Edgar Filing: Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: July 1, 2014

/s/ Ebun S. Garner, Esq.

Ebun S. Garner, Esq.

General Counsel and Senior Vice President

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

June 26, 2014

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

000-52024

20-2463898

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, CA 92008

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(760) 431-9286

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 26, 2014, Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at which three proposals were presented to the Company’s shareholders for consideration. The three matters presented were: (1) the election of nine directors to hold office until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors have been elected; (2) a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014; and (3) a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. These proposals were described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting and a supplement thereto that were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2014.

(1) Election of Directors: The nine nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected by the shareholders by the following vote:


			Authority		Broker
Director Nominee	For		Withheld		Non-Vote
Leslie Cross		57,195,946		1,469,346		17,688,748
Mortimer Berkowitz III		57,148,116		1,517,176		17,688,748
John Foster		57,148,197		1,517,095		17,688,748
R. Ian Molson		57,087,280		1,517,012		17,688,748
Stephen O’Neil		57,802,684		862,608		17,688,748
James Glynn		58,044,294		620,998		17,688,748
Rohit Desai		57,797,893		867,399		17,688,748
Siri Marshall		58,042,294		622,998		17,688,748
James Corbett		57,859,104		806,187		17,688,748

(2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2014 was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:


For	Against	Abstain
75,799,723	416,322	137,995

(3) Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers: The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company was approved by the shareholders by the following vote:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
50,335,166	8,205,887	124,239	17,688,748

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.