Form 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): May 9, 2014

 

 

ACTAVIS plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ireland   000-55075   98-1114402

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1 Grand Canal Square, Docklands

Dublin 2, Ireland

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(862) 261-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

On May 9, 2014, Actavis plc (the “Company”) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Dublin, Ireland. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on a total of four proposals, as described below.

 

  1. Election of Directors:

The following directors were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of one year expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2015, with voting results as follows:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Paul M. Bisaro

     135,578,198         2,659,631         1,949,429         14,211,411   

James H. Bloem

     139,429,926         272,284         485,048         14,211,411   

Christopher W. Bodine

     137,748,748         1,957,818         480,692         14,211,411   

Tamar D. Howson

     138,303,862         1,404,078         479,318         14,211,411   

John A. King

     139,450,782         257,498         478,978         14,211,411   

Catherine M. Klema

     139,190,345         509,866         487,047         14,211,411   

Jiri Michal

     139,284,385         407,800         495,073         14,211,411   

Sigurdur Oli Olafsson

     138,623,765         1,080,140         483,353         14,211,411   

Patrick J. O’Sullivan

     139,525,305         172,774         489,179         14,211,411   

Ronald R. Taylor

     138,259,853         1,447,636         479,769         14,211,411   

Andrew L. Turner

     138,357,360         1,351,177         478,721         14,211,411   

Fred G. Weiss

     137,876,179         1,826,844         484,235         14,211,411   

 

  2. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers:

The Company’s shareholders voted to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as such compensation was described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion set forth in the Company’s 2014 Proxy Statement, with voting results as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

135,955,245   3,196,450   1,035,563   14,211,411

 

  3. Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP:

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, with voting results as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

151,628,584   2,210,568   559,517   (0)


  4. Non-Binding Shareholder Proposal Requesting the Company to issue a sustainability report:

The Company’s shareholders rejected a non-binding shareholder proposal that the Company issue a sustainability report, with voting results as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

44,758,756   58,288,386   37,140,116   14,211,411


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.

Dated: May 12, 2014

 

ACTAVIS plc
By:  

/s/ David A. Buchen

  Name:   David A. Buchen
  Title:   Chief Legal Officer – Global and Secretary