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 19, 2016
NUVASIVE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-50744 | 33-0768598 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
7475 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(858) 909-1800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 19, 2016, NuVasive, Inc. (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting). As of March 24, 2016, the record date of the Annual Meeting, there were 49,768,050 outstanding shares of the Companys common stock. At the Annual Meeting, a quorum of 46,190,828 shares of the Companys common stock were represented in person or by proxy. The Companys stockholders elected three Class III directors and approved each of the other proposed voting matters (the Proposals) listed below. Each Proposal is described in detail in the Companys definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on April 6, 2016. The final votes on the Proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1
Each of Robert F. Friel, Donald J. Rosenberg and Daniel J. Wolterman was elected as a Class III director to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is elected and has qualified, or, if sooner, until the directors death, resignation or removal, by the following vote:
Nominee |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Robert F. Friel |
41,547,041 | 1,293,318 | 112,076 | 3,238,393 | ||||
Donald J. Rosenberg |
41,986,321 | 851,315 | 114,799 | 3,238,393 | ||||
Daniel J. Wolterman |
41,796,538 | 1,043,821 | 112,076 | 3,238,393 |
Proposal 2
Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was approved by the Companys stockholders by the following vote:
Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
45,635,762 |
440,921 | 114,145 |
Proposal 3
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, by the Companys stockholders of the compensation of the Companys named executed officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, as disclosed in the Companys proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, passed by the following vote:
Votes For |
Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
22,333,938 |
20,091,267 | 527,231 | 3,238,392 |
No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting.
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.
NUVASIVE, INC. | ||||||
Date: May 20, 2016 | By: | /s/ Jason D. Hanson | ||||
Jason D. Hanson | ||||||
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and General Counsel |