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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): May 15, 2019
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CRYOLIFE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1655 Roberts Boulevard, N.W., Kennesaw, Georgia  30144
(Address of principal executive office) (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 419-3355

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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At CryoLife, Inc.’s (the “Company” or “CryoLife”) 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 15, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”), CryoLife’s stockholders elected each individual that was nominated for election as director of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected and have been qualified. The stockholders also (i) approved, by non-binding vote, the compensation paid to CryoLife’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, (ii) approved the amendments to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CryoLife, Inc., and (iii) ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019.



The final results of the voting on each matter of business at the 2019 Annual Meeting are as follows:



Election of Directors



 

Approval, by non-binding vote of the compensation paid to CryoLife’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion.





Approval of the amendments to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of CryoLife, Inc.





Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, CryoLife, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



CRYOLIFE, INC.







Date:  May 17, 2019







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