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 7, 2016

 

LIFEPOINT HEALTH, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-51251

 

20-1538254

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

330 Seven Springs Way
Brentwood, Tennessee

 

37027

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(615) 920-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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:

 

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

 

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

 

o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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

 

LifePoint Health, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 7, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders, with the following results:

 

Proposal 1:  Election of Directors.

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Kermit R. Crawford

 

38,674,957

 

347,064

 

1,069,325

 

Jana R. Schreuder

 

38,675,067

 

346,954

 

1,069,325

 

Reed V. Tuckson

 

37,459,014

 

1,563,007

 

1,069,325

 

 

Kermit R. Crawford, Jana R. Schreuder and Reed V. Tuckson were elected as Class II directors. The term of the Class II directors will continue until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2019, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

 

Proposal 2:  Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

29,695,977

 

9,077,907

 

248,137

 

1,069,325

 

 

Proposal 3:  Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Votes Abstain

 

39,953,672

 

123,370

 

14,304

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

At its meeting on June 7, 2016, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee recommended, and the Board of Directors of the Company approved at its meeting on June 8, 2016, each of the following appointments: John E. Maupin, Jr., Chair of the Compensation Committee; Marguerite W. Kondracke, Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee; Reed V. Tuckson, Chair of the Quality Committee; and Michael P. Haley, Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee.  In addition, Mr. Crawford and Ms. Schreuder were appointed to each of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Quality Committee and the Audit and Compliance Committee.

 

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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.

 

 

 

LIFEPOINT HEALTH, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul D. Gilbert

 

 

Name:

Paul D. Gilbert

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Corporate Governance Officer

Date: June 13, 2016

 

 

 

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