Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 24, 2010

LHC GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
8082
71-0918189
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite A
Lafayette, LA 70503
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(337) 233-1307
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


N/A
(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.
 
On June 24, 2010, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At the 2010 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the Company’s 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 LTIP”).  A total of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved and available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2010 LTIP.  A description of the material terms of the 2010 LTIP was included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2010.
 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
The following matters were acted upon at the 2010 Annual Meeting:

1.  
Election of Directors. On the election of four (4) nominees to serve as Class II directors of the Company for a term of three (3) years, expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

Name
For
Withhold Authority
Broker Nonvote
John L. Indest
15,215,975
331,117
1,676,608
Ronald T. Nixon
15,303,928
243,164
1,676,608
W.J. “Billy” Tauzin
14,672,734
874,358
1,676,608
Kenneth E. Thorpe
15,304,187
242,905
1,676,608


2.  
Approval and Adoption of the 2010 LTIP.  On the approval and adoption of the Company’s 2010 LTIP:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Nonvote
14,653,860
886,930
6,301
1,676,608


3.  
Ratification of Selection of Public Accounting Firm. On the ratification of the selection of KPMG, LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010:

For
Against
Abstain
17,097,539
117,007
9,154


 
 

 

SIGNATURE

           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.

                                                                LHC GROUP, INC.
 
 
 By:   /s/ Peter J. Roman 
   Peter J. Roman
   Executive Vice President and Chief
   Financial Officer
 

Dated:           June 29, 2010