U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C.  20549
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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 09, 2012
 
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EMERITUS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     
Washington
1-14012
91-1605464
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
3131 Elliott Avenue, Suite 500
 
Seattle, Washington 98121
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(206) 298-2909
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of shareholders of Emeritus Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 09, 2012 (the “2012 Annual Meeting”).  At the 2012 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on the following matters with the following voting results:

1.  
Election of three directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) to serve until the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

             
Nominee
 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-vote
Class I
           
H.R. Brereton Barlow
 
37,338,861
 
198,344
 
2,653,036
Stuart Koenig
 
37,337,063
 
200,142
 
2,653,036
Robert E. Marks
 
37,338,559
 
198,646
 
2,653,036

2.  
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-vote
40,165,025
 
24,756
 
460
 
0




 
 

 


 
SIGNATURE
 

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.
 

May 10, 2012
 
EMERITUS CORPORATION
     
 
By:
 /s/ Robert C. Bateman
   
Robert C. Bateman, Executive Vice President—Finance
   
and Chief Financial Officer