Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) Amendment of 2003 Equity Incentive Plan
On September 16, 2008, at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2008
Annual Meeting"), the Registrant's shareholders approved an amendment to the
Registrant's 2003 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The amendment increased
from 5,900,000 to 6,800,000 the aggregate number of shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock authorized for issuance and available for award as incentive stock
options under the Plan.
The Registrant's board of directors previously approved the amendment to the
Plan on July 28, 2008, subject to shareholder approval at the 2008 Annual
Meeting. The Plan, as amended, is included in the Proxy Statement for the 2008
Annual Meeting that the Registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 13, 2008.
Section 8 - Other Events.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Amendment of 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
At the 2008 Annual Meeting, the Registrant's shareholders also approved an
amendment to the Registrant's 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP").
That amendment increased from 3,000,000 to 3,500,000 the aggregate number of
shares of the Registrant's common stock authorized for issuance under the ESPP.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the 2008 Annual Meeting, the following individuals were elected to serve
as members of our Board of Directors until the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders or until their successors are elected and have qualified:
FOR WITHHELD
Stephen S. Schwartz, PhD. 32,581,140 10,157,544
Stanley Grubel 31,824,721 10,913,963
Robert A. McNamara 32,605,090 10,133,594
Anthony E. Santelli 30,001,384 12,737,300
William Simon 32,625,155 10,113,529
Walter W. Wilson 31,825,085 10,913,599
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Each of the other proposals presented at the Annual Meeting was approved as
follows:
To approve the above-described amendment to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN NO-VOTE
16,231,647 12,058,811 121,077 14,327,149
To approve the above-described amendment to the 1993 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN NO-VOTE
20,166,404 8,138,154 106,977 14,327,149
To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as the Registrant's
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2009:
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
39,241,124 2,970,716 526,844