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 4, 2017
HealthSouth Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 001-10315 | 63-0860407 |
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3660 Grandview Parkway, Suite 200, Birmingham, Alabama 35243
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(205) 967-7116
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 4, 2017, HealthSouth Corporation (the "Company") held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") at the corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:
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| 1. | election of all ten persons nominated by the Company's board of directors; |
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| 2. | ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm; |
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| 3. | approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement filed on March 24, 2017 pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and |
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| 4. | approval of the the frequency with which stockholders are provided an advisory vote on executive compensation, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 89,521,110 shares of the Company's common stock issued and outstanding. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting. The common stock voted together as a class. Votes representing 94.3% of the combined voting power of the common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The final voting results for the Annual Meeting were as follows:
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| • | Proposal 1, election of directors, each of the nominees was elected: |
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| Name of Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Votes Abstained |
| John W. Chidsey | 77,712,213 |
| 739,858 |
| N/A |
| Donald L. Correll | 77,501,211 |
| 950,860 |
| N/A |
| Yvonne M. Curl | 77,762,844 |
| 689,227 |
| N/A |
| Charles M. Elson | 77,230,380 |
| 1,221,691 |
| N/A |
| Joan E. Herman | 78,125,013 |
| 327,058 |
| N/A |
| Leo I. Higdon, Jr. | 77,423,344 |
| 1,028,727 |
| N/A |
| Leslye G. Katz | 78,143,556 |
| 308,515 |
| N/A |
| John E. Maupin, Jr. | 77,248,578 |
| 1,203,493 |
| N/A |
| L. Edward Shaw, Jr. | 77,494,230 |
| 957,841 |
| N/A |
| Mark J. Tarr | 78,012,894 |
| 439,177 |
| N/A |
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| • | Proposal 2, ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, passed: |
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
| 83,265,841 | 1,105,768 | 82,611 |
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| • | Proposal 3, approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, passed: |
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| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
| 75,888,325 | 2,453,685 | 110,061 |
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| • | Proposal 4, frequency with which stockholders are provided an advisory vote on executive compensation, which options received the following votes: |
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Votes For 1 Year | Votes For 2 Years | Votes For 3 Years | Votes Abstained |
| 70,121,622 | 174,832 | 7,981,280 | 174,337 |
Proposals 1, 3, and 4 each received 6,002,149 broker non-votes. There were no broker non-votes on Proposal 2.
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.
HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION
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| By: | /S/ Patrick Darby |
| | Name: | Patrick Darby |
| | Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Dated: May 8, 2017
