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
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | May 12, 2010 |
Health Net, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-12718 | 95-4288333 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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21650 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, California | | 91367 |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________ (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (818) 676-6000 |
Not Applicable
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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
(a) Health Net, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of the Stockholders in Woodland Hills, California on May 12, 2010 (the “Annual Meeting”).
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for 2010. The stockholder proposal to eliminate supermajority voting did not receive the votes required for the proposal to be approved. The results of each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1: To elect the following ten directors to serve for a term of one year or until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Name | | | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Vote |
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Mary Anne Citrino | | | | | 85,838,376 | | | | 140,679 | | | | 43,042 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Theodore F. Craver, Jr. | | | | | 85,844,165 | | | | 140,259 | | | | 37,673 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Vicki B. Escarra | | | | | 85,411,297 | | | | 567,698 | | | | 43,102 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Thomas T. Farley | | | | | 85,494,328 | | | | 484,882 | | | | 42,887 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Gale S. Fitzgerald | | | | | 85,357,427 | | | | 612,014 | | | | 52,656 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Patrick Foley | | | | | 85,162,382 | | | | 818,614 | | | | 41,101 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Jay M. Gellert | | | | | 85,613,520 | | | | 371,977 | | | | 36,600 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Roger F. Greaves | | | | | 85,577,371 | | | | 402,828 | | | | 41,898 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Bruce G. Willison | | | | | 85,413,436 | | | | 568,591 | | | | 40,070 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Frederick C. Yeager | | | | | 85,378,495 | | | | 604,047 | | | | 39,555 | | | | 7,280,460 | |
Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.
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For | | | | Against | | | | Abstain | | | | Broker Non-Vote |
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92,668,273 | | | | | 593,328 | | | | | | 40,956 | | | | | | 0 | |
Proposal 3: Stockholder proposal to eliminate supermajority voting.
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For | | | | Against | | | | Abstain | | | | Broker Non-Vote |
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67,969,616 | | | | | 17,984,019 | | | | | | 68,462 | | | | | | 7,280,460 | |
(c) Not applicable.
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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| | Health Net, Inc. |
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May 12, 2010 | | By: | | /s/ Angelee F. Bouchard
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| | | | Name: Angelee F. Bouchard |
| | | | Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |