KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. (NYSE:KND) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. (NYSE:KND) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May24, 2017, Thomas P. Cooper, M.D. retired from the Board of
Directors (the Board) of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the Company).
Dr.Coopers term on the Board expired upon the conclusion of the
Companys 2017 annual meeting of shareholders (the Annual
Meeting).

Item5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the Companys shareholders voted to elect
the following board members to terms expiring at the Companys
2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Joel Ackerman, Jonathan D.
Blum, Benjamin A. Breier, Paul J. Diaz, Heyward R. Donigan,
Richard Goodman, Christopher T. Hjelm, Frederick J. Kleisner,
Sharad Mansukani, M.D., Lynn Simon, M.D. and Phyllis R. Yale.

In addition to electing directors, the Companys shareholders
voted to approve the Companys executive compensation program and
an annual advisory vote with respect to compensation of the
Companys named executive officers. The Companys shareholders also
approved the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan,
Amended and Restated; the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Equity Plan
for Non-Employee Directors, Amended and Restated; and ratified
the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year
2017.

The final voting results on these matters were as follows:

Election of Directors:


Name	For		Against		Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
a. Joel Ackerman		65,392,335		792,473		23,900	12,279,261
b. Jonathan D. Blum		65,391,346		792,273		25,089	12,279,261
c. Benjamin A. Breier		65,140,716		1,043,259		24,733	12,279,261
d. Paul J. Diaz		65,115,153		1,068,666		24,889	12,279,261
e. Heyward R. Donigan		65,397,509		787,301		23,898	12,279,261
f. Richard Goodman		65,400,708		783,450		24,550	12,279,261
g. Christopher T. Hjelm		65,381,837		801,573		25,298	12,279,261
h. Frederick J. Kleisner		65,335,345		848,810		24,553	12,279,261
i. Sharad Mansukani, M.D.		65,385,255		799,667		23,786	12,279,261
j. Lynn Simon, M.D.		65,674,387		509,105		25,216	12,279,261
k. Phyllis R. Yale		65,071,304		1,112,650		24,754	12,279,261

Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers disclosed in the Companys
2017 Proxy Statement:


For	Against	Abstain	BrokerNon-Votes
61,800,396	4,334,714	73,598	12,279,261

Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory
vote to approve the compensation of the Companys named
executive officers:


One Year	Two Years	Three Years	Abstain
50,349,142	81,076	15,727,699	50,791

Proposal to approve the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Stock
Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated:


For	Against	Abstain	BrokerNon-Votes
64,269,814	1,867,688	71,206	12,279,261

Proposal to approve the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Equity Plan
for Non-Employee Directors, Amended and Restated:


For	Against	Abstain	BrokerNon-Votes
56,867,755	8,116,662	1,224,291	12,279,261

Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers,
LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting
firm for fiscal year 2017:


For	Against	Abstain
77,807,928	591,477	88,564

Item8.01. Other Events.

Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the
Company on May 24, 2017 announcing the vote results from the
Annual Meeting, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item9.01. Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


Exhibit		Description

99.1		Press release dated May 24, 2017.

About KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. (NYSE:KND)
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. is a healthcare services company. The Company operates through four divisions, including the hospital division, the Kindred at Home division, the Kindred Rehabilitation Services division and the nursing center division. Its divisions represent over six segments, including hospitals, home health services, hospice services, Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services, RehabCare and nursing centers. The Company’s hospital division provides long-term acute care services through the operation of a national network of approximately 95 transitional care (TC) hospitals. Its Kindred at Home division provides home health, hospice, and community care services. Its Kindred Rehabilitation Services division operates inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (IRFs) and acute rehabilitation units (ARUs), and provides rehabilitation services. Its nursing center division provides care through the operation of a national network of approximately 90 nursing centers. KINDRED HEALTHCARE, INC. (NYSE:KND) Recent Trading Information
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