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 30, 2019
The Ensign Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-33757 | | 33-0861263 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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27101 Puerta Real, Suite 450, Mission Viejo, CA | |
92691 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 487-9500
Not Applicable
(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.
The 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Ensign Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 30, 2019. The number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 53,519,363. These shares were issued and outstanding as of April 4, 2019, which was the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were present at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, 50,087,360 shares of the Company’s common stock. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:
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1. | The three nominees named below were elected to serve as Class III directors of the board of directors, to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting, until a successor is elected and qualified, and the voting rights were as follows: |
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Nominee | | For | | Against | | Abstain(a) |
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Class III directors elected for a three-year term |
Lee A. Daniels | | 43,727,213 | | 1,760,191 | | 12,956 |
Ann S. Blouin | | 44,890,523 | | 599,672 | | 10,165 |
Barry R. Port | | 44,326,903 | | 1,161,173 | | 12,284 |
2. The amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the size of the Board of Directors to eight from seven was approved, and the voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions(b) |
44,949,510 | | 539,031 | | 11,819 |
3. The amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 75 million to 100 million was approved, and the voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions(b) |
48,273,525 | | 1,742,641 | | 71,194 |
4. The selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions(b) |
48,733,676 | | 1,338,215 | | 15,469 |
5. The compensation paid to the company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, was approved on an advisory basis, and the voting results were as follows:
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Votes For | | Votes Against | | Abstentions(b) |
42,735,862 | | 2,739,510 | | 24,986 |
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(a) | The number of Broker non-votes was 4,587,000. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as a vote caste either “For” or “Against” each nominee’s election. |
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(b) | Abstentions were counted as shares entitled to vote and had the same effect as votes against the proposal. Broker non-votes were treated as not entitled to vote for purposes of determining approval of this proposal. |
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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| | THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC. |
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Dated: June 3, 2019 | | /s/ CHAD A. KEETCH |
| | Chief Investment Officer |