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 7, 2017  

Genesis Healthcare, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

(610) 444-6350

(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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Genesis Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), was held on June 7, 2017.  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on five proposals, as described below. Each of the proposals was described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017.    At the close of business on April 10, 2017 (the record date for voting at the Annual Meeting), there were 154,532,071 shares of the Company’s stock outstanding and entitled to vote (77,236,610 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, 15,495,019 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock and 61,800,511 shares of the Company’s Class C common).  The vote totals noted below are final voting results.

Proposal 1

The Company’s stockholders elected three Class III directors, with each to serve a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. There were no abstentions for Proposal 1.

Proposal 2

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as follows:

Proposal 3

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, to recommend that the advisory vote on Named Executive Officer compensation be held every year, as follows:

Proposal 4

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, as follows:

Proposal 5

The Company’s stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Genesis Healthcare, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as follows:

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.