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Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(e)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">On November 5, 2021, Cardinal Health, Inc. 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Under the 2021 LTIP, 25,000,000 of the Company's common shares (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances) will be available for grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, and other stock-based awards (as well as cash awards) to employees of the Company and its affiliates, including executive officers and non-employee directors of the Company.  </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Under the terms of the 2021 LTIP, the aggregate number of common shares available under the plan was reduced from 25,000,000 by an aggregate of 28,700 shares, representing awards granted under the Amended Cardinal Health, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan between September 7, 2021 and the approval of the 2021 LTIP by the Company&#8217;s shareholders.  The Company's board of directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) approved the 2021 LTIP on September&#160;7, 2021, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The material features of the 2021 LTIP are described in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2021 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;) in the section entitled &#8220;PROPOSAL 4 &#8212; APPROVAL OF CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. 2021 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN,&#8221; which description is incorporated in this report by reference. The description of the 2021 LTIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the 2021 LTIP filed with this report as Exhibit </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">10.1.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In connection with the approval of the 2021 LTIP, the Board's Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") approved certain forms of restricted share unit, performance share unit, nonqualified stock option, and director restricted share unit agreements, copies of each of which are filed with this report as Exhibits</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, respectively.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Also on November 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee adopted the Cardinal Health, Inc. Management Incentive Plan (the &#8220;MIP&#8221;), which is a cash incentive plan in which employees of the Company and its subsidiaries may participate (including executive officers of the Company).  The MIP is to be administered by the Compensation Committee (or its delegate), which has the authority to determine participants and award amounts, set performance goals, and determine the level of achievement of performance goals.  The MIP also permits the Compensation Committee to require deferral of payment of awards and provides that MIP awards will be subject to the Company&#8217;s  recoupment (or &#8220;clawback&#8221;) policy.  The description of the MIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the MIP filed with this report as Exhibit 10.6.</span></div><div style="padding-left:45pt;text-indent:-45pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 5.07.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As noted above, the Company held the Annual Meeting on November 5, 2021.  See the Proxy Statement for more information on the six proposals included in the Proxy Statement  for the Annual Meeting.</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Proposal 1</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The shareholders elected the 11 nominees listed below to the Board, each to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal from office or death, and voted as follows:</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:86.403%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:26.649%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.004%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.620%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.343%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:19.884%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Nominee</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Carrie S. Cox</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">174,898,349</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">51,187,577</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">359,340</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Bruce L. Downey</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">205,253,371</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">20,799,232</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">392,663</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sheri H. Edison</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">209,810,699</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,109,507</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">525,060</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">David C. Evans</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">209,664,703</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,347,884</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">432,679</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Patricia A. Hemingway Hall</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">208,504,456</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,544,643</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">396,167</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Akhil Johri</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">208,894,013</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,077,102</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">474,151</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Michael C. Kaufmann</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">209,159,143</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,802,266</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">483,857</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Gregory B. Kenny</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">204,697,063</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">21,347,691</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">400,512</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Nancy Killefer</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">207,111,090</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">18,770,415</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">563,761</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dean A. Scarborough</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">208,517,834</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,454,922</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">472,510</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">John H. Weiland</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">209,874,278</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,102,580</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">468,408</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Proposal 2</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and voted as follows: </span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:74.269%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 19pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">244,906,467</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,303,301</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">238,013</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Proposal 3</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, and voted as follows: </span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:74.269%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 19pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">194,218,187</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">31,712,173</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">514,906</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Proposal 4</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The shareholders approved the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and voted as follows: </span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:74.269%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 19pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">199,908,995</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26,136,710</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">399,561</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Proposal 5</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The shareholders approved an amendment to Section 1.2(b) of the Company&#8217;s Restated Code of Regulations to lower the share ownership threshold for shareholders to request that the Company call a special meeting of shareholders to 10% from 15%, and voted as follows: </span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:74.269%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 19pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">222,915,039</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,179,272</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">350,955</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Proposal 6</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board be an independent director, and voted as follows: </span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:74.269%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 19pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">For</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Against</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Abstained</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Broker Non-Votes</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,351,782</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">173,213,036</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">880,448</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,002,515</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">(d) </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">Exhibits</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">.</span></div><div style="margin-top:2pt;padding-left:36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:81.725%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.486%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.694%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.125%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:87.095%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit101-2021ltip.htm">Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit102-formof2021ltipr.htm">Form of Restricted Share Units Agreement under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.3</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit103-formof2021ltipp.htm">Form of Performance Share Units Agreement under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.4</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit104-formof2021ltipn.htm">Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.5</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit105-formof2021ltipd.htm">Form of Directors' Restricted Share Units Agreement under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.6</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit106-mip.htm">Cardinal Health, Inc. Management Incentive Plan</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-indent:24.75pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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.</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:40.920%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.289%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.170%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.996%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.999%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.581%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:40.045%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cardinal Health, Inc.<br/>(Registrant)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date: November 9, 2021</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Jessica L. Mayer</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name:  Jessica L. Mayer</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:22.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title:  Chief Legal and Compliance Officer</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4</span></div></div></div></body></html>
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text: cah-20211105
  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):
  November 5, 2021
  Cardinal Health, Inc.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  Ohio
  1-11373
  31-0958666
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation)
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  7000 Cardinal Place
  ,
  Dublin
  ,
  Ohio
  43017
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  (
  614
  )
  757-5000
  (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 (
  see
  General Instruction A.2. below):
  ☐
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  ☐
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  ☐
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  ☐
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
  Title of each class
  Trading Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which registered
  Common shares (without par value)
  CAH
  New York Stock Exchange
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
  ¨
  Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
  (e)
  On November 5, 2021, Cardinal Health, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") at which, among other things, the Company's shareholders approved the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2021 LTIP").  Under the 2021 LTIP, 25,000,000 of the Company's common shares (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances) will be available for grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, and other stock-based awards (as well as cash awards) to employees of the Company and its affiliates, including executive officers and non-employee directors of the Company.
  Under the terms of the 2021 LTIP, the aggregate number of common shares available under the plan was reduced from 25,000,000 by an aggregate of 28,700 shares, representing awards granted under the Amended Cardinal Health, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan between September 7, 2021 and the approval of the 2021 LTIP by the Company's shareholders.  The Company's board of directors (the "Board") approved the 2021 LTIP on September 7, 2021, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual Meeting.
  The material features of the 2021 LTIP are described in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2021 (the "Proxy Statement") in the section entitled "PROPOSAL 4 — APPROVAL OF CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. 2021 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN," which description is incorporated in this report by reference. The description of the 2021 LTIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the 2021 LTIP filed with this report as Exhibit
  10.1.
  In connection with the approval of the 2021 LTIP, the Board's Human Resources and Compensation Committee (the "Compensation Committee") approved certain forms of restricted share unit, performance share unit, nonqualified stock option, and director restricted share unit agreements, copies of each of which are filed with this report as Exhibits
  10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5
  , respectively.
  Also on November 5, 2021, the Compensation Committee adopted the Cardinal Health, Inc. Management Incentive Plan (the "MIP"), which is a cash incentive plan in which employees of the Company and its subsidiaries may participate (including executive officers of the Company).  The MIP is to be administered by the Compensation Committee (or its delegate), which has the authority to determine participants and award amounts, set performance goals, and determine the level of achievement of performance goals.  The MIP also permits the Compensation Committee to require deferral of payment of awards and provides that MIP awards will be subject to the Company's  recoupment (or "clawback") policy.  The description of the MIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the MIP filed with this report as Exhibit 10.6.
  Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  As noted above, the Company held the Annual Meeting on November 5, 2021.  See the Proxy Statement for more information on the six proposals included in the Proxy Statement  for the Annual Meeting.
  Proposal 1
  . The shareholders elected the 11 nominees listed below to the Board, each to serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal from office or death, and voted as follows:
  Nominee
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  Carrie S. Cox
  174,898,349
  51,187,577
  359,340
  24,002,515
  Bruce L. Downey
  205,253,371
  20,799,232
  392,663
  24,002,515
  Sheri H. Edison
  209,810,699
  16,109,507
  525,060
  24,002,515
  David C. Evans
  209,664,703
  16,347,884
  432,679
  24,002,515
  Patricia A. Hemingway Hall
  208,504,456
  17,544,643
  396,167
  24,002,515
  Akhil Johri
  208,894,013
  17,077,102
  474,151
  24,002,515
  Michael C. Kaufmann
  209,159,143
  16,802,266
  483,857
  24,002,515
  Gregory B. Kenny
  204,697,063
  21,347,691
  400,512
  24,002,515
  Nancy Killefer
  207,111,090
  18,770,415
  563,761
  24,002,515
  Dean A. Scarborough
  208,517,834
  17,454,922
  472,510
  24,002,515
  John H. Weiland
  209,874,278
  16,102,580
  468,408
  24,002,515
  2
  Proposal 2
  . The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and voted as follows:
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  244,906,467
  5,303,301
  238,013
  —
  Proposal 3
  . The shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, and voted as follows:
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  194,218,187
  31,712,173
  514,906
  24,002,515
  Proposal 4
  . The shareholders approved the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and voted as follows:
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  199,908,995
  26,136,710
  399,561
  24,002,515
  Proposal 5
  . The shareholders approved an amendment to Section 1.2(b) of the Company's Restated Code of Regulations to lower the share ownership threshold for shareholders to request that the Company call a special meeting of shareholders to 10% from 15%, and voted as follows:
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  222,915,039
  3,179,272
  350,955
  24,002,515
  Proposal 6
  . The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that the Chairman of the Board be an independent director, and voted as follows:
  For
  Against
  Abstained
  Broker Non-Votes
  52,351,782
  173,213,036
  880,448
  24,002,515
  Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits
  .
  10.1
  Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan
  10.2
  Form of Restricted Share Units Agreement under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan
  10.3
  Form of Performance Share Units Agreement under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan
  10.4
  Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan
  10.5
  Form of Directors' Restricted Share Units Agreement under the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan
  10.6
  Cardinal Health, Inc. Management Incentive Plan
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  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.
  Cardinal Health, Inc.
  (Registrant)
  Date: November 9, 2021
  By:
  /s/ Jessica L. Mayer
  Name:  Jessica L. Mayer
  Title:  Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
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