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 28, 2015 (May 27, 2015)

 

UNIVERSAL AMERICAN CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

001-35149

(Commission File Number)

 

27-4683816

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

44 South Broadway, Suite 1200

White Plains, New York  10601

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(914) 934-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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:

 

o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

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

 

The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 27, 2015.  The following are the votes cast on each of the matters presented at the annual meeting:

 

1.         Election of Directors

 

Name

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Richard A. Barasch

 

70,525,464

 

731,753

 

7,210

 

4,958,469

 

Sally W. Crawford

 

64,594,887

 

6,646,313

 

23,227

 

4,958,469

 

Matthew W. Etheridge

 

71,039,008

 

199,959

 

25,460

 

4,958,469

 

Mark K. Gormley

 

70,998,953

 

240,887

 

24,587

 

4,958,469

 

Mark. M. Harmeling

 

70,915,687

 

322,555

 

26,185

 

4,958,469

 

Patrick J. McLaughlin

 

71,035,366

 

204,362

 

24,699

 

4,958,469

 

Richard C. Perry

 

70,997,814

 

242,287

 

24,326

 

4,958,469

 

Thomas A. Scully

 

71,040,450

 

196,165

 

27,812

 

4,958,469

 

Robert A. Spass

 

70,954,188

 

285,340

 

24,899

 

4,958,469

 

George E. Sperzel

 

71,036,905

 

202,362

 

25,160

 

4,958,469

 

Sean M. Traynor

 

71,039,497

 

199,644

 

25,286

 

4,958,469

 

 

2.         Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

76,133,554

 

78,080

 

11,262

 

 

3.         Non-binding, advisory vote with respect to the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

70,815,143

 

435,372

 

13,912

 

4,958,469

 

 

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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.

 

Dated:  May 28, 2015

 

 

UNIVERSAL AMERICAN CORP.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tony L. Wolk

 

 

Name: Tony L. Wolk

 

 

Title: EVP, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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