Edgar Filing: Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: June 30, 2015

/s/ Ebun S. Garner, Esq.

Ebun S. Garner, Esq.

General Counsel and Senior Vice President

Form 8-K

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):

June 25, 2015

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

000-52024

20-2463898

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, CA 92008

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(760) 431-9286

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 25, 2015, Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which three proposals were presented to the Company’s shareholders for consideration. The three matters presented were: (1) the election of 11 directors to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors have been elected; (2) a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015; and (3) a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. These proposals were described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting and a supplement thereto that were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2015.

(1) Election of Directors: The 11 nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected by the shareholders by the following vote:


			Authority		Broker
Director Nominee	For		Withheld		Non-Vote
Leslie Cross		60,803,400		294,637		18,582,109
Mortimer Berkowitz III		60,787,170		310,867		18,582,109
John Foster		60,792,200		305,837		18,582,109
R. Ian Molson		60,679,718		418,319		18,582,109
Stephen O’Neil		60,873,084		224,953		18,582,109
James Glynn		60,891,010		207,027		18,582,109
Rohit Desai		60,887,010		211,027		18,582,109
Siri Marshall		60,891,010		207,027		18,582,109
James Corbett		60,828,967		269,070		18,582,109
Tom Davis		60,888,010		210,027		18,582,109
Donald Williams		60,891,010		207,027		18,582,109

(2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2015 was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:


For	Against	Abstain
79,197,675	360,631	121,840

(3) Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers: The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
60,176,559	819,428	102,050	18,582,109

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.