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 8, 2017
Commission File Number: 0-24260
Amedisys, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 11-3131700 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer | |
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
3854 American Way, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(225) 292-2031 or (800) 467-2662
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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. |
Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, June 8, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals. A brief description of and tabulation of votes for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following nine directors for a term of one year. There were 1,924,511 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| Nominee |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| Linda J. Hall, PhD |
29,873,285 | 163,099 | ||||||
| Julie D. Klapstein Paul B. Kusserow |
|
29,872,547 29,907,671 |
|
|
163,837 128,713 |
| ||
| Richard A. Lechleiter |
29,828,584 | 207,800 | ||||||
| Jake L. Netterville |
29,752,602 | 283,782 | ||||||
| Bruce D. Perkins |
29,872,727 | 163,657 | ||||||
| Jeffrey A. Rideout, MD |
29,873,267 | 163,117 | ||||||
| Donald A. Washburn |
29,377,529 | 658,855 | ||||||
| Nathaniel M. Zilkha |
23,661,294 | 6,375,090 | ||||||
Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 31,473,521 |
455,120 | 32,254 |
Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. There were 1,924,511 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 28,875,091 |
1,095,554 | 65,739 |
Proposal 4. The Company’s stockholders expressed their preference to conduct future advisory votes on executive compensation every year. Consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting and the vote of the stockholders at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors has determined to include an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation in the Company’s proxy materials every year. This policy will remain in effect until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation.
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstain | |||
| 24,780,486 |
4,912 | 5,235,603 | 15,383 |
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.
| AMEDISYS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul B. Kusserow | |
| Paul B. Kusserow | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| DATE: June 13, 2017 | ||