0000704415-13-000017.txt : 20130530 0000704415-13-000017.hdr.sgml : 20130530 20130530152402 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000704415-13-000017 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130530 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20130530 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130530 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEALTHWAYS, INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000704415 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISC HEALTH & ALLIED SERVICES, NEC [8090] IRS NUMBER: 621117144 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19364 FILM NUMBER: 13881490 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 COOL SPRINGS BOULEVARD CITY: FRANKLIN STATE: TN ZIP: 37067 BUSINESS PHONE: 6156144929 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 COOL SPRINGS BOULEVARD CITY: FRANKLIN STATE: TN ZIP: 37067 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN HEALTHWAYS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000322 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN HEALTHCORP INC /DE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940211 8-K 1 form8-k_053013.htm HEALTHWAYS, INC. FORM 8-K form8-k_053013.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):  May 30, 2013

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)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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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. (the “Company”) was held on May 30, 2013.
 
 
(b)           The following proposals were voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
 
      
 
(i)
Nominations to elect Ben R. Leedle, Jr., Alison Taunton-Rigby, and Donato Tramuto as Directors of the Company. The results of the election of the above-mentioned nominees were as follows:

   
For
        
Withheld
Ben R. Leedle, Jr.
  
27,432,624
        
1,225,526
Alison Taunton-Rigby
  
21,084,320
        
7,573,830
Donato Tramuto
  
27,839,935
        
818,215


 
(ii)
To consider and act upon an advisory vote to approve executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:

For
      
Against
      
Abstain from Voting
8,612,668
      
19,017,043
      
1,028,439


 
 
(iii)
Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013. The voting results were as follows:

For
      
Against
      
Abstain from Voting
29,651,257
      
1,670,062
      
2,513


 
 
(iv)
To consider and act upon a proposal regarding declassification of the Company’s Board of Directors.  The voting results were as follows:

For
      
Against
      
Abstain from Voting
28,624,767
      
23,200
      
10,183


 






 
 
 
 
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/ Alfred Lumsdaine
   
Alfred Lumsdaine
   
          Chief Financial Officer

Date:  May 30, 2013