8-K 2012 Annual Meeting Voting Results


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 9, 2012
WRIGHT MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
000-32883
(Commission
File Number)
 
13-4088127
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
 
 
5677 Airline Road, Arlington, Tennessee
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
38002
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 867-9971
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Item 5.07.
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We held our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 9, 2012. Our stockholders voted on three proposals at the meeting.

1)
Our stockholders elected nine directors to serve on our Board of Directors for a term of one year. The tabulation of votes with respect to each director nominee is as follows:

Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Gary D. Blackford
 
35,742,794

 
56,822

 
1,488,053

Martin J. Emerson
 
35,397,334

 
402,282

 
1,488,053

Lawrence W. Hamilton
 
35,393,874

 
405,742

 
1,488,053

Ronald K. Labrum
 
35,422,545

 
377,071

 
1,488,053

John L. Miclot
 
35,324,619

 
474,997

 
1,488,053

Robert J. Palmisano
 
35,742,297

 
57,319

 
1,488,053

Amy S. Paul
 
35,742,429

 
57,187

 
1,488,053

Robert J. Quillinan
 
35,750,774

 
48,842

 
1,488,053

David D. Stevens
 
35,663,321

 
136,295

 
1,488,053


2)
Our stockholders approved the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executives. There were 32,272,343 votes for, 2,552,066 votes against, 975,207 votes abstaining from, and 1,488,053 broker non-votes on the proposal.
3)
Our stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2012. There were 36,899,274 votes for, 372,802 votes against, 15,593 votes abstaining from, and no broker non-votes on the proposal.







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.
Date: May 14, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
WRIGHT MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert J. Palmisano
 
 
Robert J. Palmisano
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer