ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. - FORM 8-K - May 5, 2011

 
 
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): May 2, 2011
ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  001-16407
(Commission
File Number) 		  13-4151777
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
345 East Main Street
Warsaw, Indiana 46580
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (574) 267-6131
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
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 2, 2011. Stockholders took the following actions:
  •   elected eight (8) directors for one-year terms ending at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders (Proposal 1);
 
  •   approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement (Proposal 2);
 
  •   approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of future advisory votes on executive compensation every year (Proposal 3); and
 
  •   ratified the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 (Proposal 4).
The vote tabulation for each proposal follows:
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
                                 
                      Broker  
Nominee   For     Against     Abstained     Non-Votes  
Betsy J. Bernard
     134,964,993       8,985,841       278,111       19,023,402  
Marc N. Casper
     130,377,481       13,568,931       282,533       19,023,402  
David C. Dvorak
     140,979,706       2,972,647       276,592       19,023,402  
Larry C. Glasscock
     134,945,982       9,001,430       281,533       19,023,402  
Robert A. Hagemann
     142,971,160       976,942       280,843       19,023,402  
Arthur J. Higgins
     135,152,503       8,793,635       282,807       19,023,402  
John L. McGoldrick
     134,997,704       8,950,560       280,681       19,023,402  
Cecil B. Pickett, Ph.D.
     135,222,410       8,732,103       274,432       19,023,402  
Proposal 2 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstained   Non-Votes
90,636,677
  52,474,274   1,117,994   19,023,402
Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
                 
                Broker
One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstained   Non-Votes
127,193,230   562,853   15,645,715   827,147   19,023,402

 

 

In accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation and the voting results on this advisory proposal, the Board has determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every year until the next advisory vote on frequency, which will be no later than the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2017.
Proposal 4 — Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
             
            Broker
For   Against   Abstained   Non-Votes
161,682,711   1,354,664   214,972   0

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 5, 2011
         
  ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Chad F. Phipps    
    Name:   Chad F. Phipps   
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   
 

 

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