UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
CURRENT REPORT
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 10, 2012
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 1-10670 |
| 84-0904275 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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of incorporation) |
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| Identification No.) |
10910 Domain Drive, Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78758
(Address of principal executive offices (zip code))
(512) 777-3800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 10, 2012, Peter J. Neff, a member of the Board of Directors of Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice to the Chairman of the Board that he does not intend to stand for re-election as a director of the Company following the expiration of his current term at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Neff has indicated that he intends to minimize his professional commitments in the course of the upcoming year. Also on May 10, 2012, Mr. Neff was elected by the Company’s stockholders to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term to hold office until the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as discussed in more detail in Item 5.07 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 10, 2012, the Company held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals:
· The election of Ivan R. Sabel, Thomas F. Kirk, Thomas F. Cooper, Cynthia L. Feldmann, Eric A. Green, Stephen E. Hare, Isaac Kaufman, Peter J. Neff and Patricia B. Shrader to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term to hold office until the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified;
· to hold a stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
· to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation changing the Company’s name to “Hanger, Inc.”; and
· to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
As of March 15, 2011, the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 33,895,813 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were outstanding and eligible to vote. Approximately 94.2% of all votes were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy. The following are the final votes on the matters presented for stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Name |
| Votes For |
| Votes Withheld |
| Broker Non-Votes |
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Ivan R. Sabel |
| 29,192,657 |
| 683,325 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Thomas F. Kirk |
| 29,195,875 |
| 680,107 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Thomas P. Cooper |
| 29,171,147 |
| 704,835 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Cynthia L. Feldmann |
| 29,204,443 |
| 671,539 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Eric A. Green |
| 29,171,054 |
| 704,928 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Stephen E. Hare |
| 29,493,068 |
| 382,914 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Isaac Kaufman |
| 29,509,185 |
| 366,797 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Peter J. Neff |
| 29,492,168 |
| 383,814 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Patricia B. Shrader |
| 29,238,674 |
| 637,308 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
Votes For |
| Votes Against |
| Votes Abstaining |
| Broker Non-Votes |
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29,119,472 |
| 707,649 |
| 48,861 |
| 2,057,214 |
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Proposal 3: Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Change the Company’s Name to “Hanger, Inc.”
Votes For |
| Votes Against |
| Votes Abstaining |
| Broker Non-Votes |
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31,849,432 |
| 69,347 |
| 14,417 |
| 0 |
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Proposal 4: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Votes For |
| Votes Against |
| Votes Abstaining |
| Broker Non-Votes |
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31,187,150 |
| 728,845 |
| 17,201 |
| 0 |
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Based on the approval by the Company’s stockholders of Proposal 3, the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the Company’s name to “Hanger, Inc.”, the Company will proceed with the administrative and regulatory steps necessary to complete the name change, which the Company expects to complete not later than June 30, 2012.
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.
HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Thomas E. Hartman |
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| Thomas E. Hartman |
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| Vice President and General Counsel |
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Dated: May 14, 2012 |
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