Form 8-K

 

 

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 24, 2012

 

 

Beam Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Pursuant to the Beam Inc. (the “Company”) retirement age policy, Anne M. Tatlock retired from the Company’s Board of Directors effective April 24, 2012. The Company’s policy requires directors to retire after the Annual Meeting of Stockholders following their 72nd birthday.

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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 24, 2012. 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 2013 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 2012; (iii) approved the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers; (iv) approved the Beam Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and (v) re-approved the Annual Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. Set forth below are the voting results for each of these proposals:

 

1. The election of seven directors for a one-year term expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting

 

Director Name

   For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Richard A. Goldstein

     114,215,611         598,288         265,353         15,728,789   

Stephen W. Golsby

     114,223,114         600,636         255,502         15,728,789   

Ann F. Hackett

     112,858,861         1,964,276         256,115         15,728,789   

A. D. David Mackay

     114,296,685         526,119         256,448         15,728,789   

Matthew J. Shattock

     114,463,601         373,766         241,885         15,728,789   

Robert A. Steele

     114,371,444         456,993         250,815         15,728,789   

Peter M. Wilson

     112,458,046         2,431,944         189,262         15,728,789   

 

2. The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012

 

For

  Against     Abstain  
129,570,879     1,017,456        219,706   

 

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

 

For

  Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
100,120,010     11,130,548        3,828,694        15,728,789   

 

4. The approval of the Beam Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

For

  Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
113,188,107     985,071        906,074        15,728,789   

 

5. The re-approval of the Annual Executive Incentive Compensation Plan

 

For

  Against     Abstain     Broker Non-Votes  
111,205,978     3,303,128        570,146        15,728,789   


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.

 

BEAM INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Kenton R. Rose                                        
Name: Kenton R. Rose
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel

  & Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary

Date: April 27, 2012