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 8, 2021

Commission File Number: 0-24260

 

 

Amedisys, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

Delaware		11-3131700
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3854 American Way, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70816

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(225) 292-2031 or (800) 467-2662

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities 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 $0.001 per share		AMED		The 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

 

 

 

SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals. A brief description of and tabulation of votes for each proposal are set forth below.

Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following nine directors for a term of one year. There were 884,088 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.

 

Nominee		For		Withheld
Vickie L. Capps		28,034,476		891,840
Molly J. Coye, MD		28,373,100		553,216
Julie D. Klapstein		28,117,515		808,801
Teresa L. Kline		28,301,871		624,445
Paul B. Kusserow		27,516,239		1,410,077
Richard A. Lechleiter		28,155,797		770,519
Bruce D. Perkins		28,372,410		553,906
Jeffrey A. Rideout, MD		28,373,719		552,597
Ivanetta Davis Samuels		28,466,386		459,930

Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.

 

For		Against		Abstain
29,559,119		224,939		26,346

Proposal 3. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. There were 884,088 broker non-votes with respect to the proposal.

 

For		Against		Abstain
27,870,093		1,015,362		40,861

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.