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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 10, 2010
Henry Schein, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  0-27078
(Commission File Number)
  11-3136595
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
135 Duryea Road, Melville, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
  11747
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 843-5500
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
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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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 10, 2010, Henry Schein, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered: (1) the election of the thirteen directors of the Company for terms expiring in 2011; (2) a proposal to amend the Company’s 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan; and (3) the ratification of the selection of BDO Seidman, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2010. The voting results at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2010, with respect to each of the matters described above, were as follows:
1.   The thirteen directors were elected based upon the following votes:
                         
                    Broker  
    For     Withheld     Non-Votes  
Stanley M. Bergman
    72,250,843       2,435,860       5,269,768  
Gerald A. Benjamin
    72,756,705       1,929,998       5,269,768  
James P. Breslawski
    72,765,807       1,920,896       5,269,768  
Mark E. Mlotek
    72,769,119       1,917,584       5,269,768  
Steven Paladino
    68,528,649       6,158,054       5,269,768  
Barry J. Alperin
    72,433,701       2,253,002       5,269,768  
Paul Brons
    74,226,345       460,358       5,269,768  
Donald J. Kabat
    72,734,875       1,951,828       5,269,768  
Philip A. Laskawy
    69,267,951       5,418,752       5,269,768  
Karyn Mashima
    74,220,029       466,674       5,269,768  
Norman S. Matthews
    73,464,909       1,221,794       5,269,768  
Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.
    74,160,275       526,428       5,269,768  
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
    74,159,174       527,529       5,269,768  
2.   The proposal to amend the Company’s 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan was approved based upon the following votes:
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
66,034,880
  8,177,619   474,004   5,269,768
3.   The independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2010 was ratified based upon the following votes:
             
For   Against   Abstain    
73,534,267   1,109,163   43,273    

 


 

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.
         
  HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: May 13, 2010  By:   /s/ Michael S. Ettinger    
    Michael S. Ettinger   
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel