Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As reported under Item 5.07 below, Heska Corporation's (the "Company") stockholders approved an amendment to the Heska Corporation Equity Incentive Plan at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders on May 4, 2022 to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder by 100,000 shares.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 4, 2022. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at the annual meeting based on the report of the voting results by the independent inspector of elections. The definitive proxy statement related to the annual meeting that was filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under cover of Schedule 14A (File No. 000-22427) on March 21, 2022, contains a description of the following proposals considered at the annual meeting, each of which were approved by the Company's stockholders at the annual meeting as set forth below:
1.Stockholders elected the following nominees to serve a one-year term, as follows:
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Nominee | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Voted | | Other Non-Voted |
Robert L. Antin | | 9,717,280 | | 23,310 | | 310,245 | | — |
Stephen L. Davis | | 7,901,660 | | 1,838,930 | | 310,245 | | — |
Mark F. Furlong | | 9,666,868 | | 73,722 | | 310,245 | | — |
Joachim A. Hasenmaier | | 8,512,773 | | 1,227,817 | | 310,245 | | — |
Scott W. Humphrey | | 9,666,420 | | 74,170 | | 310,245 | | — |
Sharon J. Maples | | 6,767,786 | | 2,972,804 | | 310,245 | | — |
David E. Sveen | | 9,567,648 | | 172,942 | | 310,245 | | — |
Kevin S. Wilson | | 9,695,121 | | 45,469 | | 310,245 | | — |
Mr. Antin, Mr. Davis, Mr. Furlong, Mr. Hasenmaier, Mr. Humphrey, Ms. Maples, Dr. Sveen, and Mr. Wilson have been elected to hold office until the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified.
2.Stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022, as follows:
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For: | 10,031,921 |
Against: | 6,358 |
Abstain: | 12,556 |
Broker Non-Voted: | — | |
Other Non-Voted: | — | |
3.Stockholders approved an amendment to the Heska Corporation Equity Incentive Plan, as follows:
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For: | 9,368,733 |
Against: | 359,429 |
Abstain: | 12,428 |
Broker Non-Voted: | 310,245 |
Other Non-Voted: | — | |
4.Stockholders cast an advisory vote on the approval of the Company's executive compensation in a non-binding advisory vote, as follows:
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For: | 3,836,116 |
Against: | 5,887,547 |
Abstain: | 16,927 |
Broker Non-Voted: | 310,245 |
Other Non-Voted: | — | |