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 14, 2016 (June 13, 2016)


Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
001-32641
20-3068069
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
     
     
111 Westwood Place, Suite 400, Brentwood, Tennessee
37027
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code
  
(615) 221-2250
 
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

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

(a)          Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 13, 2016.

(b)          Jackie M. Clegg, William G. Petty, Jr., and James R. Seward were reelected as Class II directors at the annual meeting, to hold office for a term of three years and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.  Each such nominee received a majority of votes cast in his or her election.  The terms of office of the following directors continued after the annual meeting: Frank M. Bumstead, Daniel A. Decker, Jeffrey R. Leeds, Mark J. Parrell, T. Andrew Smith and Lee S. Wielansky.

The following votes were taken in connection with the election of directors at the annual meeting:

Director Nominees
  
Votes For
  
Votes Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker Non-Votes
Jackie M. Clegg
  
147,441,230
  
13,468,285
  
81,677
  
14,755,948
William G. Petty, Jr.
  
158,139,788
  
2,792,536
  
58,868
  
14,755,948
James R. Seward
  
157,078,326
  
3,855,107
  
57,759
  
14,755,948

The proposal to ratify the Audit Committee's appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2016 fiscal year was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with the proposal:

Proposal
  
Votes For
  
Votes Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker
 Non-Votes
Ratification of the Audit Committee's appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the 2016 fiscal year
  
165,954,011
  
9,057,309
  
735,820
  
–

At the annual meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on an advisory basis to approve the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's executive compensation disclosure rules (which disclosure includes the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and the narrative discussion that accompanies the compensation tables). The following votes were taken in connection with the proposal:

Proposal
  
Votes For
  
Votes Against
  
Abstentions
  
Broker
 Non-Votes
Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation
  
144,714,608
  
15,582,721
  
693,863
  
14,755,948


SIGNATURE

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.

   
BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC.
     
     
Date:
June 14, 2016
  
By:
  
/s/ Chad C. White
   
Name:
Chad C. White
   
Title:
Senior Vice President, Co-General Counsel and Secretary