UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): 5/11/2022
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COVETRUS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-38794 | | 83-1448706 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
7 Custom House Street
Portland, ME 04101
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (888) 280-2221
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | CVET | | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in a virtual only format (the “2022 Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting. Each proposal is described in more detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting (the “2022 Proxy Statement”), dated April 1, 2022.
(b) Votes represented for quorum totaled 127,615,484.86 shares, or 92.12%. The final voting results of the 2022 Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Deborah G. Ellinger, Paul Fonteyne, Sandra L. Helton, Philip A. Laskawy, Mark J. Manoff, Edward M. McNamara, Steven Paladino, Sandra Peterson, Ravi Sachdev, Sharon Wienbar, and Benjamin Wolin were elected as Directors for terms expiring at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders. The vote with respect to each nominee is set forth below:
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | As % Total Voted |
| Deborah G. Ellinger | 120,801,561.76 | 903,299.09 | 47,451 | 5,863,173 | 94.66% |
| Paul Fonteyne | 120,900,448.76 | 802,425.09 | 49,438 | 5,863,173 | 94.73% |
| Sandra L. Helton | 120,474,207.76 | 1,233,182.09 | 44,922 | 5,863,173 | 94.40% |
| Philip A. Laskawy | 115,552,823.76 | 6,151,557.09 | 47,931 | 5,863,173 | 90.54% |
| Mark J. Manoff | 120,797,624.76 | 905,046.09 | 49,641 | 5,863,173 | 94.65% |
| Edward M. McNamara | 120,938,750.76 | 764,800.09 | 48,761 | 5,863,173 | 94.76% |
| Steven Paladino | 116,224,478.76 | 5,479,410.09 | 48,423 | 5,863,173 | 91.07% |
| Sandra Peterson | 121,226,868.76 | 478,818.09 | 46,625 | 5,863,173 | 94.99% |
| Ravi Sachdev | 120,799,902.76 | 904,124.09 | 48,285 | 5,863,173 | 94.65% |
| Sharon Wienbar | 121,230,001.76 | 476,048.09 | 46,262 | 5,863,173 | 94.99% |
| Benjamin Wolin | 121,179,042.76 | 520,781.09 | 52,488 | 5,863,173 | 94.95% |
Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2022
The shareholders ratified the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 by a vote of 127,347,283.76 shares for and 210,648.09 shares against, with 57,553 shares abstaining. This proposal was ratified with 99.78% of total voted shares.
Proposal 3 - Non-Binding, Advisory Vote to Approve the 2021 Compensation Paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers
The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the 2021 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the 2022 Proxy Statement, by a vote of 118,949,979.76 shares for and 2,560,077.09 shares against, with 242,255 shares abstaining and 5,863,173 broker non-votes. This proposal was approved with 93.20% of total voted shares.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Covetrus, Inc. |
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| Date: | May 17, 2022 | By: | | /s/ Margaret B. Pritchard |
| | Name: | | Margaret B. Pritchard |
| | Title: | | Interim General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
