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): May 6, 2015

 

 

EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-35490   45-2884094

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Express Way, St. Louis, MO   63121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: 314-996-0900

No change since last report

(Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Express Scripts Holding Company (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Company’s principal executive offices on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Of the 728,792,883 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 650,205,321 shares were represented at the meeting, or an 89.22% quorum. The results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors. All of the nominees nominated by the Board of Directors for director were elected to serve until the next Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

NOMINEE

   FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN      BROKER
NON-VOTES
 

Gary G. Benanav

     570,755,020         7,721,227         1,589,836         70,139,238   

Maura C. Breen

     571,173,264         7,999,861         892,958         70,139,238   

William J. DeLaney

     571,232,757         7,955,108         878,218         70,139,238   

Elder Granger, M.D., MG, USA (Retired)

     576,830,091         1,663,785         1,572,207         70,139,238   

Nicholas J. LaHowchic

     572,609,116         5,857,205         1,599,762         70,139,238   

Thomas P. Mac Mahon

     565,227,503         10,014,564         4,824,016         70,139,238   

Frank Mergenthaler

     575,783,483         2,694,067         1,588,533         70,139,238   

Woodrow A. Myers, Jr., M.D.

     571,606,677         7,567,804         891,602         70,139,238   

Roderick A. Palmore

     576,393,244         2,072,814         1,600,025         70,139,238   

George Paz

     563,964,607         13,174,479         2,926,997         70,139,238   

William L. Roper, M.D., MPH

     576,374,051         2,120,821         1,571,211         70,139,238   

Seymour Sternberg

     569,644,614         8,839,696         1,581,773         70,139,238   

Proposal 2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2015 was ratified by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

638,570,230   9,798,893   1,836,198

Proposal 3. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding basis, executive compensation, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

546,099,295   28,802,073   5,164,715   70,139,238

Proposal 4. A stockholder proposal regarding political disclosure and accountability was rejected by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

145,193,572   342,558,747   92,313,764   70,139,238

Proposal 5. A stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman was rejected by the stockholders, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER NON-VOTES

252,830,820   325,046,613   2,188,650   70,139,238


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

EXPRESS SCRIPTS HOLDING COMPANY
Date: May 7, 2015 By: /s/ Martin P. Akins
Martin P. Akins
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel