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):  March 22, 2012

The Female Health Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin
 
1-13602
 
39-1144397
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

515 North State Street, Suite 2225, Chicago, Illinois 60654
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(312) 595-9123
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.07.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Female Health Company (the "Company") was held on March 22, 2012.  A total of 27,928,089 shares of common stock were eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting.  The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

1.    Election of Directors:

The following individuals were nominated for election to the Board of Directors for terms that expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders.

 
Name
 
Votes
      For      
 
Votes
    Withheld    
 
Broker
   Non-Votes   
David R. Bethune
 
14,354,549
 
142,867
 
8,467,714
Stephen M. Dearholt
 
14,379,130
 
118,286
 
8,467,714
Mary Margaret Frank, Ph.D.
 
14,385,822
 
111,594
 
8,467,714
William R. Gargiulo, Jr.
 
14,375,597
 
121,819
 
8,467,714
Mary Ann Leeper, Ph.D.
 
13,986,583
 
510,833
 
8,467,714
O.B. Parrish
 
14,406,988
 
90,428
 
8,467,714
Michael R. Walton
 
14,374,796
 
122,620
 
8,467,714
Richard E. Wenninger   14,379,528  
117,888
  8,467,714

The nominations were made by the Board of Directors and no other nominations were made by any shareholder. The nominees had currently been members of the Board of Directors at the date of the Annual Meeting.

2.     Ratification of Auditors:

The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment by the Company's Audit Committee of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.

    Votes For    
 
  Votes Against
 
    Abstentions  
 
   Broker Non-Votes  
22,881,831
 
19,913
 
63,386
 


 
 

 

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.

THE FEMALE HEALTH COMPANY

Date:  March 27, 2012
BY /s/ Donna Felch                                                      
       Donna Felch, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer