Form 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 (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2012

 

 

WELLPOINT, 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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 16, 2012. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the meeting as described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 2, 2012, and the voting results for each matter:

 

1. The four nominees for director were elected to serve three-year terms to expire at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2015, as follows:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker
Non-Votes

Lenox D. Baker, Jr.

  243,363,729   16,278,953   259,617   19,303,618

Susan B. Bayh

  239,863,562   19,858,055   180,682   19,303,618

Julie A. Hill

  240,277,169   19,420,441   204,689   19,303,618

Ramiro G. Peru

  242,679,768   16,944,065   278,466   19,303,618

 

2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012 was ratified by the following shareholder vote:

 

For:

     275,439,488   

Against:

     3,605,733   

Abstain:

     160,696   

 

3. By the following vote, the shareholders approved the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers:

 

For:

     249,873,498   

Against:

     8,204,499   

Abstain:

     1,823,667   

Broker Non-Votes:

     19,304,253   

 

4. By the following vote, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting that the Company provide a semi-annual report on political contributions and expenditures:

 

For:

     31,819,246   

Against:

     167,471,720   

Abstain:

     60,610,698   

Broker Non-Votes:

     19,304,253   

 

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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 16, 2012

 

WELLPOINT, INC.
By:   /s/ John Cannon
Name:   John Cannon
Title:   EVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Public Affairs Officer

 

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