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

May 10, 2018

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   1-11353   13-3757370

(State or other jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

358 SOUTH MAIN STREET,

BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

  27215   336-229-1127
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)   (Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

 

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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 Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


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

The 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (the “Company”) was held on May 10, 2018. As of March 23, 2018, the date of record for determining the Company’s shareholders entitled to vote on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, there were 102,001,292 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 88,654,359 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2018. The vote results detailed below represent final results as certified by the Inspector of Elections.

Proposal 1.

The Company’s shareholders elected the following persons, who were listed in the Proxy Statement, to the Company’s Board of Directors to hold office for the term expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal:

 

     Votes For      Votes
Against
     Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

David P. King

     75,801,416        4,766,131        116,258        7,970,554  

Kerrii B. Anderson

     78,634,054        1,976,408        73,343        7,970,554  

Jean-Luc Bélingard

     64,768,266        15,841,113        74,426        7,970,554  

D. Gary Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D.

     79,773,937        836,615        73,253        7,970,554  

Garheng Kong, M.D., Ph.D.

     63,067,256        17,543,682        72,867        7,970,554  

Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr.

     78,173,193        2,437,111        73,501        7,970,554  

Peter M. Neupert

     78,545,568        2,000,446        137,791        7,970,554  

Richelle P. Parham

     79,349,007        1,262,792        72,006        7,970,554  

Adam H. Schechter

     80,341,618        269,347        72,840        7,970,554  

R. Sanders Williams, M.D.

     79,027,862        1,584,070        71,873        7,970,554  

Proposal 2.

The Company’s shareholders approved, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker

Non-Votes

76,820,514

   3,635,677    227,614    7,970,554

Proposal 3.

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes For

  

Votes

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-

Votes

85,188,310

   3,377,250    88,799    0


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.

 

LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Registrant

 

By:  

/s/ Sandra van der Vaart

  Sandra van der Vaart
  Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Legal Officer

Dated: May 31, 2018