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 25, 2011
NUVASIVE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-50744 | | 33-0768598 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) | | (Commission File
Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Idenitifcaiton
Number) |
7475 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego, California 92121
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(858) 909-1800
(Registrant’s 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 25, 2011, NuVasive, Inc. (the “Company”), held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of March 28, 2011, the record date of the Annual Meeting, there were 39,647,524 oustanding shares of the Company’s common stock. At the Annual Meeting, a quorum of 36,054,423 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy. The Company’s stockholders approved the four proposals listed below, which proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 4, 2011. The final votes on the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1:
Each of Robert J. Hunt and Richard W. Treharne, Ph.D. was elected as a Class I director to hold office until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is elected and has qualified, or if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal by the following vote:
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| | | Votes | | | Votes | | | Broker | |
| Nominee | | For | | | Withheld | | | Non-Votes | |
| Robert J. Hunt | | | 32,855,674 | | | | 117,970 | | | | 3,080,779 | |
| Richard W. Treharne, Ph.D. | | | 32,435,783 | | | | 537,861 | | | | 3,080,779 | |
Each of Jack R. Blair, Peter C. Farrell, Ph.D., Lesley H. Howe, Alexis V. Lukianov and Eileen M. More continue to serve as directors of the Company after the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 2:
Approval by the Company’s stockhholders, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, was approved by the following vote:
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| Votes | | Votes | | | | | | | Broker | |
| For | | Against | | | Abstentions | | | Non-Votes | |
| 27,017,383 | | 5,904,984 | | | 51,277 | | | 3,080,779 | |
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Proposal 3:
Approval by the Company’s stockholders, on an advisory basis, of the frequency with which the stockholders of the Company shall have an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was voted on as follows:
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| Every 1 | | Every 2 | | Every 3 | | |
| Year | | Years | | Years | | Abstentions |
| 26,486,143 | | | 12,699 | | | | 6,299,902 | | | | 174,900 | |
Proposal 4:
The selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 was ratified by the following vote:
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| Votes | | Votes | | |
| For | | Against | | Abstentions |
| 35,779,490 | | | 267,390 | | | | 7,543 | |
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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.
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| | NUVASIVE, INC.
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| Date: May 27, 2011 | By: | /s/Alexis V. Lukianov | |
| | | Alexis V. Lukianov | |
| | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |
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