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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 5, 2020
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HOLOGIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)  
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-36214
 
04-2902449
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
250 Campus Drive,
 
 
Marlborough,
 
 
MA
 
01752
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(508) 263-2900
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)  
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered or to be 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, $.01 par value
HOLX
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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.



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

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on March 5, 2020. Of the 264,126,808 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 236,161,011 shares were represented at the meeting, constituting a quorum of 89.41%

All eight director nominees were elected to the Board for a one-year term.

In addition to electing directors, the stockholders:
provided advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation (“say-on-pay”); and
ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
September 26, 2020.

The results of the votes for each of these proposals were as follows:
    
Proposal 1.     Election of Directors

Nominees
 
For
 
Withhold
 
Broker Non-Votes
Stephen P. MacMillan
 
213,530,667
 
12,773,504
 
9,856,840
Sally W. Crawford
 
214,582,342
 
11,721,829
 
9,856,840
Charles J. Dockendorff
 
221,304,087
 
5,000,084
 
9,856,840
Scott T. Garrett
 
211,876,602
 
14,427,569
 
9,856,840
Ludwig N. Hantson
 
218,258,352
 
8,045,819
 
9,856,840
Namal Nawana
 
218,268,270
 
8,035,901
 
9,856,840
Christiana Stamoulis
 
224,058,961
 
2,245,210
 
9,856,840
Amy M. Wendell
 
224,124,802
 
2,179,369
 
9,856,840

Proposal 2.     Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation
For:
Against:
Abstain:
Broker
Non-Votes:
185,555,444
39,060,828
1,687,899
9,856,840

Proposal 3.
Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending September 26, 2020

For:
Against:
Abstain:
 
231,061,393
3,769,311
1,330,307
 




SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: March 10, 2020
 
HOLOGIC, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Patricia K. Dolan

 
 
 
 
Patricia K. Dolan
Vice President and Secretary