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 25, 2017
The Ensign Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-33757
 
33-0861263
 
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
27101 Puerta Real, Suite 450,
Mission Viejo, CA
 
 
92691
 
 
 
(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 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Ensign Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 25, 2017. The number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 51,069,510. These shares were issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2017, which was the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were present at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, 49,372,129 shares of the Company’s common stock. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:

1.
The three nominees named below were elected to serve as Class I directors of the board of directors, to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting, until a successor is elected and qualified, and the voting rights were as follows:
 
 
Votes
 
Votes
 
 
Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roy E. Christensen
 
34,952,942
 
9,562,118
 
3,967
Dr. John G. Nackel
 
42,689,893
 
1,808,361
 
20,773
Barry M. Smith
 
42,652,734
 
1,845,231
 
21,062
(a)
The number of Broker non-votes for each Nominee was 4,853,102. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as a vote caste either “For” or “Against” each nominee’s election.


2. The selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
47,406,462
 
1,964,664
 
1,003


3. The 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved, and the voting rights were as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes(b)
39,086,428
 
5,403,563
 
29,036
 
4,853,102
(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.


4. 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:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes(c)
41,960,879
 
2,489,252
 
68,896
 
4,853,102
(c)
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.
 

5. The shareholders' preferred frequency with which the Company is to hold an advisory stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers was once every year and the voting results were as follows:
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes(d)
36,048,164
 
1,774,355
 
6,630,892
 
65,616
 
4,853,102
(d)
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.


6. The stockholder proposal regarding the issuance of sustainability report, was rejected, and the voting results were as follows:





Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes(e)
10,973,794
 
32,650,446
 
894,787
 
4,853,102
(e)
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.
 
 
 
THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ SUZANNE D. SNAPPER
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Dated: May 30, 2017