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 22, 2012
Stericycle, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-21229 | 36-3640402 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
28161 North Keith Drive
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(847) 367-5910
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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.
We held our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 22, 2012, at the DoubleTree Hotel Chicago OHare Airport-Rosemont, Rosemont, Illinois 60018:
At the meeting, stockholders voted on the following matters:
(1)
the election to our Board of Directors of the nine nominees for director named in the proxy statement for the annual meeting;
(2)
ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012;
(3)
a non-binding advisory resolution to approve the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement (the say-on-pay vote); and
(4)
a stockholder proposal requiring executives to hold equity awards until retirement.
The results of this voting were as follows:
Election of Directors
| For |
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| Against |
| Abstain |
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| Broker Non-Vote |
Mark C. Miller | 67,048,776 |
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| 1,567,251 |
| 35,162 |
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| 6,557,854 |
Jack W. Schuler | 67,039,273 |
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| 1,597,101 |
| 14,815 |
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| 6,557,854 |
Thomas D. Brown | 67,925,424 |
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| 698,341 |
| 27,424 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
Rod F. Dammeyer | 67,031,800 |
|
| 1,591,965 |
| 27,424 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
William K. Hall | 67,333,326 |
|
| 1,290,452 |
| 27,411 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
Jonathan T. Lord, M.D. | 67,173,895 |
|
| 1,450,031 |
| 27,263 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
John Patience | 67,068,944 |
|
| 1,554,596 |
| 27,649 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
James W.P. Reid-Anderson | 67,327,736 |
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| 1,295,698 |
| 27,755 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
Ronald G. Spaeth | 67,327,820 |
|
| 1,293,184 |
| 30,185 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP
| For |
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| Against |
| Abstain |
|
| Broker Non-Vote |
| 74,026,253 |
|
| 1,165,641 |
| 17,149 |
|
| -- |
Advisory Resolution Approving Executive Officer Compensation
| For |
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| Against |
| Abstain |
|
| Broker Non-Vote |
| 66,860,392 |
|
| 1,666,399 |
| 124,398 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
Stockholder Proposal for Executives to Hold Equity Awards Until Retirement
| For |
|
| Against |
| Abstain |
|
| Broker Non-Vote |
| 15,771,267 |
|
| 52,639,590 |
| 240,332 |
|
| 6,557,854 |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: May 25, 2012 | Stericycle, Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Frank J.M. ten Brink |
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| Frank J.M. ten Brink | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |