UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report: March 17, 2016
Date of earliest event reported: March 16, 2016
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MAXIMUS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-12997 (Commission File Number) | 54‑1000588 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1891 Metro Center Drive, Reston, Virginia (Address of principal executive offices) | 20190-5207 (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 251-8500
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.
At our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on March 16, 2016, 62,738,305 shares, or 96.67% of the Company’s outstanding common stock entitled to vote were represented in person or by proxy. Our shareholders voted as follows:
(a) | To elect Paul R. Lederer, Peter B. Pond and James R. Thompson, Jr. as Class I Directors of the Company for a three-year term. |
Nominee | Total Votes For | Total Votes Against | Abstentions | |||
Paul R. Lederer | 58,936,229 | 633,023 | 79,144 | |||
Peter B. Pond | 56,962,448 | 2,606,206 | 79,742 | |||
James R. Thompson, Jr. | 58,899,108 | 669,512 | 79,776 | |||
Russell A. Beliveau, John J. Haley, Richard A. Montoni, Raymond B. Ruddy, Marilyn R. Seymann and Wellington E. Webb continued their terms in office after the meeting.
(b) | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and any related material contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement (“Say-on-Pay”). |
Total Votes For | 57,143,071 | ||||
Total Votes Against | 2,360,304 | ||||
Abstentions | 145,021 | ||||
(c) | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent public accountants for our 2016 fiscal year. |
Total Votes For | 62,229,904 | |||
Total Votes Against | 434,919 | |||
Abstentions | 3,482 | |||
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.
MAXIMUS, Inc. | ||||
Date: March 17, 2016 | By: | /s/ David R. Francis | ||
David R. Francis | ||||
General Counsel and Secretary | ||||