UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 6, 2014

 

 

QUIDEL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		0-10961		94-2573850
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

10165 McKellar Court, San Diego CA		92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (858) 552-1100

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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ITEM 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 6, 2014, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 8:30 a.m. local time at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California 92122. The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:

Proposal No. 1

The Company’s stockholders elected seven individuals to the Board of Directors as set forth below:

 

Name		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Thomas D. Brown		29,596,899		45,764		2,726,157
Douglas C. Bryant		29,563,949		78,714		2,726,157
Kenneth F. Buechler		29,588,081		54,582		2,726,157
Rod F. Dammeyer		29,585,997		56,666		2,726,157
Mary Lake Polan		29,512,162		130,501		2,726,157
Mark A. Pulido		29,515,486		127,177		2,726,157
Jack W. Schuler		29,550,680		91,983		2,726,157

Proposal No. 2

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2014 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
32,260,404		97,070		11,346

Proposal No. 3

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive offices by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
27,948,521		280,822		1,413,320		2,726,157

Proposal No. 4

The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment of the Quidel Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the authorized shares by 950,000 shares by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
27,130,077		2,480,906		31,680		2,726,157

 

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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.

Dated: May 7, 2014

 

 

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