8-K

 

 

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): October 24, 2013

 

 

The Hillshire Brands Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   1-3344   36-2089049

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

400 South Jefferson Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 614-6000

 

 

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

The Hillshire Brands Company (“Hillshire Brands”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 24, 2013. A total of 107,561,087 shares of Hillshire Brands common stock, or 87.3% of our outstanding shares of common stock, were represented at the annual meeting in person or by proxy. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the annual meeting are as follows:

 

1. The stockholders elected 9 directors, with each director to serve a one-year term until the Hillshire Brands 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Name

  

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

    

Broker

Non-Votes

 

Todd A. Becker

     88,089,546         1,338,058         309,969         17,823,514   

Christopher B. Begley

     87,628,529         1,800,635         308,409         17,823,514   

Ellen L. Brothers

     87,952,624         1,480,316         304,633         17,823,514   

Sean M. Connolly

     88,233,058         1,332,647         171,868         17,823,514   

Laurette T. Koellner

     87,505,539         1,926,066         305,968         17,823,514   

Craig P. Omtvedt

     88,064,932         1,361,610         311,031         17,823,514   

Sir Ian Prosser

     87,613,571         1,886,056         237,946         17,823,514   

Jonathan P. Ward

     87,306,123         2,194,523         236,927         17,823,514   

James D. White

     87,529,609         1,967,690         240,274         17,823,514   

 

2. The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Hillshire Brands’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes for the proposal

     106,208,660   

Votes against the proposal

     995,420   

Votes abstaining

     357,007   

 

3. The stockholders approved the advisory vote to approve Hillshire Brands’ named executive officer compensation. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

Votes for the proposal

     81,705,658   

Votes against the proposal

     3,064,572   

Votes abstaining

     4,967,343   

Broker Non-Votes

     17,823,514   


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement 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.

Dated: October 29, 2013

 

The Hillshire Brands Company
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Kent B. Magill

  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
  Corporate Secretary