INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (NASDAQ:ISRG) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 19, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”), the stockholders of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) voted on the following three proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2018:
Proposal No. 1: To elect nine members to the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
|
Nominee |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
|
Craig H. Barratt, Ph.D. |
89,385,838 |
907,456 |
109,057 |
10,027,876 |
|
Michael A. Friedman, M.D. |
88,868,859 |
1,424,933 |
108,559 |
10,027,876 |
|
Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D. |
90,036,657 |
259,926 |
105,768 |
10,027,876 |
|
Amal M. Johnson |
88,807,039 |
1,481,506 |
113,806 |
10,027,876 |
|
Keith R. Leonard, Jr. |
89,771,639 |
517,760 |
112,952 |
10,027,876 |
|
Alan J. Levy, Ph.D. |
87,587,425 |
2,756,187 |
58,739 |
10,027,876 |
|
Jami Dover Nachtsheim |
89,770,335 |
518,200 |
113,816 |
10,027,876 |
|
Mark J. Rubash |
89,747,500 |
539,492 |
115,359 |
10,027,876 |
|
Lonnie M. Smith |
89,184,522 |
1,107,978 |
109,851 |
10,027,876 |
Each of the nominees nominated in Proposal No. 1 was elected.
Proposal No.2: To consider and approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
|
86,144,619 |
4,146,290 |
111,442 |
10,027,876 |
Proposal No. 2 was approved on an advisory basis.
Proposal No.3: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2018:
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
|
100,189,793 |
157,877 |
82,557 |
Proposal No. 3 was approved.
About INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (NASDAQ:ISRG)
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Intuitive) designs, manufactures and markets da Vinci Surgical Systems, and related instruments and accessories. The Company’s da Vinci Surgical System consists of a surgeon’s console, a patient-side cart and a vision system. The da Vinci Surgical System translates a surgeon’s hand movements, which are performed on instrument controls at a console, into corresponding micro-movements of instruments positioned inside the patient through small incisions or ports. The da Vinci Surgical System provides its operating surgeons with control, range of motion, tissue manipulation solution and three-dimensional (3-D), high-definition vision. It allows surgeons to work through the small ports enabled by minimally invasive surgery procedures. Its da Vinci Surgery utilizes computational, robotic and imaging technologies. It focuses on five surgical specialties: gynecologic surgery, urologic surgery, general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and head and neck surgery.