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): June 20, 2016
DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-14106 | No. 51-0354549 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2000 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
(303) 405-2100
(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 Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 20, 2016, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders in Denver, Colorado. Represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting were 173,243,708 shares of the Company’s common stock, or 83.88% of its outstanding shares of common stock. The results of matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the annual meeting are as follows:
Item 1. Election of Directors.
Ten board nominees for director were elected by a majority of the votes cast for a term of one year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The voting results are as follows:
| Name of Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker non-votes | ||||
| Pamela M. Arway |
157,836,914 | 2,334,626 | 62,437 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| Charles G. Berg |
159,285,174 | 878,394 | 70,409 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| Carol Anthony (“John”) Davidson |
159,334,354 | 835,115 | 64,508 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| Barbara J. Desoer |
160,019,804 | 149,000 | 65,173 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| Paul J. Diaz |
157,520,465 | 2,650,699 | 62,813 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| Peter T. Grauer |
155,378,319 | 4,790,985 | 64,673 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| John M. Nehra |
157,772,868 | 2,395,885 | 65,224 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| William L. Roper |
158,311,566 | 1,856,413 | 65,998 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| Kent J. Thiry |
154,869,501 | 4,744,737 | 619,739 | 13,009,731 | ||||
| Roger J. Valine |
156,757,895 | 3,403,976 | 72,106 | 13,009,731 |
Item 2. Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm.
The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2016. The voting results are as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||
| 171,881,227 | 1,292,094 | 70,387 |
Item 3. Advisory vote on executive compensation.
The proposal received the vote of a majority of the shares represented and entitled to vote at the meeting. The voting results are as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker non-votes | |||
| 137,966,037 | 22,007,013 | 260,927 | 13,009,731 |
Item 4. Amendments to Bylaws to adopt proxy access.
The proposal received the vote of a majority of the shares represented and entitled to vote at the meeting. The voting results are as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker non-votes | |||
| 156,040,671 | 4,120,724 | 72,582 | 13,009,731 |
Item 5. Amendment to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares available by 7,500,000 shares.
The proposal received the vote of a majority of the shares represented and entitled to vote at the meeting. The voting results are as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker non-votes | |||
| 158,429,002 | 1,191,839 | 613,136 | 13,009,731 |
Item 6. Stockholder proposal regarding action by written consent.
The proposal received the vote of less than a majority of the shares represented and entitled to vote at the meeting. The voting results are as follows:
| For |
Against | Abstain | Broker non-votes | |||
| 22,433,910 | 137,000,186 | 799,881 | 13,009,731 |
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.
| DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 24, 2016 | By: | /s/ Martha Ha | ||||
| Martha Ha | ||||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||||