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 3, 2016 |
Surgery Partners, Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
Delaware | 001-37576 | 47-3620923 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
40 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 500 Nashville, Tennessee 37215 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(615) 234-5900 |
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
Not Applicable |
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 3, 2016, Surgery Partners, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Summarized below are descriptions of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting:
Proposal 1: Election of Class I director nominee. The stockholders elected the director nominee to serve as a Class I director until the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified. The nominee was a current Class I director of the Company who was re-elected. The voting for the director at the Annual Meeting was as follows:
Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Adam Feinstein | 43,176,108 | 1,931,315 | 559,849 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for fiscal 2016. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The result of the vote taken at the Annual Meeting was as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
45,651,323 | 12,073 | 3,876 |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
SURGERY PARTNERS, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Teresa F. Sparks Teresa F. Sparks Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 4, 2016