Zimmer Holdings Inc. stockholders today voted to approve the issuance of up 45.4 million shares of Zimmer common stock in connection with Zimmers exchange offers for Centerpulse and incentive capital.
Zimmer Wednesday said it was informed by Centerpulse of a Securities and Exchange Commission probe into Centerpulse's accounting.
Orthopedic-goods maker Zimmer said it is conducting its own review of accounting at Centerpulse, a Swiss medical-technology company, and said it was advised that Centerpulse is cooperating fully with the investigation.
Warsaw-based Zimmer has offered $3.2 billion in cash and stock for Centerpulse.