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): April 20, 2016
C. R. BARD, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey | 001-6926 | 22-1454160 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey | 07974 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
(908) 277-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) The registrant held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 20, 2016.
(b) Described below are the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the number of votes for and against, abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable.
Proposal No. 1 – Each of the 12 director nominees was elected. The results of the voting for each director nominee for a term of one year are set forth below:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
David M. Barrett | 57,868,689 | 780,302 | 99,560 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
Marc C. Breslawsky | 56,900,488 | 1,744,008 | 104,055 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
Robert M. Davis | 57,998,964 | 650,656 | 98,931 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
Herbert L. Henkel | 56,847,907 | 1,801,665 | 98,979 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
John C. Kelly | 58,095,101 | 555,613 | 97,837 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
David F. Melcher | 57,698,912 | 951,837 | 97,802 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
Gail K. Naughton | 57,938,533 | 710,045 | 99,973 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
Timothy M. Ring | 56,251,556 | 2,134,533 | 362,462 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
Tommy G. Thompson | 48,397,499 | 10,203,659 | 147,393 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
John H. Weiland | 57,056,223 | 1,551,288 | 141,040 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
Anthony Welters | 56,496,465 | 2,156,281 | 95,805 | 4,543,076 | ||||||||||||
Tony L. White | 56,309,569 | 2,342,658 | 96,324 | 4,543,076 |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016 – approved.
For | 61,697,398 | |||
Against | 1,538,949 | |||
Abstain | 55,280 |
Proposal No. 3 – Approval of the compensation of our named executive officers, on an advisory basis – approved.
For | 48,652,356 | |||
Against | 9,927,909 | |||
Abstain | 168,286 | |||
Broker non-votes | 4,543,076 |
Proposal No. 4 – Shareholder proposal relating to share repurchases – not approved.
For | 477,704 | |||
Against | 58,096,495 | |||
Abstain | 174,352 | |||
Broker non-votes | 4,543,076 |
SIGNATURE
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.
C. R. BARD, INC. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: April 22, 2016 | /s/ Richard C. Rosenzweig | |||||
Richard C. Rosenzweig Vice President, Law and Assistant Secretary |