2015 Annual Shareholder Meeting Results


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 27, 2015
 
Illumina, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-35406
 
33-0804655
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(858) 202-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company's 2015 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 27, 2015, at which the Company's stockholders voted upon and approved the following proposals:

1.
The election of A. Blaine Bowman, Karin Eastham, CPA, Jay T. Flatley, Jeffrey T. Huber, and William H. Rastetter, Ph.D. to our Board of Directors to hold office for three years until the annual meeting of stockholders in the year 2018;

2.
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2016;

3.
On an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's “named executive officers” as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting; and

4.
Approval of the Illumina, Inc. 2015 Stock and Incentive Plan.

According to the inspector of election, stockholders present in person or by proxy representing 134,187,534 shares of the Company's common stock voted on the proposals presented as follows:

Proposal 1
Votes regarding the election of four director nominees were:

 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
A. Blaine Bowman
121,931,361
227,618
1,047,994
10,980,561
Karin Eastham, CPA
121,458,925
705,483
1,042,565
10,980,561
Jay T. Flatley
121,855,609
306,577
1,044,787
10,980,561
Jeffrey T. Huber
122,061,676
98,176
1,047,121
10,980,561
William H. Rastetter, Ph.D.
107,238,422
14,083,483
1,885,068
10,980,561


Proposal 2
Votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2016, were:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
132,153,240
445,862
1,588,432
-


Proposal 3
Votes regarding the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to the Company's “named executive officers” as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting were:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
119,175,892
2,954,908
1,076,173
10,980,561


Proposal 4
Votes regarding the approval of the Illumina, Inc. 2015 Stock and Incentive Plan were:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
111,278,726
10,863,341
1,064,906
10,980,561




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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ILLUMINA, INC.
Date:
May 29, 2015
By:  
/s/ CHARLES E. DADSWELL
 
Charles E. Dadswell
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary