8-K

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 7, 2019

Commission File Number: 0-24260

LOGO

Amedisys, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware		11-3131700
(State or other jurisdiction		(IRS Employer
of 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	AMED	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

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. ☐

SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Amedisys, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, June 7, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three 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 seven directors for a term of one year. There were 1,709,902 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.


Nominee	For		Withheld
Julie D. Klapstein		27,402,198		493,543
Paul B. Kusserow		27,723,903		171,838
Richard A. Lechleiter		27,280,166		615,575
Jake L. Netterville		27,085,716		810,025
Bruce D. Perkins		27,422,642		473,099
Jeffrey A. Rideout, MD		27,422,092		473,649
Donald A. Washburn		27,122,627		773,114

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, 2019. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.


For	Against	Abstain
29,370,632	224,480	10,531

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 1,709,902 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.


For	Against	Abstain
27,118,941	750,435	26,365

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, 2019