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): November 5, 2012 (November 2, 2012)
Education Management Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Pennsylvania | 001-34466 | 25-1119571 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
210 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 15,222 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 562-0900
N/A |
(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.
Education Management Corporation (the "Company") held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on November 2, 2012 (the "Annual Meeting"). Set forth below are the matters the shareholders voted on and the final voting results.
Item 1 - Election of Directors
Each of the following ten Directors, who were nominated to hold office for a term of one year and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, were elected by the following votes:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
Edward H. West | 109,342,262 | 655,837 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Mick J. Beekhuizen | 109,347,720 | 650,379 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Samuel C. Cowley | 109,631,360 | 366,729 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Adrian M. Jones | 108,479,002 | 1,519,097 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Jeffrey T. Leeds | 108,845,501 | 1,512,598 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
John R. McKernan, Jr. | 109,348,130 | 649,969 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Leo F. Mullin | 108,994,335 | 1,003,764 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Brian A. Napack | 109,207,458 | 790,641 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Todd S. Nelson | 109,337,740 | 660,359 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Paul J. Salem | 108,800,934 | 1,197,165 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Peter O. Wilde | 108,478,902 | 1,519,197 | 1,884,052 | ||||||
Item 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013 was ratified by the following votes:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
111,660,578 | 221,388 | 185 | — | |||
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.
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. DEVITT KRAMER
Name: J. Devitt Kramer
Title: SVP, General Counsel and Secretary
Dated: November 5, 2012