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 20, 2013


VCA ANTECH, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware

001-16783

95-4097995

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

12401 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90064-1022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

(310) 571-6500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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:

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

The 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of VCA Antech, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 20, 2013.  The matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders and the certified results are as follows:

1.        Election of Class II Director:  The nominee for Class II director listed below was elected by the following vote:

Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

 
Robert L. Antin 75,355,363 5,034,288 2,515,544

2.        Ratification of Appointment of KPMG:  The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013 was approved by the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

 
82,622,887 260,256 22,052 0

3.        Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:  The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, by the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

 
51,756,297 28,576,606 56,748 2,515,544

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SIGNATURES

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

May 20, 2013

VCA ANTECH, INC.

 
 

 

/s/ Tomas W. Fuller

By:

Tomas W. Fuller

Its:

Chief Financial Officer

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