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 4, 2016
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-19271 | 01-0393723 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| One IDEXX Drive, Westbrook, Maine | 04092 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (ZIP Code) | |||
207.556.0300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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 4, 2016, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present in person or by proxy.
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered and voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement dated March 24, 2016, (the “Proxy Statement”): (1) the election of three Class III directors for terms expiring at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders; (2) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the current fiscal year; and (3) the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as presented in the Company’s proxy statement delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting.
The voting results at the Annual Meeting with respect to each of the matters described above, were as follows:
Proposal One: Election of Directors
| Nominees |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Jonathan W. Ayers |
70,827,823 | 867,309 | 25,675 | 10,898,243 | ||||||||||||
| Barry C. Johnson, PhD |
71,506,945 | 180,387 | 33,475 | 10,898,243 | ||||||||||||
| M. Anne Szostak |
69,857,703 | 1,831,097 | 32,007 | 10,898,243 | ||||||||||||
Proposal Two: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| For |
82,208,121 | |||
| Against |
380,483 | |||
| Abstain |
30,446 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
0 |
Proposal Three: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
| For |
70,918,311 | |||
| Against |
643,978 | |||
| Abstain |
167,518 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
10,898,243 |
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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.
| IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 6, 2016 |
By: | /s/ Jacqueline L. Studer | ||||
| Jacqueline L. Studer | ||||||
| Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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