SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. (SSY) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. (SSY) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders

The following matters were submitted to a vote of common
shareholders at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders of
SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (the Company) held on November7,
2016:

Election of Directors

Managements nominees for election to the board of directors, as
listed in the Companys proxy statement, were elected for two-year
terms; with the results of the voting as follows:


Nominee


For

Withheld

Against

Broker Non-Votes


Karen B. Brenner

6,367,358 438,790 1,673,879


C. Michael Ford

6,359,221 446,837 1,673,879


Howard E. Turner

6,292,193 513,865 1,673,879


Christopher H. B. Mills

6,190,099 615,959 1,673,879

As indicated in the table above, Karen B. Brenner, C. Michael
Ford, Howard E. Turner and Christopher H. B. Mills were elected
as directors for terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of
shareholders. The terms of the following incumbent directors
continue until the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders: Robert M.
Thornton, Jr., Dr.StevenJ. Baileys and Gene E. Burleson.

Management also proposed: (i)a vote on approval of Amendments to
the Companys Amended Articles of Incorporation, as amended and
(ii)the ratification of the appointment of the Companys
independent auditors for the 2017 fiscal year. The table below
summarizes the results of the voting on these proposals by the
Companys shareholders:

Approval of amendments to the Companys Amended Articles
of Incorporation, as amended.


For


Against


Abstentions


Broker Non-Votes


6,331,067

460,600 14,391 1,673,879

The proposed amendments to the Companys Amended Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, received the affirmative vote of two
thirds of the Companys total outstanding common shares. The
proposal to approve the amendments to the Companys Amended
Articles of Incorporation was approved.

Ratification of the appointment of Cherry Bekaert LLP as
the Companys Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm.


For


Against


Abstentions


Broker Non-Votes


8,415,075

29,609 35,253 1,673,879

As indicated in the above table, the proposal to ratify the
appointment of the Companys independent auditors for the 2017
fiscal year was approved.


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