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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 18, 2011
Henry Schein, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  0-27078
(Commission File Number)
  11-3136595
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
135 Duryea Road, Melville, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
  11747
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 843-5500
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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:
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 18, 2011, Henry Schein, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered: (1) the election of the thirteen directors of the Company for terms expiring in 2012; (2) a proposal to amend the Company’s 1994 Stock Incentive Plan; (3) a proposal to consider approval, by non-binding vote, of the 2010 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers (as defined in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 8, 2011), known as the “say-on-pay” proposal; (4) a proposal to consider approval, by non-binding vote, of the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, known as the “frequency of say-on-pay” proposal; and (5) the ratification of the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. The voting results at the Annual Meeting, with respect to each of the matters described above, were as follows:
1.   The thirteen directors were elected based upon the following votes:
                         
                    Broker  
    For     Withheld     Non-Votes  
Stanley M. Bergman
    76,794,051       1,977,283       5,750,266  
Gerald A. Benjamin
    76,840,304       1,931,030       5,750,266  
James P. Breslawski
    76,840,497       1,930,837       5,750,266  
Mark E. Mlotek
    76,840,397       1,930,937       5,750,266  
Steven Paladino
    70,993,077       7,778,257       5,750,266  
Barry J. Alperin
    76,842,950       1,930,384       5,750,266  
Paul Brons
    78,068,813       702,521       5,750,266  
Donald J. Kabat
    76,839,444       1,931,890       5,750,266  
Philip A. Laskawy
    66,762,569       12,008,765       5,750,266  
Karyn Mashima
    77,148,263       1,623,071       5,750,266  
Norman S. Matthews
    77,011,314       1,760,020       5,750,266  
Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.
    78,056,044       715,290       5,750,266  
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
    78,057,366       713,968       5,750,266  
2.   The proposal to amend the Company’s 1994 Stock Incentive Plan was approved based upon the following votes:
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
73,027,993
  3,605,641   853,731   5,750,266
3.   The 2010 compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers, known as the “say-on-pay” proposal, was approved, by non-binding vote, based upon the following votes:
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
74,976,407   2,552,525   1,242,402   5,750,266
4.   One year was approved, by non-binding vote, as the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, known as the “frequency of say-on-pay” proposal, based upon the following votes:
                 
One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
70,720,639   940,164   5,864,998   1,245,533   5,750,266

 


 

5.   The independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified based upon the following votes:
         
For   Against   Abstain
83,772,008   688,794   60,798
In light of the results of the advisory vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes, our Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an advisory say-on-pay vote annually. Our Board of Directors may reevaluate this determination after the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes.

 


 

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.
         
  HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: May 23, 2011  By:   /s/ Michael S. Ettinger    
    Michael S. Ettinger   
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel