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 16, 2014 (May 15, 2014)

 

 

Corrections Corporation of America

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-16109   62-1763875

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

10 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 263-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Corrections Corporation of America (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 15, 2014 and there were present in person or represented by proxy 107,287,992 shares of the Company’s common stock representing 92.24% of the 116,312,636 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected eleven directors to the Board (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 and (iii) approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The number of votes “For”, “Against” and “Abstain” as well as the number of broker non-votes for each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1: The election of John D. Ferguson, Damon T. Hininger, Donna M. Alvarado, John D. Correnti, Robert J. Dennis, C. Michael Jacobi, Anne L. Mariucci, Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Charles L. Overby, John R. Prann, Jr. and Joseph V. Russell to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee    For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

 

John D. Ferguson

     95,469,932         3,404,758         76,967         8,336,335   

 

Damon T. Hininger

     95,627,911         3,246,869         76,877         8,336,335   

 

Donna M. Alvarado

     98,033,871         841,653         76,133         8,336,335   

 

John D. Correnti

     95,571,659         3,302,841         77,157         8,336,335   

 

Robert J. Dennis

     97,727,270         1,144,630         79,757         8,336,335   

 

C. Michael Jacobi

     87,135,835         11,738,455         77,367         8,336,335   

 

Anne L. Mariucci

     98,038,359         833,695         79,603         8,336,335   

 

Thurgood Marshall, Jr.

     95,772,808         3,101,948         76,901         8,336,335   

 

Charles L. Overby

     95,012,416         3,858,672         80,569         8,336,335   

 

John R. Prann, Jr.

     95,574,512         3,295,652         81,493         8,336,335   

 

Joseph V. Russell

     95,488,789         3,387,808         75,060         8,336,335   

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes

 

102,400,631

  4,811,946   75,415   —  

Proposal 3: An advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes

 

95,551,485

  3,073,675   326,497   8,336,335


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.

 

Date: May 16, 2014    
    CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    By:   /s/ David M. Garfinkle
      David M. Garfinkle
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer