8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 8, 2012

 

 

Baxter International Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

1-4448   36-0781620
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, Illinois   60015-4633
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(847) 948-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

On May 8, 2012, Baxter International Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. Of the 556,327,808 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 475,424,802 shares were represented at the meeting, constituting a quorum of 85.45%. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting. The percentages shown are percentages of votes cast.

(a) The three nominees for director were elected to serve three-year terms ending in 2015, as follows:

 

Nominee   For   Against   Abstain   Broker
Non-Votes
James R. Gavin III, M.D., Ph.D.   412,965,220 (95.74%)   18,084,364   269,315   44,105,903
Peter S. Hellman   422,407,810 (97.93%)     8,639,751   271,338   44,105,903
K. J. Storm   383,014,008 (88.80%)   48,018,144   286,747   44,105,903

(b) The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was ratified by the following vote.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

470,613,902 (98.98%)

  4,503,871   307,029

(c) By the following vote, shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2011 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

409,117,013 (94.85%)

  20,687,685   1,514,201   44,105,903

(d) By the following vote, shareholders approved the shareholder proposal relating to repealing the classified board.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

422,985,953 (98.06%)

  7,747,306   585,640   44,105,903

(e) By the following vote, shareholders approved the shareholder proposal relating to simple majority voting.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

424,363,823 (98.38%)

  6,463,354   491,722   44,105,903


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.

 

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:   /S/ STEPHANIE A. SHINN
 

Stephanie A. Shinn

Corporate Vice President

and Corporate Secretary

Date: May 11, 2012