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): | April 29, 2010 |
Herbalife Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 1-32381 | 98-0377871 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | KY1-1106 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | c/o (213) 745-0500 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
(e) At the annual general meeting of shareholders of Herbalife Ltd. (the Company) held on April 29, 2010, the shareholders approved an amendment to and restatement of the Companys 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan) to, among other things, increase the authorized number of Common Shares issuable thereunder by 700,000. Any person who is a current or prospective director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is eligible to receive awards under the Pan. A description of the material terms of the Plan and the amendments thereto approved by the shareholders was included in the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2010 (the Proxy Statement).
The above description of the Plan and the amendments thereto approved by the shareholders is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the specific language in the Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 29, 2010, the Company held its annual general meeting of shareholders, at which the following items were voted upon.
(1) Election of Directors
Nominee
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For | Withheld | ||||||||||||
Leroy T. Barnes, Jr.
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45,899,670 | 223,124 | ||||||||||||
Richard P. Bermingham
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45,835,082 | 287,712 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey T. Dunn
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45,995,836 | 126,958 |
There were no 5,748,287 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
(2) | Approve an amendment to and restatement of the Plan to, among other things, increase the authorized number of Common Shares issuable thereunder by 700,000, as described in greater detail in the Proxy Statement. |
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
32,675,209
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13,390,775 | 56,810 |
There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.
(3) | Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2010. |
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
51,387,438
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466,458 | 17,185 |
There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 29, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Companys Board of Directors had declared a $0.20 per share cash dividend payable on May 24, 2010, to shareholders of record on May 10, 2010.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Herbalife Ltd. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
99.2 Press release issued by Herbalife Ltd. on April 29, 2010
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.
Herbalife Ltd. | ||||
April 29, 2010 | By: |
Brett R. Chapman
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Name: Brett R. Chapman | ||||
Title: General Counsel |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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99.1
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Herbalife Ltd. Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan | |
99.2
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Press release issued by Herbalife Ltd. on April 29, 2010 |