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 6, 2017
Performant Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-35628
 
20-0484934
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

333 North Canyons Parkway
Livermore, California 94551
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 960-4800


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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Performant Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on June 6, 2017, at 10:00 AM, P.D.T., at the Hilton Garden Inn located at 2801 Constitution Drive, Livermore, California 94550. A total of 48,832,780 shares of the Company’s common stock were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing 96.72% of the total number of shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting.
The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each proposal considered at the Annual Meeting is as follows:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected one Class II director to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified:
 
 
 
 
 
Nominee:
For
Withheld
Broker Non Votes
William D. Hansen
40,859,568
3,764,051
4,209,161

Proposal No. 2 – Approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2012 Stock Incentive Plan
The allocation of votes of the Company’s stockholders for the approval of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2012 Stock Incentive Plan was as follows:
 
 
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
40,550,515
3,977,234
95,870

Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:
 
 
 
 
For
Against
Abstain
48,829,122
2,529
1,129






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: June 12, 2017
PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION



By:    /s/ Hakan Orvell    
Hakan Orvell    
Chief Financial Officer