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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2016

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CRYOLIFE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida

1-13165

59-2417093

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)



1655 Roberts Boulevard, N.W.,  Kennesaw,  Georgia  30144
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 419-3355

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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.



At CryoLife, Inc.’s (the “Company” or “CryoLife”) 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 18, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”), CryoLife’s stockholders elected each individual that was nominated for election as director of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and have been qualified. The stockholders also (i) approved, by non-binding vote, the compensation paid to CryoLife’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion and (ii) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2016.



The final results of the voting on each matter of business at the 2016 Annual Meeting are as follows:



Election of Directors



Name

Votes For

Votes Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Thomas F. Ackerman

20,231,198  1,633,390  5,264,356 

James S. Benson

20,310,885  1,553,703  5,264,356 

Daniel J. Bevevino

20,228,624  1,635,964  5,264,356 

Ronald C. Elkins, M.D.

20,318,863  1,545,725  5,264,356 

J. Patrick Mackin

20,340,396  1,524,192  5,264,356 

Ronald D. McCall, Esq.

20,272,541  1,592,047  5,264,356 

Harvey Morgan

20,156,597  1,707,991  5,264,356 

Jon W. Salveson

20,356,337  1,508,251  5,264,356 

 

Approval, by non-binding vote of the compensation paid to CryoLife’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion.



Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

20,097,598

1,474,915

292,075

5,264,356





Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2016.



Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Abstain

26,805,466

257,590

65,528

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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CryoLife, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.







 



CRYOLIFE, INC.



 



 

Date: May 23, 2016

By:      D. Ashley Lee



Name:  D. Ashley Lee



Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief



            Operating Officer and Chief



            Financial Officer



 































































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