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):

June 25, 2015

 

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   000-52024   20-2463898

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, CA 92008

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(760) 431-9286

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

On June 25, 2015, Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which three proposals were presented to the Company’s shareholders for consideration. The three matters presented were: (1) the election of 11 directors to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors have been elected; (2) a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015; and (3) a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. These proposals were described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting and a supplement thereto that were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2015.

(1) Election of Directors: The 11 nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

            Authority      Broker  

Director Nominee

   For      Withheld      Non-Vote  

Leslie Cross

     60,803,400         294,637         18,582,109   

Mortimer Berkowitz III

     60,787,170         310,867         18,582,109   

John Foster

     60,792,200         305,837         18,582,109   

R. Ian Molson

     60,679,718         418,319         18,582,109   

Stephen O’Neil

     60,873,084         224,953         18,582,109   

James Glynn

     60,891,010         207,027         18,582,109   

Rohit Desai

     60,887,010         211,027         18,582,109   

Siri Marshall

     60,891,010         207,027         18,582,109   

James Corbett

     60,828,967         269,070         18,582,109   

Tom Davis

     60,888,010         210,027         18,582,109   

Donald Williams

     60,891,010         207,027         18,582,109   

(2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2015 was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

79,197,675

   360,631    121,840


(3) Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers: The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

60,176,559

   819,428    102,050    18,582,109


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.

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

    (Registrant)

Date: June 30, 2015

/s/ Ebun S. Garner, Esq.

Ebun S. Garner, Esq.

General Counsel and Senior Vice President