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 11, 2017
MEDNAX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida | 001-12111 | 26-3667538 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1301 Concord Terrace
Sunrise, Florida 33323
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (954) 384-0175
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 11, 2017, MEDNAX, Inc., a Florida corporation (the Company), held its 2017 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the Annual Meeting). Of the 92,889,873 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, 85,024,393 shares were represented, constituting a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1: All of the Boards nominees for Director were elected to serve until the Companys 2018 Annual Shareholders Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:
Name |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Vote |
|||||||||
Cesar L. Alvarez |
77,137,241 | 4,101,866 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Karey D. Barker |
81,193,202 | 45,905 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Waldemar A. Carlo, M.D. |
75,935,574 | 5,303,533 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Michael B. Fernandez |
75,390,758 | 5,848,349 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Paul G. Gabos |
78,043,013 | 3,196,094 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D. |
80,466,088 | 773,019 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Manuel Kadre |
79,117,056 | 2,122,051 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Roger J. Medel, M.D. |
80,287,034 | 952,073 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Donna E. Shalala, Ph.D. |
80,998,896 | 240,211 | 3,785,286 | |||||||||
Enrique J. Sosa, Ph.D. |
78,765,299 | 2,473,808 | 3,785,286 |
Proposal 2: The material terms of the performance goals of the MEDNAX, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, were re-approved by the shareholders for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, by the votes set forth in the table below:
For |
Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote |
|||||||||
78,227,501 |
2,973,779 | 37,827 | 3,785,286 |
Proposal 3: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered certified public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:
For |
Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote |
|||||||||
82,590,861 |
2,410,146 | 23,386 | 0 |
Proposal 4: The shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Companys named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:
For |
Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote |
|||||||||
71,919,406 |
9,282,816 | 36,885 | 3,785,286 |
Proposal 5: The shareholders indicated, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a preference to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every year, by the votes set forth in the table below:
Every Year |
Every Two Years | Every Three Years | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote |
||||||||||||
71,701,057 |
483,248 | 9,034,144 | 20,658 | 3,785,286 |
The Companys Board of Directors has considered the outcome of the non-binding, advisory vote regarding the frequency of future votes on executive compensation, and has determined that the Company will hold future non-binding, advisory votes on executive compensation every year until the Companys Board of Directors otherwise determines that a different frequency for such non-binding, advisory votes is in the best interest of the Company or until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation.
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.
MEDNAX, INC. | ||||||
Date: May 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ Vivian Lopez-Blanco | ||||
Vivian Lopez-Blanco Chief Financial Officer |