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 22, 2015

 

 

Henry Schein, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-27078   11-3136595

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

135 Duryea Road, Melville, New York   11747
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 843-5500

(Former name or former 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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

On June 22, 2015, Henry Schein, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered: (1) the election of fifteen directors of the Company for terms expiring in 2016; (2) a proposal to amend and restate the Company’s 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan (renamed the Henry Schein, Inc. 2015 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan); (3) a proposal to consider approval, by non-binding vote, of the 2014 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers (as defined in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 24, 2015), commonly known as the “say-on-pay” proposal; and (4) the ratification of the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 26, 2015. The voting results at the Annual Meeting, with respect to each of the matters described above, were as follows:

 

1. The fifteen directors were elected based upon the following votes:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Stanley M. Bergman

     68,831,090         3,864,229         221,525         4,202,228   

Barry J. Alperin

     69,709,082         3,141,400         66,362         4,202,228   

Lawrence S. Bacow, Ph.D.

     72,795,449         56,727         64,668         4,202,228   

Gerald A. Benjamin

     71,705,270         1,146,678         64,896         4,202,228   

James P. Breslawski

     71,764,741         1,086,444         65,659         4,202,228   

Paul Brons

     72,752,026         97,810         67,008         4,202,228   

Donald J. Kabat

     69,645,585         3,206,191         65,068         4,202,228   

Philip A. Laskawy

     71,926,786         916,905         73,153         4,202,228   

Norman S. Matthews

     71,881,687         968,621         66,536         4,202,228   

Mark E. Mlotek

     71,681,186         1,170,633         65,025         4,202,228   

Steven Paladino

     66,856,622         5,993,449         66,773         4,202,228   

Carol Raphael

     72,755,530         92,757         68,557         4,202,228   

E. Dianne Rekow, DDS, Ph.D.

     72,802,090         51,135         63,619         4,202,228   

Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.

     72,798,676         52,050         66,118         4,202,228   

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.

     72,573,121         279,604         64,119         4,202,228   

 

2. The amendment and restatement of the Company’s 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan (renamed the Henry Schein, Inc. 2015 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan), as set forth in Proposal 2 of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, was approved, based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

70,968,797

  1,824,448   123,599   4,202,228

 

3. The 2014 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers, commonly known as the “say-on-pay” proposal, was approved, by non-binding vote, based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

69,446,242

  3,353,320   117,282   4,202,228

 

4. The selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 26, 2015 was ratified based upon the following votes:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

76,675,725

  345,562   97,785


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.

 

HENRY SCHEIN, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: June 24, 2015 By:

/s/ Walter Siegel

Walter Siegel
Senior Vice President and General Counsel