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 20, 2016 (May 19, 2016)

 

 

ANTHEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

		Indiana		001-16751		35-2145715
		(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

120 Monument Circle

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 488-6000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Anthem, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 19, 2016. The shareholders of the Company voted as follows on the matters set forth below.

 

1.	Election of Directors. The following nominees for director were elected to serve three-year terms to expire at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2019, based on the following votes:

 

Nominee		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
George A. Schaefer, Jr.		206,550,903		5,559,452		328,322		14,457,733
Joseph R. Swedish		202,480,371		7,939,150		2,019,156		14,457,733
Elizabeth E. Tallet		205,295,435		6,817,749		325,493		14,457,733

The following nominee for director was elected to serve a two-year term to expire at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2018, based on the following votes:

 

Nominee		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Lewis Hay, III		211,161,813		919,875		356,989		14,457,733

 

2.	Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 was ratified based upon the following votes:

 

		For		Against		Abstain
		224,154,557		2,565,489		176,364

 

3.	Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation. The shareholders approved the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers based upon the following votes:

 

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
		205,251,490		6,564,691		622,496		14,457,733

 

4.	Shareholder proposal regarding lobbying disclosure. The shareholder proposal was not approved based on the following votes:

 

		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
		18,492,544		179,801,320		14,144,813		14,457,733

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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.

Dated: May 20, 2016