8-K

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): April 5, 2018

KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-14057	61-1323993
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

680 South Fourth Street

Louisville, Kentucky

(Address of principal executive offices)

40202

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (502) 596-7300

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 to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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 Securities 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.

On April 5, 2018, Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred” or the “Company”) reconvened a special meeting of stockholders, which had been convened and adjourned on March 29, 2018 (the “Special Meeting”).

The following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting: (i) a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2017, by and among Kentucky Hospital Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Kentucky Homecare Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Kentucky Homecare Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the Company (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”); (ii) a proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, certain compensation that will or may be paid to Kindred’s named executive officers by Kindred based on or otherwise relating to the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and (iii) a proposal to approve an adjournment of the Special Meeting, from time to time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional votes for the approval of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. These proposals are described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement filed by Kindred on February 21, 2018. The number of shares of Kindred common stock outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date for the Special Meeting, February 20, 2018, was 91,535,238, and a total of 70,724,942 shares (77.27%) were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.

Each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting was approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s stockholders. Set forth below is the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter:

1. Proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement:

For	Against	Abstain
54,650,172	15,781,340	293,430

2. Proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Kindred’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger:

For	Against	Abstain
53,252,600	16,573,409	898,931

3. Proposal to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement:

For	Against	Abstain
57,668,451	12,857,630	198,861

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Incorporated by reference is Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, a press release issued by the Company on April 5, 2018 announcing stockholder approval of the Merger Agreement. This information is being furnished under Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section nor shall this information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press release, dated April 5, 2018, issued by Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

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.

	KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC.
Date: April 5, 2018	By:	/s/ Joseph L. Landenwich
		Name:	Joseph L. Landenwich
		Title:	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

KINDRED STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE TRANSACTION WITH TPG CAPITAL,

WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON & STOWE AND HUMANA INC.

Transaction Expected to Close in Summer of 2018

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – April 5, 2018 – Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred” or the “Company”) (NYSE:KND) today announced that at its special meeting of stockholders, stockholders approved the transaction with affiliates of TPG Capital, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) (together, the “consortium”). The final vote results will be reported on a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Benjamin A. Breier, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kindred, said, “We are pleased that the transaction with the consortium received the broad support of our stockholders in recognition of the robust process undertaken by the Board to achieve maximum value. We look forward to completing the transaction in the coming months and delivering premium cash value to our stockholders.”

The transaction is expected to close in the summer of 2018.

Barclays and Guggenheim Securities, LLC are serving as financial advisors to Kindred and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is serving as legal counsel.

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About Kindred

Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a top-105 private employer in the United States, is a FORTUNE 500 healthcare services company based in Louisville, Kentucky with annual revenues of approximately $6.0 billion. At December 31, 2017, Kindred’s continuing operations, through its subsidiaries, had approximately 85,300 employees providing healthcare services in 2,471 locations in 45 states, including 75 LTAC hospitals, 19 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 13 sub-acute units, 608 Kindred at Home home health, hospice and non-medical home care sites of service, 99 inpatient rehabilitation units (hospital-based) and contract rehabilitation service businesses which served 1,657 non-affiliated sites of service. Ranked as one of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Healthcare Companies for nine years, Kindred’s mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as “anticipate,” “approximate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “intend,” “hope,” “may,” “potential,” “upside,” “seek,” “continue” and other similar expressions.

Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and stockholders and other potential investors must recognize that actual results may differ materially from Kindred’s expectations as a result of a variety of factors. Such forward-looking statements are based upon management’s current expectations and include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which Kindred is unable to predict or control, that may cause Kindred’s actual results, performance, or plans to differ materially from any future results, performance or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties related to the proposed transactions include, but are not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the failure of the parties to satisfy conditions to completion of the proposed merger, including the failure of the parties to obtain required regulatory approvals; the risk that regulatory or other approvals are delayed or are subject to terms and conditions that are not anticipated; changes in the business or operating prospects of Kindred or its homecare business or hospital business; changes in healthcare and other laws and regulations; the impact of the announcement of, or failure to complete, the proposed merger on our relationships with employees, customers, vendors and other business partners; and potential or actual litigation. In addition, these statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors detailed from time to time in Kindred’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Many of these factors are beyond Kindred’s control. Kindred cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by Kindred are not guarantees of future performance. Kindred disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to announce publicly the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.

Contacts

Media	Investors and Analysts
Susan E. Moss	Todd Flowers
Kindred Corporate Communications	Kindred Investor Relations
(502) 596-7296	(502) 596-6569