8-K




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:  April 26, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
 


BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 


Commission File Number: 1-7928
 
Delaware
 
94-1381833
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
1000 Alfred Nobel Dr.
Hercules, California 94547
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(510) 724-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 


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

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 26, 2016. The matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of those votes are set forth below.
1. Each of the nominated directors was elected and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in the respective class of Common Stock, as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class of
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
Votes
Votes
Votes
Broker
 
to Elect
For
Against
Abstaining
Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louis Drapeau
Class A
18,090,012

1,016,581

5,094
 
2,694,109

Robert M. Malchione
Class A
18,543,793

562,765

5,129
 
2,694,109

Joel McComb
Class B
4,930,903

1,049

92
 
121,785

Deborah J. Neff
Class B
4,931,612

340

92
 
121,785

Alice N. Schwartz
Class B
4,922,884

8,258

902
 
121,785

Norman Schwartz
Class B
4,923,495

8,457

92
 
121,785

 
2. The proposal to select KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was ratified and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock, as follows:
 
Votes
Votes
Votes
Broker
For
Against
Abstaining
Non-Votes
7,232,752
1,061
595
—
 
 
 
 
3. The stockholder proposal regarding shareholder proxy access was not approved since the proposal did not receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock, as follows:
 
Votes
Votes
Votes
Broker
For
Against
Abstaining
Non-Votes
1,360,744
5,474,487
7,982
391,196








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.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 29, 2016
 
By:
/s/ Christine A. Tsingos
 
 
 
 
 
Christine A. Tsingos
 
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer