8-K

 

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): December 8, 2016

ALERE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

1-16789

 

04-3565120

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

51 Sawyer Road, Suite 200,

Waltham, Massachusetts 02453

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(781) 647-3900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Alere Inc. (“Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2016 Annual Meeting”) on December 8, 2016. Set forth below are the final voting results from the 2016 Annual Meeting. The shareholders elected nine directors and approved the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 and the advisory vote on our executive compensation.

1. Election of Directors. Each of the following nine director nominees were elected by a majority of the votes properly cast at the 2016 Annual Meeting as directors for terms expiring at the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and otherwise in accordance with our bylaws: Gregg J. Powers, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Carol R. Goldberg, John F. Levy, Brian A. Markison, Thomas McKillop, John A. Quelch, James Roosevelt and Namal Nawana.

 

Director Nominee

   Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Gregg J. Powers

     71,021,579         1,226,278         29,659         4,395,059   

Geoffrey S. Ginsburg

     71,037,339         1,208,090         32,087         4,395,059   

Carol R. Goldberg

     61,309,190         10,927,506         40,820         4,395,059   

John F. Levy

     65,223,823         5,968,854         1,084,839         4,395,059   

Brian A. Markison

     56,537,027         12,938,299         2,802,190         4,395,059   

Thomas McKillop

     65,310,025         5,882,005         1,085,486         4,395,059   

John A. Quelch

     66,093,209         4,448,868         1,735,439         4,395,059   

James Roosevelt, Jr.

     62,227,762         10,009,379         40,375         4,395,059   

Namal Nawana

     71,894,357         355,749         27,410         4,395,059   

2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

76,518,375   93,358   60,842  

3. Advisory vote on executive compensation.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

37,746,456   34,284,610   246,450   4,395,059


 

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.

 

    ALERE INC.
Date: December 13, 2016     By:   /s/ Douglas Barry
        Associate General Counsel