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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)

September 14, 2020

 

 

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Minnesota   0-20572   41-0886515

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1031 Mendota Heights Road

St. Paul, Minnesota 55120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(651) 686-1600

(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):

 

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading

Symbol(s)

  

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01   PDCO   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)    The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on September 14, 2020. There were 96,279,152 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 90,359,813 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.

(b)    The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors

John D. Buck, Alex N. Blanco, Jody H. Feragen, Robert C. Frenzel, Francis J. Malecha, Ellen A. Rudnick, Neil A. Schrimsher and Mark S. Walchirk were elected directors of the Company to have terms expiring in 2021, and until their successors shall be elected and duly qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes		  

John D. Buck

      79,768,914        1,900,846        1,028,676        7,661,377  

Alex N. Blanco

      80,358,577        2,230,277        109,582        7,661,377  

Jody H. Feragen

      81,714,618        873,129        110,689        7,661,377  

Robert C. Frenzel

      80,711,107        1,879,983        107,346        7,661,377  

Francis J. Malecha

      79,948,684        2,641,816        107,936        7,661,377  

Ellen A. Rudnick

      78,995,771        3,595,645        107,020        7,661,377  

Neil A. Schrimsher

      80,157,105        2,396,041        145,290        7,661,377  

Mark S. Walchirk

      80,919,735        781,862        996,839        7,661,377  

Proposal No. 2 : Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The advisory proposal concerning the Company’s executive compensation program was approved. The results of the non-binding vote were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker
Non-Votes

68,156,379

  

11,627,216

  

2,914,841

  

7,661,377

Proposal No. 3: Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst and Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 24, 2021 was approved. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

88,411,736

   1,851,647   96,430

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.

 

   

PATTERSON COMPANIES, INC.

Date: September 16, 2020

    

By:

  

/s/ Les B. Korsh

     

Les B. Korsh

     

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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