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
| October 4, 2011 |
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
| WEBMD HEALTH CORP. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 0-51547 | 20-2783228 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 111 Eighth Avenue New York, New York 10011 |
| (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
| (212) 624-3700 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
| (Former name or 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 |
At the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of WebMD Health Corp., held on October 4, 2011, stockholders of WebMD: (1) elected the three nominated Class III directors; (2) voted, on an advisory basis, to approve WebMD’s executive compensation; (3) voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on WebMD’s executive compensation every year; and (4) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as WebMD’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal 1 — To elect as Class III directors for a three-year term:
| Jerome C. Keller |
— votes FOR | 42,449,497 | ||||
| — votes withheld | 221,822 | |||||
| — broker non-votes | 10,240,499 | |||||
| Herman Sarkowsky |
— votes FOR | 42,212,839 | ||||
| — votes withheld | 458,480 | |||||
| — broker non-votes | 10,240,499 | |||||
| Martin J. Wygod |
— votes FOR | 42,424,391 | ||||
| — votes withheld | 246,928 | |||||
| — broker non-votes | 10,240,499 | |||||
Proposal 2 — Advisory vote to approve WebMD’s executive compensation (commonly referred to as a “Say-on-Pay Vote”):
| Votes FOR: |
38,523,462 | |||
| Votes AGAINST: |
3,993,418 | |||
| Abstentions: |
154,438 | |||
| Broker non-votes: |
10,240,499 |
Proposal 3 — Advisory vote on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay Votes on WebMD’s executive compensation:
| Every 1 Year: |
40,692,890 | |||
| Every 2 Years: |
90,809 | |||
| Every 3 Years: |
1,757,657 | |||
| Abstentions: |
129,962 | |||
| Broker non-votes: |
10,240,499 |
Proposal 4 — To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm to serve as WebMD’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011:
| Votes FOR: |
52,534,715 | |||
| Votes AGAINST: |
247,762 | |||
| Abstentions: |
129,340 | |||
| Broker non-votes: |
-0- |
Since the result of the voting on Proposal 3 was strongly in favor of holding future Say-on-Pay Votes every year (the same frequency recommended by the Compensation Committee of WebMD’s Board of Directors), the Compensation Committee has determined that WebMD will hold future Say-on-Pay Votes annually until the next required advisory vote by stockholders on the frequency of such Say-on-Pay Votes.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| WEBMD HEALTH CORP. | ||||
| Dated: October 6, 2011 |
By: | /s/ Lewis H. Leicher | ||
| Lewis H. Leicher | ||||
| Senior Vice President | ||||
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