FORM 8-K

 

 

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 14, 2013

 

 

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)

(858) 552-1100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

On May 14, 2013, Quidel Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 8:30 a.m. local time at the San Diego Marriott Del Mar, 11966 El Camino Real, San Diego, California. 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

  28,428,571   440,923   2,956,870

Douglas C. Bryant

  28,541,245   328,249   2,956,870

Kenneth F. Buechler

  28,489,389   380,105   2,956,870

Rod F. Dammeyer

  28,542,447   327,047   2,956,870

Mary Lake Polan

  28,410,726   458,768   2,956,870

Mark A. Pulido

  28,489,504   379,990   2,956,870

Jack W. Schuler

  28,370,582   498,912   2,956,870

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 2013 fiscal year by the votes set forth in the table below:

 

Votes For

  Votes Against   Abstentions  

31,389,576

  370,641   66,147  

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

27,113,631

  268,045   1,487,818   2,956,870

 

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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 17, 2013

 

QUIDEL CORPORATION

 

/s/   Robert J. Bujarski
By:   Robert J. Bujarski
Its:   SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

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