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):
June 7, 2018
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LHC GROUP, INC. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware |
001-33989 |
71-0918189 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
901 Hugh Wallis Road South
Lafayette, LA 70508
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(337)
233-1307
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 7, 2018, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting,
the stockholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2018 Incentive
Plan (the “2018 Plan”). A total of 2,300,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock are reserved and available for issuance pursuant to awards
granted under the 2018 Plan. A description of the material terms of the
2018 Plan was included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each proposal are set forth below:
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Election of Directors. The stockholders elected the three (3) director nominees to serve as Class I directors of the Company for a term of three (3) years, expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results were as follows: |
| Name | For | Withhold Authority | Broker Non-vote |
| Keith G. Myers | 25,234,627 | 475,904 | 1,828,859 |
| Ronald T. Nixon | 24,877,397 | 833,134 | 1,828,859 |
| W. Earl Reed, III | 25,478,939 | 231,592 | 1,828,859 |
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Executive Compensation Advisory Vote: The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-vote |
| 25,025,575 | 672,734 | 12,222 | 1,828,859 |
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Approval of the 2018 Incentive Plan: The stockholders approved the 2018 Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-vote |
| 24,964,241 | 735,051 | 11,239 | 1,828,859 |
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Ratification of Selection of Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG, LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The voting results were as follows: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-vote |
| 27,356,635 | 172,768 | 9,987 | - |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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LHC GROUP, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Joshua L. Proffitt |
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Joshua L. Proffitt |
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Executive Vice President and Chief |
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Financial Officer |
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Dated: |
June 12, 2018 |
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