEALTHWAYS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
000-19364
  
62-1117144
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

701 Cool Springs Boulevard
Franklin, Tennessee
  
 
37067
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

 
  
(615) 614-4929 
    
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                                       
          
 
  
 
    
(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 
(a)           The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Healthways, Inc. was held on May 28, 2010.
(b)           The following proposals were voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 
(i)
Nominations to elect William C. O'Neil, Jr., Ben R. Leedle, Jr., and Alison Taunton-Rigby as Directors of the Company. The results of the election of the above-mentioned nominees were as follows:

   
For
        
Withheld
  
William C. O'Neil, Jr.
  
21,768,762
        
7,246,492
  
Ben R. Leedle, Jr.
  
21,807,749
        
7,207,505
  
Alison Taunton-Rigby
  
23,165,791
        
5,849,463
  

 
(ii)
To amend and restate the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the aggregate number of authorized shares available under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan by 2,000,000 shares and to correspondingly increase the number of awards that are permitted to be “full value awards” (meaning all awards other than stock options or stock appreciation rights) by 1,000,000.  The voting results were as follows:

For
      
Against
      
Abstain from Voting
  
14,609,841
      
14,396,003
      
9,410
  

 
(iii)
Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010. The voting results were as follows:

For
      
Against
      
Abstain from Voting
  
29,831,987
      
1,596,023
      
3,930
  

 
 
 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
HEALTHWAYS, INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Mary A. Chaput
   
Mary A. Chaput
   
Chief Financial Officer

Date:  June 3, 2010