0001193125-18-277619.txt : 20180919 0001193125-18-277619.hdr.sgml : 20180919 20180919163059 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-277619 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180917 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20180919 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180919 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000891024 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MEDICAL, DENTAL & HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5047] IRS NUMBER: 410886515 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 0426 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20572 FILM NUMBER: 181077983 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS RD CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55120-1401 BUSINESS PHONE: 6516861600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1031 MENDOTA HEIGHTS RD CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55120-1401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PATTERSON DENTAL CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950111 8-K 1 d627223d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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)

September 17, 2018

 

 

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Minnesota   0-20572   41-0886515

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1031 Mendota Heights Road

St. Paul, Minnesota 55120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(651) 686-1600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §24 .12b-2).

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ITEM 5.07

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

(a)    Patterson Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on September 17, 2018. There were 95,062,744 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 88,030,201 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.

(b)    The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors

John D. Buck, Alex N. Blanco, Jody H. Feragen, Robert C. Frenzel, Francis (Fran) J. Malecha, Ellen A. Rudnick, Neil A. Schrimsher, Mark S. Walchirk and James W. Wiltz were elected directors of the Company to have terms expiring in 2019, and until their successors shall be elected and duly qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

     For      Against      Abstain         
     Votes      Percentage
of Shares
Voted		      Votes      Percentage
of Shares
Voted		      Votes      Percentage
of Shares
Voted		      Broker
Non-Votes		  

John D. Buck

      74,977,551        96.34%        1,707,908        2.19%        1,138,151        1.46%        10,206,591  

Alex N. Blanco

      75,770,822        97.36%        1,988,051        2.55%        64,737        0.08%        10,206,591  

Jody H. Feragen

      76,705,470        98.56%        1,057,409        1.36%        60,731        0.08%        10,206,591  

Robert C. Frenzel

      77,185,980        99.18%        574,007        0.74%        63,623        0.08%        10,206,591  

Francis (Fran) J. Malecha

      75,636,997        97.19%        2,125,116        2.73%        61,497        0.08%        10,206,591  

Ellen A. Rudnick

      74,448,648        95.66%        3,331,011        4.28%        43,951        0.06%        10,206,591  

Neil A. Schrimsher

      75,643,442        97.20%        2,116,558        2.72%        63,610        0.08%        10,206,591  

Mark S. Walchirk

      77,175,030        99.17%        603,905        0.78%        44,675        0.06%        10,206,591  

James W. Wiltz

      76,679,687        98.53%        1,010,727        1.30%        133,196        0.17%        10,206,591  

Proposal No. 2: Vote on Amendment to 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan

The proposal to amend the Company’s 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder from 4,000,000 to 11,500,000 was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For    Against    Abstain     
Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted		    Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted		    Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted		    Broker
Non-Votes
66,196,026    85.06%    11,530,495    14.82%    97,089    0.12%    10,206,591

Proposal No. 3: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The advisory proposal concerning the Company’s executive compensation program was approved. The results of the non-binding vote were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain    
Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted		   Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted		   Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted		   Broker
Non-Votes
73,622,787    94.60%   4,115,230    5.29%   85,593    0.11%   10,206,591

Proposal No. 4: Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 27, 2019 was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain
Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted		   Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted		   Votes    Percentage of
Shares Voted
86,192,058    97.91%   1,774,605    2.02%   63,538    0.07%

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.

 

    PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.
Date: September 19, 2018     By:   /s/ Les B. Korsh
      Les B. Korsh
      Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary