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 26, 2012
STERIS Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ohio | 1-14643 | 34-1482024 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 5960 Heisley Road, Mentor, Ohio | 44060-1834 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 354-2600
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.
At STERIS Corporation’s (“STERIS” or “Company”) 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Meeting”), held on July 26, 2012, shareholders voted on the matters specified below, with the final voting results as specified. According to the certified list of shareholders, there were 57,815,589 Common 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 54,317,772 shares or 93.95% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company, constituting a quorum.
| 1. | The nominees named below were 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 Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Richard C. Breeden |
49,487,085 | 106,825 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| Cynthia L Feldmann |
49,495,014 | 98,896 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| Jacqueline B. Kosecoff |
49,373,525 | 220,385 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| David B. Lewis |
49,493,652 | 100,258 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| Kevin M. McMullen |
49,038,580 | 555,330 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| Walter M Rosebrough, Jr. |
49,083,693 | 510,217 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| Mohsen M. Sohi |
49,498,134 | 95,776 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| John P. Wareham |
49,028,078 | 565,832 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| Loyal W. Wilson |
48,912,603 | 681,307 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| Michael B. Wood |
49,500,542 | 93,368 | 4,723,862 | |||||||||
| 2. | The non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved, and the results of the vote were as follows: |
| Votes for |
48,361,761 | |||
| Votes against |
1,064,868 | |||
| Abstentions |
167,281 | |||
| Broker non-votes |
4,723,862 |
| 3. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 was approved, and the results of the vote were as follows: |
| Votes for |
53,634,552 | |||
| Votes against |
596,238 | |||
| Abstentions |
86,982 |
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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 CORPORATION | ||
| By | /s/ Michael J. Tokich | |
| Michael J. Tokich | ||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: July 31, 2012
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