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, 2011
Accretive Health, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   001-34746   02-0698101
         
(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
401 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2700,    
Chicago, Illinois
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  60611
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 324-7820
 
(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.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of Accretive Health, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 3, 2011, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, with the following results:
1. The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors as Class I directors for terms expiring at the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.
                         
    For     Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
Mary A. Tolan
    74,683,304       188,577       15,132,957  
J. Michael Cline
    72,831,926       2,039,955       15,132,957  
Denis J. Nayden
    74,681,161       190,720       15,132,957  
Following the annual meeting, Edgar M. Bronfman, Jr., Steven N. Kaplan and George P. Shultz, having terms expiring in 2012, and Stanley N. Logan, Arthur H. Spiegel, III and Mark A. Wolfson, having terms expiring in 2013, continued in office.
2. A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.
                 
For:
    74,747,797          
Against:
    115,164          
Abstain:
    8,920          
Broker Non-Votes:
    15,132,957          
3. The stockholders recommended, in a non-binding, advisory vote, that future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers be held every three years.
                 
Every 1 Year:
    15,281,604          
Every 2 Years:
    4,830,774          
Every 3 Years:
    54,753,791          
Abstain:
    5,712          
Broker Non-Votes:
    15,132,957          
After taking into consideration the foregoing voting results and the Board’s prior recommendation in favor of a triennial advisory stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, the Board intends to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every three years.
4. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified.
                 
For:
    89,840,863          
Against:
    162,272          
Abstain:
    1,703          

 


 

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.
         
  ACCRETIVE HEALTH, INC.
 
 
Date: June 7, 2011  By:   /s/ John T. Staton    
    John T. Staton   
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer