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): May 22, 2019
Henry Schein, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-27078 | 11-3136595 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 135 Duryea Road, Melville, New York | 11747 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 843-5500
(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:
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Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | HSIC | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
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).
Emerging growth company ☐
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. |
On May 22, 2019, Henry Schein, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered: (1) the election of fifteen directors of the Company for terms expiring in 2020; (2) a proposal to consider approval, by non-binding vote, of the 2018 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers (as defined in the proxy statement) (commonly known as a “say-on-pay” proposal); and (3) the ratification of the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2019. The voting results at the Annual Meeting, with respect to each of the matters described above, were as follows:
| 1. | The fifteen directors were elected based upon the following votes: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| Barry J. Alperin |
122,148,403 | 8,728,613 | 123,655 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Gerald A. Benjamin |
127,941,340 | 2,961,265 | 98,066 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Stanley M. Bergman |
124,669,477 | 6,188,917 | 142,277 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| James P. Breslawski |
127,943,864 | 2,957,058 | 99,749 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Paul Brons |
127,636,388 | 3,240,593 | 123,690 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Shira Goodman |
130,450,873 | 430,399 | 119,399 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph L. Herring |
130,594,378 | 282,928 | 123,365 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Kurt P. Kuehn |
130,644,874 | 231,687 | 124,110 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Philip A. Laskawy |
119,997,019 | 10,772,939 | 230,713 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Anne H. Margulies |
130,817,938 | 64,456 | 118,277 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Mark E. Mlotek |
127,942,104 | 2,956,046 | 102,521 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Steven Paladino |
115,881,957 | 15,018,561 | 100,153 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Carol Raphael |
130,538,827 | 345,221 | 116,623 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| E. Dianne Rekow, DDS, Ph.D. |
130,548,073 | 337,343 | 115,255 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D. |
83,860,615 | 47,014,998 | 125,058 | 7,678,233 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | The 2018 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers, commonly known as the “say-on-pay” proposal, was approved, by non-binding vote, based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 122,191,363 |
7,524,026 | 1,285,282 | 7,678,233 |
| 3. | The selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2019 was ratified based upon the following votes: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 133,644,425 |
4,226,351 | 808,128 |
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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.
| HENRY SCHEIN, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: May 23, 2019 | By: | /s/ Walter Siegel | ||||
| Name: Walter Siegel | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||
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