SEC Document


 
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 17, 2016
 
 
 
QUIDEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 
 
 
 
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
0-10961 (Commission
File Number)
94-2573850 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
92130
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 552-1100
 
 
 
 
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.
On May 17, 2016, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 8:30 a.m. local time at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, 10950 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037. The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:
Proposal No. 1
The Company’s stockholders elected seven individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:
Name
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Thomas D. Brown
28,680,959
178,372
1,981,292
Douglas C. Bryant
28,525,064
334,267
1,981,292
Kenneth F. Buechler
28,707,054
152,277
1,981,292
Mary Lake Polan
28,485,865
373,466
1,981,292
Jack W. Schuler
28,269,132
590,199
1,981,292
Charles P. Slacik
28,527,718
331,613
1,981,292
Kenneth J. Widder
28,538,825
320,506
1,981,292
Proposal No. 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the table below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
 
30,673,215
83,801
83,607
 
Proposal No. 3
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
28,425,890
338,469
94,972
1,981,292
Proposal No. 4
The Company’s stockholders approved the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
25,328,387
3,499,927
31,017
1,981,292
Proposal No. 5
The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company's 1983 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
27,772,805
702,826
383,700
1,981,292





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 19, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QUIDEL CORPORATION
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert J. Bujarski
 
Name:
Robert J. Bujarski
 
Its:
SVP, Business Development & General Counsel