UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i December 2, 2022

 

 i Premier, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Delaware		i 001-36092		i 35-2477140
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 i 13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place

 i Charlotte,  i NC  i 28277

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 i (704)  i 357-0022

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Class A Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value		i PINC		i NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   i ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 2, 2022, Premier, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders:

 

1.

elected four Class III Directors nominated to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified;

 

2.

ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year 2023; and

 

3.

approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”).

A more complete description of each item is set forth in the Proxy Statement.

As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 118,786,586 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding. Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting. Votes representing approximately 79% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding common stock, as of the record date, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The final voting results for the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Item 1—Election of Directors

Each of the four nominees named in the Proxy Statement was elected by the stockholders to the Company’s Board of Directors for three-year terms based on the following vote:

 

Nominee		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Michael J. Alkire			83,346,423				6,449,013				4,421,829
Jody R. Davids			79,535,825				10,259,611				4,421,829
Peter S. Fine			81,613,994				8,181,442				4,421,829
Marvin R. O’Quinn			80,760,148				9,035,288				4,421,829

Item 2—Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP

The appointment of Ernst & Young as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year 2023 was ratified by the stockholders based on the following vote:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
91,448,366		2,761,702		7,197		N/A

Item 3—Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, based on the following vote:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
64,092,325		25,691,317		11,794		4,421,829

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.

 

				Premier, Inc.
Date: December 2, 2022				By:		/s/ Michael J. Alkire
				Name:		Michael J. Alkire
				Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer