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): July 30, 2019
STERIS plc
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ireland | 001-38848 | 98-1455064 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay
Dublin 2, Ireland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 1 232 2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Ordinary Shares | STE | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| ITEM 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the STERIS plc (the “Company”) 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“Meeting”), held on July 30, 2019, shareholders voted on the matters specified below, with the final voting results as specified. According to the certified list of shareholders, there were 84,552,259 Ordinary Shares of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. There were present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, the holders of 76,377,369 Ordinary Shares or 90.33% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company, constituting a quorum.
| 1. | The nominees named below were re-elected to the Board of Directors, each for a one-year term, and the results of the vote were as follows: |
| Nominee |
Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions | Broker non-votes | ||||||||||||
| Richard C. Breeden |
71,514,758 | 1,757,376 | 104,788 | 3,000,447 | ||||||||||||
| Cynthia L. Feldmann |
71,342,952 | 1,932,218 | 101,752 | 3,000,447 | ||||||||||||
| Dr. Jacqueline B. Kosecoff |
71,025,747 | 2,248,351 | 102,824 | 3,000,447 | ||||||||||||
| David B. Lewis |
71,830,551 | 1,442,972 | 103,399 | 3,000,447 | ||||||||||||
| Walter M Rosebrough, Jr. |
72,997,499 | 281,270 | 98,153 | 3,000,447 | ||||||||||||
| Dr. Nirav R. Shah |
73,172,360 | 99,666 | 104,896 | 3,000,447 | ||||||||||||
| Dr. Mohsen M. Sohi |
71,735,955 | 1,503,706 | 137,261 | 3,000,447 | ||||||||||||
| Dr. Richard M. Steeves |
72,186,477 | 1,090,246 | 100,199 | 3,000,447 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | The results of a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2020 were as follows: |
| Votes for |
73,221,952 | |||
| Votes against |
3,069,739 | |||
| Abstentions |
85,678 |
| 3. | The results of a proposal to appoint Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company’s statutory auditor under Irish law to hold office until the conclusion of the Company’s next Annual General Meeting were as follows: |
| Votes for |
73,233,619 | |||
| Votes against |
3,050,484 | |||
| Abstentions |
93,266 |
| 4. | The results of a proposal to authorize the Directors of the Company or the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company’s statutory auditor under Irish law were as follows: |
| Votes for |
75,019,427 | |||
| Votes against |
1,265,197 | |||
| Abstentions |
92,745 |
| 5. | The results of a proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the tabular and narrative disclosure contained in the Company’s proxy statement dated June 12, 2019, were as follows: |
| Votes for |
71,956,904 | |||
| Votes against |
1,160,520 | |||
| Abstentions |
259,498 | |||
| Broker non-votes |
3,000,447 |
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.
| STERIS plc | ||
| By | /s/ J. Adam Zangerle | |
| J. Adam Zangerle | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
Date: July 31, 2019