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): January 22, 2015
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-15669 | 36-4335801 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia | 30339-3314 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(770) 951-6450
(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. |
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (the “Company”) held a Special Meeting of Shareholders on January 22, 2015 (the “Special Meeting”). The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to shareholders at such Special Meeting:
Proposal No. 1 – Agreement and Plan of Merger
The proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 9, 2014, as it may be amended from time to time, among the Company, Kindred Healthcare, Inc. and Kindred Healthcare Development 2, Inc. was approved by votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
31,107,748 | 29,688 | 111,190 | 0 | |||||
Proposal No. 2 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Certain Compensation Arrangements of Named Executive Officers
The proposal to approve, by advisory (non-binding) vote, certain compensation arrangements for the Company’s named executive officers in connection with the merger was approved by votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
28,025,464 | 2,744,904 | 478,258 | 0 | |||||
Proposal No. 3 – Adjournment of Special Meeting
The proposal for adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there were insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement was approved by votes as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
29,589,593 | 1,549,505 | 109,528 | 0 | |||||
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 22, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Special Meeting, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 22, 2015 |
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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.
| GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. |
| /s/ John N. Camperlengo |
John N. Camperlengo Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: January 22, 2015
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EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 22, 2015 |
