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 and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 11, 2013

 

 

SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   1-12607   31-0621189

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1120, Atlanta, Georgia   30339
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (770) 933-7000

(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

The following matters were submitted to a vote of common shareholders at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders of SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) held on November 11, 2013:

Election of Directors

Management’s nominees for election to the board of directors, as listed in the Company’s proxy statement, were elected for two-year terms; with the results of the voting as follows:

 

Nominee

   For      Withheld      Against    Broker
Non-Votes
 

Robert M. Thornton, Jr.

     4,635,383         481,223       0      2,342,237   

Dr. Steven J. Baileys

     5,003,969         112,637       0      2,342,237   

Gene E. Burleson

     5,003,670         112,936       0      2,342,237   

Michael W. Hall

     5,003,777         112,829       0      2,342,237   

As indicated in the table above, Robert M. Thornton, Jr., Dr. Steven J. Baileys, Gene Burleson and Michael W. Hall were elected as directors for terms expiring at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders. The terms of the following incumbent directors continue until the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders: Karen B. Brenner, C. Michael Ford, Howard E. Turner and Christopher H. B. Mills.

Management also proposed: (i) a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, (ii) a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of the vote on executive compensation, and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent auditors for the 2014 fiscal year. The table below summarizes the results of the voting on these proposals by the Company’s stockholders:

Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution relating to the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

4,956,995

   156,810    2,801    2,342,237

As indicated in the above table, the proposal to approve executive compensation was approved.

Approval of a non-binding advisory resolution on the frequency (every one, two or three years) of the non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.

 

Every Year

  

Every Two Years

  

Every Three Years

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

862,302

   3,910,460    324,369    19,475    2,342,237

As indicated in the above table, the proposal was approved to hold such advisory vote every two-years.

Ratification of the appointment of Cherry Bekaert LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

7,433,530

   12,104    13,209    2,342,237

As indicated in the above table, the proposal to ratify the appointment of the Company’s independent auditors for the 2014 fiscal year was approved.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.
Dated: November 14, 2013     By:   /s/ Mark J. Stockslager
      Name:   Mark J. Stockslager
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer