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): July 23, 2014

 


 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)

 

Registrant’s 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:

 

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

 

 

The annual meeting of stockholders of The Providence Service Corporation (the “Company”) was held on July 23, 2014 for the following purposes:

 

 

a)

To elect one Class 2 director to serve for a three year term until the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders and until his 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

Warren S. Rustand

 

12,099,891

 

416,501

 

462,084 

             

 

 

 

b)

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

 

12,503,880

     

Votes Against

 

4,144

     

Abstentions

 

8,368

     

Broker Non-Votes

 

462,084

     

 

 

 

c)

To approve an amendment to section SIXTH of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to reflect that the Board of Directors will consist of not less than four nor more than eleven directors. The amendment to section SIXTH of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company was approved by our stockholders as follows:

     
     

Votes For

 

11,209,542

     

Votes Against

 

1,761,705

     

Abstentions

 

7,229

     

Broker Non-Votes

 

-

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

d)

To approve an amendment to The Providence Service Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Our stockholders approved the amendment to The Providence Service Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan as follows:

     
     

Votes For

 

11,710,137

     

Votes Against

 

798,327

     

Abstentions

 

7,928

     

Broker Non-Votes

 

462,084

     

 

 

e)

To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2014 fiscal year. The approval of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 was approved by our stockholders as follows:

 

 

Votes For

 

12,967,120

     

Votes Against

 

4,035

     

Abstentions

 

7,321

     

Broker Non-Votes

 

-

 

 

 
 

 

  

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: July 29, 2014

By:

/s/ Robert E. Wilson

 

 

Name:

Robert E. Wilson

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer