Form 8-K

 

 

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 15, 2015 (May 14, 2015)

 

 

Corrections Corporation of America

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-16109   62-1763875

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

10 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 263-3000

(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.

Corrections Corporation of America (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 14, 2015 and there were present in person or represented by proxy 109,154,145 shares of the Company’s common stock representing 93.35% of the 116,927,005 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected twelve directors to the Board (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 and (iii) approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The number of votes “For”, “Against” and “Abstain” as well as the number of broker non-votes for each proposal were as follows:

Proposal 1: The election of John D. Ferguson, Damon T. Hininger, Donna M. Alvarado, John D. Correnti, Robert J. Dennis, C. Michael Jacobi, Anne L. Mariucci, Mark A. Emkes, Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Charles L. Overby, John R. Prann, Jr. and Joseph V. Russell to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

John D. Ferguson

     100,164,847         514,665         36,663         8,437,970   

Damon T. Hininger

     100,369,826         312,904         33,445         8,437,970   

Donna M. Alvarado

     99,984,879         697,514         33,782         8,437,970   

John D. Correnti

     100,319,207         363,065         33,903         8,437,970   

Robert J. Dennis

     99,479,717         1,194,796         41,662         8,437,970   

C. Michael Jacobi

     92,310,644         8,365,257         40,274         8,437,970   

Anne L. Mariucci

     100,021,259         663,611         31,305         8,437,970   

Mark A. Emkes

     100,096,013         583,077         37,085         8,437,970   

Thurgood Marshall, Jr.

     100,553,798         145,332         17,045         8,437,970   

Charles L. Overby

     99,570,860         1,105,487         39,828         8,437,970   

John R. Prann, Jr.

     99,971,847         709,555         34,773         8,437,970   

Joseph V. Russell

     99,565,329         1,114,437         36,409         8,437,970   

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

106,755,004

  2,383,097   16,044   —  

Proposal 3: An advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

99,063,649

  1,560,968   91,558   8,437,970


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: May 15, 2015

 

CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
By:

/s/ David M. Garfinkle

David M. Garfinkle
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer