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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
 
 
May 8, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
     
 
 
HESKA CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
 
Delaware
000-22427
77-0192527
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
3760 Rocky Mountain Avenue
Loveland, Colorado 80538
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
 
(970) 493-7272
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.07        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
We held our annual meeting of stockholders on May 8, 2012.  The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting together with a presentation of the prelminary voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders at the meeting:
 
1.  
The election of three nominees for director to serve three-year terms ending in 2015, as follows:
 
  Broker                          Other
Nominee                                                       For                     Withheld                            Non-voted                   Non-voted
 
William A. Aylesworth                          2,462,626                  117,513                                1,974,823                                  53
 
Robert B. Grieve, Ph.D.                          2,458,397                  121,742                                1,974,823                                  53
 
Sharon L. Riley                                        2,465,252                  114,886                                1,974,823                                  54
 
The preliminary voting results indicate that each of Mr. Aylesworth, Dr. Grieve and Ms. Riley have been elected to hold office until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
 
2.  
The approval of an amendment to our 1997 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder; the preliminary voting results indicate that Proposal 2 was approved by the following votes:
 
For:                                                   1,379,879
 
Against:                                           1,088,384
 
Abstain:                                              111,876
 
Broker Non-Voted:                          1,974,823
 
Other Non-Voted :                                       53
 
3.  
The ratification of the appointment of Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2012; the preliminary voting results indicate that Proposal 3 was approved by the following votes:
 
For:                                                   4,434,307
 
Against:                                                65,439
 
Abstain:                                                40,054
 
Broker Non-Voted:                                       0
 
Other Non-Voted :                               15,215
 
If the final voting results, as certified by the independent inspector of elections, differ from the foregoing preliminary results, we will report the final results in an amendment to this Form 8-K within four business days after such final results are known to us.
 
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.
 

 
HESKA CORPORATION
a Delaware corporation
   
Dated:      May 11, 2012
By: /s/  Jason A. Napolitano                                                                         
Jason A. Napolitano
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary