Avanos Medical Inc.

04/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2024 08:31

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders - Form 8-K

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2024 Annual Meeting") of Avanos Medical, Inc. (the "Company") was held on April 25, 2024 at the Company's headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia. A total of 42,989,866 shares of the Company's common stock were represented at the 2024 Annual Meeting in person or by proxy, constituting approximately 93.04% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at the 2024 Annual Meeting.
At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the following matters, which are described in detail in the proxy statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2024:
1.To elect Gary D. Blackford, Dr. Lisa Egbuonu-Davis, Patrick J. O'Leary, Dr. Julie Shimer and Joseph F. Woody to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders ("Proposal No. 1");
2.To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 2024 ("Proposal No. 2"); and
3.To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, or NEOs ("Proposal No. 3").
Proposal No. 1.The Company's stockholders approved the nominees recommended for election in Proposal No. 1. The votes cast on Proposal No. 1 were as follows:
Director For Withhold Broker non-votes
Gary D. Blackford 39,916,596 760,475 2,312,795
Dr. Lisa Egbuonu-Davis 39,845,016 832,055 2,312,795
Patrick J. O'Leary 40,149,326 527,745 2,312,795
Dr. Julie Shimer 39,726,238 950,833 2,312,795
Joseph F. Woody 40,385,119 291,952 2,312,795
Proposal No. 2. The Company's stockholders approved Proposal No. 2. The votes cast on Proposal No. 2 were as follows:
For Against Abstain
Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP 42,503,768 435,813 50,285
Proposal No. 3. The Company's stockholders approved Proposal No. 3. The votes cast on Proposal No. 3 were as follows:
For Against Abstain Broker non-votes
Approval of NEO compensation 38,515,084 2,104,432 57,555 2,312,795