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):      December 8, 2016

AdCare Health Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Georgia
 
001-33135
 
 31-1332119
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
454 Satellite Boulevard
Suite 100
Suwanee, Georgia 30024

 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
 
 

(678) 869-5116
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable.
(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.
On December 8, 2016, AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Duluth, Georgia (the “Meeting”). The matters listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Meeting. Each proposal is identified and described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2016. The number of votes cast for and against each proposal voted on by the Company’s shareholders and the number of withheld votes, abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth below.

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

Shareholders elected the following six individuals to the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:

 
FOR
WITHOLD
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
 
 
 
William McBride, III
6,062,826
2,994,680
8,412,338
 
 
 
 
Michael J. Fox
7,214,904
1,842,602
8,412,338
 
 
 
 
Thomas W. Knaup
6,273,240
2,784,266
8,412,338
 
 
 
 
Brent Morrison
7,340,732
1,716,774
8,412,338
 
 
 
 
Allan J. Rimland
6,066,511
2,990,995
8,412,338
 
 
 
 
David A. Tenwick
6,116,968
2,940,538
8,412,338

Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders ratified the appointment of KMPG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016. The voting results were as follows:

FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
17,359,191
109,511
1,142

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Proposal 3. Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows:


FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
5,845,641
3,181,138
30,727
8,412,338


Proposal 4. Re-approval of the Material Terms of the Performance Goals under the AdCare Health Systems, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan

The shareholders re-approved the material terms of the performance goals under the AdCare Health Systems, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:


FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
5,852,854
3,193,500
11,152
8,412,338


Item 8.01. Other Events.
As reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Company ceased all sales of its Series A Preferred Stock under the Company’s at-the- market sales agreements (the “ATM”) and the related registration statement in September 2016 and will not engage in any sales of its Series A Preferred Stock until the preferred stock repurchase program announced by the Company in November 2016 has terminated or expired. The Company has terminated the ATM and it is no longer available for use.




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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 13, 2016
ADCARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Allan J. Rimland
 
 
 
Allan J. Rimland
 
 
President and Chief Financial Officer