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): April 23, 2013

 

 

Beam Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		1-9076		13-3295276
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

510 Lake Cook Road

Deerfield, IL 60015

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(847) 948-8888

(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:

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 23, 2013. At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders (i) elected the persons listed below to serve as directors for a term of one year expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013; and (iii) approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals:

 

1.	The election of eight directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting

 

Director Name		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Richard A. Goldstein			121,262,334				609,795				298,012				16,463,958
Stephen W. Golsby			121,335,699				539,647				294,795				16,463,958
Ann F. Hackett			121,269,162				609,604				291,375				16,463,958
A. D. David Mackay			121,209,106				665,406				295,629				16,463,958
Gretchen W. Price			121,572,953				307,311				289,877				16,463,958
Matthew J. Shattock			121,478,738				404,935				286,468				16,463,958
Robert A. Steele			121,420,100				453,173				296,868				16,463,958
Peter M. Wilson			120,564,539				1,308,542				297,060				16,463,958

 

2.	The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013

 

For		Against		Abstain
136,267,968		1,978,813		387,318

 

3.	The approval of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
115,244,435		3,001,766		3,923,940		16,463,958

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SIGNATURE

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: April 29, 2013