UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 24, 2010
LHC GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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8082
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71-0918189
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite A
Lafayette, LA 70503
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(337) 233-1307
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 24, 2010, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the 2010 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 LTIP”). A total of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved and available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2010 LTIP. A description of the material terms of the 2010 LTIP was included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2010.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The following matters were acted upon at the 2010 Annual Meeting:
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1.
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Election of Directors. On the election of four (4) nominees to serve as Class II directors of the Company for a term of three (3) years, expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
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Name
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For
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Withhold Authority
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Broker Nonvote
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John L. Indest
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15,215,975
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331,117
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1,676,608
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Ronald T. Nixon
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15,303,928
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243,164
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1,676,608
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W.J. “Billy” Tauzin
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14,672,734
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874,358
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1,676,608
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Kenneth E. Thorpe
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15,304,187
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242,905
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1,676,608
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2.
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Approval and Adoption of the 2010 LTIP. On the approval and adoption of the Company’s 2010 LTIP:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Nonvote
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14,653,860
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886,930
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6,301
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1,676,608
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3.
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Ratification of Selection of Public Accounting Firm. On the ratification of the selection of KPMG, LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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17,097,539
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117,007
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9,154
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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.
LHC GROUP, INC.
| By: | /s/ Peter J. Roman |
| Peter J. Roman | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief | |
| Financial Officer |
Dated: June 29, 2010