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 11, 2011

 

 

CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-01011   05-0494040

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One CVS Drive

Woonsocket, Rhode Island

  02895
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 765-1500

 

 

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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On May 11, 2011, immediately following the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Directors of the Company elected Mr. David W. Dorman Chairman of the Board. Mr. Dorman, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T and a member of the CVS Caremark Board since 2006, was previously determined to be “independent” pursuant to the Company’s categorical standards for director independence and the Corporate Governance Rules of the New York Stock Exchange. The Board therefore amended and restated the Company’s By-laws to remove a reference to the position of lead director, and also to provide that certain notices to directors may be delivered by e-mail, in addition to other methods of delivery. The description of the amended By-laws contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-laws, as amended and restated, which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

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

The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The proposals below (other than the proposal raised from the floor) are described in detail in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”). At the Annual Meeting, the 12 nominees for director were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of one year (Proposal 1 below). In addition, management proposals regarding ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 and non-binding approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement (Proposals 2-3), and a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board take steps to allow stockholders the right to act by written consent (Proposal 6), were approved. As recommended by the Company’s management, the stockholders recommended an annual advisory vote regarding the Company’s executive compensation (Proposal 4). A stockholder proposal requesting a report on political contributions (Proposal 5) was rejected. Finally, a stockholder proposal raised from the floor of the Annual Meeting, requesting a report regarding the Company’s role with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, was rejected.


          For      Against      Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
        
1.    The election, for one-year terms, of all persons nominated for directors, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved by the following votes:               
   Edwin M. Banks      1,067,762,143         5,016,138         2,984,665         290,401,650      
   C. David Brown II      1,047,368,531         25,425,268         2,969,147         290,401,650      
   David W. Dorman      1,046,849,721         25,969,731         2,943,494         290,401,650      
   Anne M. Finucane      1,067,985,786         4,702,565         3,074,595         290,401,650      
   Kristen Gibney Williams      1,067,843,001         4,897,496         3,022,449         290,401,650      
   Marian L. Heard      1,043,826,502         28,947,161         2,989,283         290,401,650      
   Larry J. Merlo      1,068,974,963         3,877,839         2,910,144         290,401,650      
   Jean-Pierre Millon      1,068,316,836         4,422,803         3,023,307         290,401,650      
   Terrence Murray      1,042,863,357         29,921,213         2,978,376         290,401,650      
   C.A. Lance Piccolo      1,056,998,336         15,721,303         3,043,307         290,401,650      
   Richard J. Swift      1,002,189,159         70,545,341         3,028,446         290,401,650      
   Tony L. White      1,055,201,857         17,463,651         3,097,438         290,401,650      
2.    Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved by the following vote:      1,164,298,017         6,523,903         4,715,592         
3.    Company proposal to approve, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved by the following vote:      982,905,158         84,500,957         8,456,831         290,401,650      
          Annual      Biennial      Triennial      Abstain      Broker
Non-Vote
 
4.    Company proposal to recommend, by a non-binding vote, the frequency of future stockholder votes on executive compensation, resulted in a recommendation of an annual vote, as follows:      911,847,490         9,370,600         148,969,751         5,575,105         290,401,650   
          For      Against      Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
        
5.    Stockholder proposal requesting a report on political contributions and expenditures, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was rejected by the following vote:      358,553,602         559,012,384         158,196,960         290,401,650      


          For      Against      Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
        
6.    Stockholder proposal requesting that the Board take steps to provide stockholders the right to act by written consent, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved by the following vote:      599,673,779         454,703,460         21,385,707         290,401,650      
   Other matters: Stockholder proposal raised from the floor of the Annual Meeting requesting a report regarding the Company’s role with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was rejected by the following vote:      445,952         1,075,316,993         —           —        


Item 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

 

3.2 By-laws of CVS Caremark Corporation, as amended and restated.


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.

 

CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ David M. Denton

 

David M. Denton

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

  Dated: May 13, 2011