Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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 27, 2020

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

HMS HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-50194

11-3656261

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5615 High Point Drive

Irving

Texas

75038

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

[phone]

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock $0.01 par value

HMSY

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ 

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

On May 27, 2020, HMS Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below is information concerning each matter submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting, including the final voting results.

1. Proposal One – Election of Directors

The shareholders elected each of the following individuals as a director to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2021 and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

Name						For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
Katherine Baicker, Ph.D.						76,063,939						42,679						9,600						3,916,610
Robert Becker						75,831,650						274,818						9,750						3,916,610
Craig R. Callen						75,806,097						300,271						9,850						3,916,610
William C. Lucia						73,671,448						2,329,930						114,840						3,916,610
William F. Miller III						74,215,282						1,820,308						80,628						3,916,610
Jeffrey A. Rideout, M.D.						76,035,422						39,391						41,405						3,916,610
Ellen A. Rudnick						73,455,282						2,647,907						13,029						3,916,610
Bart M. Schwartz						75,938,021						138,121						40,076						3,916,610
Richard H. Stowe						72,752,533						3,328,618						35,067						3,916,610
Cora M. Tellez						75,833,846						274,352						8,020						3,916,610

2. Proposal Two – Advisory Approval of the Company’s 2019 Executive Compensation

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2019, as described in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
73,676,988						2,419,319						19,911						3,916,610

3. Proposal Three – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The shareholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

For						Against						Abstain
79,879,252						141,360						12,216

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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.

HMS HOLDINGS CORP.

Date: June 1, 2020  

By: /s/ Meredith W. Bjorck

Meredith W. Bjorck

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary