UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 26, 2011 (May 25, 2011)
EMDEON INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  001-34435
(Commission File Number)
  20-5799664
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
3055 Lebanon Pike, Suite 1000
Nashville, TN

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  37214
(Zip Code)
(615) 932-3000
(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.
     Emdeon Inc. (“Emdeon”) held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 25, 2011. Emdeon’s stockholders voted upon and approved each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting which are described in detail in Emdeon’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2011 (the “Proxy Statement”). Holders of 113,513,968 shares of Emdeon’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a single class for purposes of the Annual Meeting, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
     The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to Emdeon’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
    Proposal 1: To elect nine directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
                         
            Withheld/        
Director   For     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
George I. Lazenby, IV
    111,258,689       493,914       1,761,365  
Tracy L. Bahl
    94,618,188       17,134,415       1,761,365  
Dinyar S. Devitre
    111,247,266       505,337       1,761,365  
Mark F. Dzialga
    111,070,527       682,076       1,761,365  
Philip U. Hammarskjold
    111,123,391       629,212       1,761,365  
Jim D. Kever
    111,247,566       505,037       1,761,365  
Jonathan C. Korngold
    94,312,986       17,439,617       1,761,365  
Philip M. Pead
    111,173,055       579,548       1,761,365  
Allen R. Thorpe
    111,048,192       704,411       1,761,365  
    Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Emdeon’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.
         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
113,471,435
  35,128   7,405
    Proposal 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation for Emdeon’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
111,238,290   307,177   207,136   1,761,365
    Proposal 4: To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency Emdeon should seek an advisory vote on the executive compensation for Emdeon’s named executive officers.
                 
1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
23,072,985   442,675   86,674,516   705,639   1,761,365

 


 

     Following the Annual Meeting, Emdeon’s Board of Directors determined that Emdeon will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every three (3) years. A stockholder vote on the frequency of the vote to approve executive compensation is required to be held at least once every six years.

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  EMDEON INC.
 
 
Date: May 26, 2011  By:   /s/ Gregory T. Stevens    
    Name:   Gregory T. Stevens   
    Title:   Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary