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): |
April 30, 2012 |
Herbalife Ltd. |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Cayman Islands |
1-32381 |
98-0377871 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, |
KY1-1106 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |
c/o (213) 745-0500 |
Not Applicable |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report |
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 30, 2012, Herbalife Ltd. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information contained in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Company’s 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 26, 2012 (the “AGM”), the following items were voted upon:
(1) Election of Directors
Nominee | For | Withheld | ||
Pedro Cardoso |
93,330,583 | 1,329,993 | ||
Colombe Nicholas |
93,784,742 | 875,834 |
There were 9,589,881 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
(2) Advise as to the Company’s Executive Compensation
For | Against | Abstain | ||
86,846,356 | 5,631,993 | 2,182,227 |
There were 9,589,881 broker non-votes on the proposal.
(3) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2012.
For | Against | Abstain | ||
103,309,415 | 911,311 | 29,731 |
There were 12,870,693 broker non-votes on the proposal.
The above description of the results of the AGM is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the press release issued by Herbalife Ltd. on
April 30, 2012, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 30, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors had declared a $0.30 per share cash dividend for the first quarter, payable on May 30, 2012, to shareholders of record on May 15, 2012.
In connection with its 2013 annual general meeting of shareholders, the Company’s Board of Directors intends to submit a proposal for approval by the Company's shareholders to declassify the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also resolved, prior to the 2013 shareholder meeting, to adopt revisions to the Company's Principles of Corporate Governance to provide that in any uncontested election for director, a nominee that does not receive a majority of the votes cast in order to be re-elected must tender to the Board his or her resignation from the Board, which the Board will then determine whether or not to accept.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued by Herbalife Ltd. on April 30, 2012
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.
Herbalife Ltd. |
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April 30, 2012 |
By: |
/s/ Brett R. Chapman |
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Name: |
Brett R. Chapman |
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Title: |
General Counsel |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release Issued by Herbalife Ltd. on April 30, 2012 |
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