UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 2013
Cardinal Health, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ohio | 1-11373 | 31-0958666 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
7000 Cardinal Place, Dublin, Ohio 43017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(614) 757-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Explanatory Note
Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, this Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends and supplements the information reported in Item 5.02(d) to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 29, 2013 (filed September 4, 2013) regarding the election of Patricia A. Hemingway Hall to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Cardinal Health, Inc. (the “Company"). This Current Report on Form 8-K/A also reports new information under Item 5.07 of Form 8-K.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d)
On November 6, 2013, the Board appointed Patricia A. Hemingway Hall to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. As previously disclosed, Ms. Hemingway Hall was elected a director, effective September 12, 2013, by the Board on August 30, 2013.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on November 6, 2013. For more information on the following proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2013 (the "Proxy Statement").
The shareholders elected the 12 nominees to the Board, each to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, and voted as follows:
Director | For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Colleen F. Arnold | 271,604,620 | 485,915 | 514,769 | 25,379,672 | ||||
George S. Barrett | 263,071,597 | 8,576,852 | 956,855 | 25,379,672 | ||||
Glenn A. Britt | 266,955,285 | 5,062,434 | 587,585 | 25,379,672 | ||||
Carrie S. Cox | 269,427,385 | 2,672,729 | 505,190 | 25,379,672 | ||||
Calvin Darden | 271,494,103 | 518,204 | 592,997 | 25,379,672 | ||||
Bruce L. Downey | 271,557,995 | 537,372 | 509,937 | 25,379,672 | ||||
John F. Finn | 267,807,220 | 4,314,757 | 483,327 | 25,379,672 | ||||
Patricia A. Hemingway Hall | 271,106,859 | 998,618 | 499,827 | 25,379,672 | ||||
Clayton M. Jones | 270,270,401 | 1,745,931 | 588,972 | 25,379,672 | ||||
Gregory B. Kenny | 266,778,771 | 5,256,377 | 570,156 | 25,379,672 | ||||
David P. King | 271,543,276 | 514,073 | 547,955 | 25,379,672 | ||||
Richard C. Notebaert | 270,231,606 | 1,781,560 | 592,138 | 25,379,672 | ||||
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and voted as follows:
For | 293,572,612 | |
Against | 3,780,649 | |
Abstained | 631,715 | |
Broker Non-Votes | 0 | |
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The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and voted as follows:
For | 256,807,503 | |
Against | 13,581,888 | |
Abstained | 2,215,913 | |
Broker Non-Votes | 25,379,672 | |
The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding political contributions and expenditures, and voted as follows:
For | 104,480,273 | |
Against | 156,390,265 | |
Abstained | 11,734,766 | |
Broker Non-Votes | 25,379,672 | |
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SIGNATURES
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.
Cardinal Health, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: November 12, 2013 | By: | /s/ Craig S. Morford | ||||
Name: Craig S. Morford | ||||||
Title: Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | ||||||
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