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
ALERE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware |
1-16789 |
04-3565120 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
51 Sawyer Road, Suite 200,
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(781) 647-3900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Alere Inc. (“Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2016 Annual Meeting”) on December 8, 2016. Set forth below are the final voting results from the 2016 Annual Meeting. The shareholders elected nine directors and approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 and the advisory vote on our executive compensation.
1. Election of Directors. Each of the following nine director nominees were elected by a majority of the votes properly cast at the 2016 Annual Meeting as directors for terms expiring at the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and otherwise in accordance with our bylaws: Gregg J. Powers, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Carol R. Goldberg, John F. Levy, Brian A. Markison, Thomas McKillop, John A. Quelch, James Roosevelt and Namal Nawana.
| Director Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Gregg J. Powers |
71,021,579 | 1,226,278 | 29,659 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
| Geoffrey S. Ginsburg |
71,037,339 | 1,208,090 | 32,087 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
| Carol R. Goldberg |
61,309,190 | 10,927,506 | 40,820 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
| John F. Levy |
65,223,823 | 5,968,854 | 1,084,839 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
| Brian A. Markison |
56,537,027 | 12,938,299 | 2,802,190 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
| Thomas McKillop |
65,310,025 | 5,882,005 | 1,085,486 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
| John A. Quelch |
66,093,209 | 4,448,868 | 1,735,439 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
| James Roosevelt, Jr. |
62,227,762 | 10,009,379 | 40,375 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
| Namal Nawana |
71,894,357 | 355,749 | 27,410 | 4,395,059 | ||||||||||||
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 76,518,375 | 93,358 | 60,842 | — |
3. Advisory vote on executive compensation.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 37,746,456 | 34,284,610 | 246,450 | 4,395,059 |
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.
| ALERE INC. | ||||||||
| Date: December 13, 2016 | By: | /s/ Douglas Barry | ||||||
| Associate General Counsel | ||||||||