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
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33459 | 20-3934755 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
27442 Portola Parkway, Suite 200 Foothill Ranch, CA | 92610 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(949) 282-5800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 2, 2011, at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company's stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2007 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), increasing the number of shares of the Company's Class A common stock reserved for issuance thereunder by 1,850,000 shares, from 2,623,181 shares to 4,473,181 shares. The other terms and conditions of the Plan were not changed. A copy of the Plan, as amended and restated, was attached as Exhibit A to the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2011 (the “Proxy Statement”), the terms and conditions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on five proposals, as described below. Each of the five proposals was described in detail in the Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1
The Company's stockholders elected three Class I directors, with each to serve a three-year term expiring at the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
M. Bernard Puckett | 174,935,476 | 636,845 | 3,400,339 |
Glenn S. Schafer | 174,935,576 | 636,745 | 3,400,339 |
William C. Scott | 174,750,814 | 821,507 | 3,400,339 |
Proposal 2
The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
174,797,206 | 277,049 | 498,066 | 3,400,339 |
Proposal 3
The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, “every year” as the frequency forfeiture advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as follows:
Every Year | Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
168,178,430 | 837,329 | 6,062,483 | 494,079 | 3,400,339 |
In light of a majority of votes at the Annual Meeting being cast in favor of holding future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year, on May 3, 2011, the Company's Board of Directors approved holding such an advisory vote every year.
Proposal 4
The Company's stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Plan referred to in Item 5.02 above, as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
173,771,451 | 1,341,577 | 459,293 | 3,400,339 |
Proposal 5
The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
178,520,106 | 433,765 | 18,789 | — |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description |
10.1 | Amended and Restated 2007 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2011) |
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.
Date: May 6, 2011 | SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. |
/s/ Roland G. Rapp | |
Roland G. Rapp | |
General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description |
10.1 | Amended and Restated 2007 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2011) |