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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 28, 2019
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
1-16671
 
23-3079390
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1300 Morris Drive
 
 
 
 
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(610) 727-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02.                                        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(b)  Douglas R. Conant, a director of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the "Company") since 2013, retired from service on the Board of Directors on February 28, 2019.

Item 5.07.                                        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
    
(a)     The Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2019 Annual Meeting") on February 28, 2019.

(b)    Each of the five items listed below was submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders at the 2019 Annual Meeting and is described in more detail in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2019 (the "Definitive Proxy Statement").  The final voting results are below:

Item 1 - Election of Directors.

Each of the individuals listed below was elected by the Company's stockholders to serve as a director until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
Nominees
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
Ornella Barra
 
176,244,307
 
7,217,523
 
222,197
 
13,434,249
 
Steven H. Collis
 
176,205,448
 
6,969,399
 
509,180
 
13,434,249
 
D. Mark Durcan
 
182,704,295
 
762,136
 
217,596
 
13,434,249
 
Richard W. Gochnauer
 
182,637,045
 
832,669
 
214,283
 
13,434,249
 
Lon R. Greenberg
 
182,798,194
 
659,856
 
225,977
 
13,434,249
 
Jane E. Henney, M.D.
 
175,268,527
 
8,196,049
 
219,451
 
13,434,249
 
Kathleen W. Hyle
 
182,881,123
 
615,182
 
187,722
 
13,434,249
 
Michael J. Long
 
171,761,840
 
11,699,446
 
222,741
 
13,434,249
 
Henry W. McGee
 
175,718,115
 
7,742,460
 
223,452
 
13,434,249
 

Item 2- Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2019.

The Company's stockholders approved this item.  The voting results are as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
 
 
193,460,401
 
3,413,305
 
244,570
 
 
 

Item 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.

The Company's stockholders approved this item.  The voting results are as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
172,473,009
 
10,845,183
 
365,835
 
13,434,249
 

Item 4 - Stockholder Proposal to Permit Action by Written Consent of the Stockholders.

The Company's stockholders did not approve this item. The voting results are as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
61,757,334
 
121,575,498
 
351,195
 
13,434,249
 






Item 5 - Stockholder Proposal to Adopt a Policy that No Financial Performance Metric Be Adjusted to Exclude Legal or Compliance Costs in Determining Executive Incentive Compensation.

The Company's stockholders did not approve this item. The voting results are as follows:
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
21,337,654
 
161,729,066
 
617,307
 
13,434,249
 

No item other than the five items addressed above and described in the Definitive Proxy Statement was submitted at the 2019 Annual Meeting for stockholder action.






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.

 
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
 
 
Date: March 5, 2019
By:
/s/ John G. Chou
 
Name:
John G. Chou
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Business Officer