Nov 2012 Vote Results 8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 2, 2012
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ohio
 
1-11373
 
31-0958666
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
7000 Cardinal Place, Dublin, Ohio 43017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(614) 757-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Cardinal Health, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on November 2, 2012. For more information on the following proposals, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2012 (the "Proxy Statement"), the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The shareholders elected the 12 nominees to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, and voted as follows:
Director

For

Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes

Colleen F. Arnold
270,459,963
1,303,885
266,228
26,775,944
George S. Barrett
261,099,648
10,659,550
270,878
26,775,944
Glenn A. Britt
266,118,720
5,621,204
290,152
26,775,944
Carrie S. Cox
269,216,375
2,516,313
297,388
26,775,944
Calvin Darden
270,277,237
1,401,415
351,424
26,775,944
Bruce L. Downey
270,409,675
1,322,850
297,551
26,775,944
John F. Finn
268,749,533
2,997,936
282,607
26,775,944
Clayton M. Jones
265,656,003
6,088,355
285,718
26,775,944
Gregory B. Kenny
265,954,102
5,723,884
352,090
26,775,944
David P. King
270,398,694
1,284,403
346,979
26,775,944
Richard C. Notebaert
268,992,257
2,720,514
317,305
26,775,944
Jean G. Spaulding, M.D.
270,139,787
1,622,562
267,727
26,775,944
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and voted as follows:
For
295,555,928

Against
2,811,331

Abstained

438,761

Broker Non-Votes

0

The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, and voted as follows:
For
262,373,156

Against
9,255,858

Abstained

401,062

Broker Non-Votes

26,775,944

The shareholder proposal set forth in the Proxy Statement was not submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting because the proponent failed to present the proposal at the meeting.

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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date: November 5, 2012
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Craig S. Morford
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Craig S. Morford
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title: Chief Legal and Compliance Officer


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