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): August 16, 2012
The Providence Service Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34221 | 86-0845127 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
64 East Broadway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona | 85701 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (520) 747-6600
Not Applicable
(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:
¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Our annual meeting of stockholders was held on August 16, 2012 for the following purposes:
a) | To elect two Class 3 directors to each serve for a three year term until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders and until his/her successor has been duly elected and qualified. The nominee for director was elected by a vote of our stockholders as follows: |
Total Affirmative Votes |
Total Votes Withheld |
Total Broker Non-Votes |
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Fletcher Jay McCusker |
9,528,805 | 1,310,527 | 1,046,545 | |||||||||
Kristi L. Meints |
10,193,844 | 645,488 | 1,046,545 |
b) | To ratify the adoption by our Board of Directors of the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated December 9, 2011, by and between us and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent, or Rights Agreement. This proposal was approved by our stockholders as follows: |
Votes For |
6,519,861 | |||
Votes Against |
4,313,481 | |||
Abstentions |
5,990 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
1,046,545 |
c) | To approve an adjournment of the annual meeting of stockholders to allow additional time for further solicitation of proxies, if necessary, to ratify the adoption of the Rights Agreement. Our stockholders approved this proposal as follows: |
Votes For |
7,968,096 | |||
Votes Against |
3,909,625 | |||
Abstentions |
8,156 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
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d) | To amend The Providence Service Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock available for issuance under such plan. This proposal was approved by our stockholders as follows: |
Votes For |
8,730,359 | |||
Votes Against |
2,104,505 | |||
Abstentions |
4,468 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
1,046,545 |
e) | To hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation. Our stockholders approved on a non-binding advisory basis executive compensation as follows: |
Votes For |
10,633,421 | |||
Votes Against |
201,153 | |||
Abstentions |
4,758 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
1,046,545 |
f) | To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of our company to serve for the 2012 fiscal year. The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG was approved by our stockholders as follows: |
Votes For |
11,860,855 | |||
Votes Against |
16,485 | |||
Abstentions |
8,537 | |||
Broker Non-Votes |
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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.
THE PROVIDENCE SERVICE CORPORATION | ||||
Date: August 22, 2012 | By: | /s/ Michael N. Deitch | ||
Name: | Michael N. Deitch | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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