Cardinal Health Announces Preliminary Shareholder Voting Results at 2012 Annual Meeting

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Nov 02, 2012, 09:45 ET

DUBLIN, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health today released the preliminary results of shareholder voting at its annual meeting of shareholders. Shareholders re-elected all 12 members of the board standing for re-election, ratified Ernst & Young as the company's independent public accounting firm and approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of certain executive officers.

Results of the shareholder meeting will be posted on the company's website at www.cardinalhealth.com in the coming days.

About Cardinal Health
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a $108 billion health care services company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health care. As the business behind health care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician offices focus on patient care while reducing costs, enhancing efficiency and improving quality. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the health care supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical products to more than 60,000 locations each day. The company is also a leading manufacturer of medical and surgical products, including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid management products. In addition, the company supports the growing diagnostic industry by supplying medical products to clinical laboratories and operating the nation's largest network of radiopharmacies that dispense products to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of disease. Ranked #21 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs more than 30,000 people worldwide. More information about the company may be found at cardinalhealth.com and @CardinalHealth on Twitter.