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HOSPIRA INC FILES (8-K) Disclosing Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders(Edgar Glimpses Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Hospira, Inc. ("Hospira") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 7, 2014. The following is a summary of the matters voted on at that meeting. (1) Irving W. Bailey, II, F. Michael Ball, Connie R. Curran, William G. Dempsey, Dennis M. Fenton, Heino von Prondzynski, Jacque J. Sokolov and Mark F. Wheeler were elected to Hospira's Board of Directors to hold office until the 2015 annual meeting. The number of shares cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, with respect to the persons elected were as follows: Votes Broker Director Votes For Against Abstain Non-Votes Irving W. Bailey, II 138,136,861 815,789 154,019 10,881,813 F. Michael Ball 138,240,852 720,086 145,731 10,881,813 Connie R. Curran 135,096,595 2,581,104 1,428,970 10,881,813 William G. Dempsey 138,338,289 618,704 149,676 10,881,813 Dennis M. Fenton 137,989,942 961,599 155,128 10,881,813 Heino von Prondzynski 136,990,360 1,968,337 147,972 10,881,813 Jacque J. Sokolov 137,253,142 1,712,672 140,855 10,881,813 Mark F. Wheeler 137,152,202 514,905 1,439,562 10,881,813 (2) The shareholders voted to approve the compensation of Hospira's named executive officers listed in the proxy statement for the 2014 annual meeting. The shareholder vote is advisory and non-binding. The number of shares cast in favor and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 98,629,236 39,519,946 957,487 10,881,813 (3) The shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte &Touche LLP as Hospira's auditors for 2014. The number of shares cast in favor and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 149,138,710 713,422 136,350 0 (4) The shareholders voted to approve amendments to the 2004 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan. The number of shares cast in favor and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 127,917,335 10,939,283 250,051 10,881,813 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) The shareholders rejected the shareholder proposal on right toact by written consent. The number of shares cast in favor and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 40,914,543 96,549,614 1,642,512 10,881,813 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |