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 8, 2014
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33459 | 20-3934755 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
27442 Portola Parkway, Suite 200 Foothill Ranch, CA | 92610 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(949) 282-5800
(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. |
The 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), was held on May 8, 2014. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on three proposals, as described below. Each of the three proposals was described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2014. The vote totals noted below are final voting results.
Proposal 1
The Company’s stockholders elected two Class I directors, with each to serve a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. There were no abstentions for Proposal 1.
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
| Glenn S. Schafer | 163,979,636 | 673,258 | 7,754,615 | |
| M. Bernard Puckett | 163,398,844 | 1,254,050 | 7,754,615 | |
Proposal 2
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 163,991,815 | 589,319 | 71,760 | 7,754,615 | |
Proposal 3
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |
| 172,155,475 | 245,761 | 6,273 | -- | |
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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.
| Date: May 9, 2014 | SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. |
| /s/ Roland G. Rapp | |
| Roland G. Rapp | |
| General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer | |