AMSURG CORP. (NASDAQ:AMSG) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Meeting of Shareholders (the AmSurg Special Meeting) to consider
proposals related to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of June 15, 2016 (the Merger Agreement), by and among AmSurg,
Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (Envision) and New Amethyst
Corp., to which AmSurg and Envision will combine in an all-stock
merger of equals. A total of 48,282,545 shares of AmSurgs common
stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 88% of the
shares entitled to be voted, which constituted a quorum to
conduct business at the AmSurg Special Meeting. AmSurgs
shareholders considered, and a majority approved, a proposal to
adopt the Merger Agreement and a proposal to approve, on an
advisory basis, certain compensation that may be paid to the
AmSurg named executive officers in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, as described in AmSurgs Definitive Proxy Statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21,
2016.
to approve the Merger Agreement, shareholders did not consider a
vote on the proposal to adjourn the AmSurg Special Meeting to
solicit additional proxies. The final voting results of the
shareholders vote at the AmSurg Special Meeting are set forth
below:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Non-Votes (Votes Against)
|
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48,045,115
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33,587
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203,843
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Non-Votes (No Effect)
|
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46,905,390
|
930,578
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446,577
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release announcing the results of the AmSurg Special Meeting and
the special meeting of Envisions stockholders held on the same
day, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by
reference herein.
About AMSURG CORP. (NASDAQ:AMSG)
AmSurg Corp. is a surgical center and physician services company. The Company is an owner and operator of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in the United States. The Company is also a provider of outsourced physician services in the areas of anesthesiology, children’s services, emergency medicine and radiology. It operates through two segments: ambulatory services and physician services. Through its ambulatory services segment, it acquires, develops and operates ASCs in partnership with physicians. Through its physician services segment, it provides outsourced physician services in multiple specialties to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other healthcare facilities, primarily in the areas of anesthesiology, radiology, children’s services and emergency medicine. It operates approximately 260 ASCs in over 30 states and the District of Columbia in partnership with approximately 2,000 physicians, and provides physician services to over 450 healthcare facilities in over 30 states. AMSURG CORP. (NASDAQ:AMSG) Recent Trading Information
AMSURG CORP. (NASDAQ:AMSG) closed its last trading session down -1.34 at 64.88 with 296,468 shares trading hands.