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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)           August 14, 2018
 
EBIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
0-15946
 
77-0021975
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification No.)
 
1 Ebix Way, Johns Creek, Georgia
 
30097
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (678) 281-2020
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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.

(a)    The Company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on August 14, 2018 at the Embassy Suites Alpharetta, 5955 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022. As of the record date, July 11, 2018, there were a total of 31,583,173 shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, 30,352,604 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present.

(b)    Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting and the final voting results on each such matter.

(1)
The nominees named below were elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company for a one-year term until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, and the voting results were as follows:
    
Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Hans U. Benz
 
21,151,424
 
6,073,261

 
3,127,919
Pavan Bhalla
 
26,930,618
 
294,067

 
3,127,919
Neil D. Eckert
 
20,709,433
 
6,515,252

 
3,127,919
Rolf Herter
 
22,039,206
 
5,185,479

 
3,127,919
Hans Ueli Keller
 
19,386,195
 
7,838,490

 
3,127,919
George W. Hebard III
 
19,675,327
 
7,549,358

 
3,127,919
Robin Raina
 
26,898,096
 
326,589

 
3,127,919
Joseph R. Wright, Jr.
 
18,535,620
 
8,689,065

 
3,127,919

(2)The selection of Cherry Bekaert LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was ratified, and the voting results were as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
29,953,752
 
393,322
 
5,530


(3)
The compensation paid to Ebix’s named executive officers was approved with the following voting results:

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
17,808,150
 
9,172,602
 
243,933
 
3,127,919
                                                                
There was no other items of business raised during the meeting and the meeting was duly adjourned.





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.
Date: August 14, 2018
 
 
 
 
EBIX, INC.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sean T. Donaghy
 
Name:
Sean T. Donaghy
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer