Sara Lee Corporation (Form: 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 27, 2011

Sara Lee Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 1-3344 36-2089049
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
3500 Lacey Road, Downers Grove, Illinois   60515
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (630) 598-6000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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

Sara Lee Corporation (“Sara Lee”) held its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders on October 27, 2011. A total of 493,871,723 shares of Sara Lee common stock, or 83.61% 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 12 directors to each serve a one-year term until our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been duly chosen and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
                                 
Nominee
  For   Withheld   Abstain   Broker
 
                          Non-Votes
 
                               
Christopher B. Begley
    415,028,425       5,884,962       1,279,266       71,679,070  
 
                               
Jan Bennink
    412,851,266       7,891,282       1,450,105       71,679,070  
 
                               
Crandall C. Bowles
    414,540,184       6,337,970       1,314,499       71,679,070  
 
                               
Virgis W. Colbert
    342,983,989       75,601,416       3,607,248       71,679,070  
 
                               
James S. Crown
    410,746,489       10,232,251       1,213,913       71,679,070  
 
                               
Laurette T. Koellner
    414,904,044       6,037,891       1,250,718       71,679,070  
 
                               
Cornelis J.A. van Lede
    378,269,459       42,650,213       1,272,981       71,679,070  
 
                               
Dr. John McAdam
    378,043,254       42,783,360       1,366,039       71,679,070  
 
                               
Sir Ian Prosser
    414,463,978       6,502,997       1,225,678       71,679,070  
 
                               
Norman R. Sorensen
    415,078,383       5,811,443       1,302,827       71,679,070  
 
                               
Jeffrey W. Ubben
    408,509,920       12,340,759       1,341,974       71,679,070  
 
                               
Jonathan P. Ward
    415,115,393       5,794,915       1,282,345       71,679,070  
 
                               

2.   The stockholders ratified the appointment of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP as Sara Lee’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
                 
For
  Against   Abstentions
 
               
483,934,589
    8,201,774       1,735,360  
 
               

3.   The stockholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
                         
For   Against   Abstentions  
Broker
Non-Votes
                       
 
  401,161,445       8,208,775       12,822,433    
71,679,070
                       
 

4.   The stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that Sara Lee conduct future executive compensation votes every year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
                                 
One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstentions  
Broker
Non-Votes
                               
 
  345,885,369       1,490,498       62,852,954       11,963,382    
71,679,070
                               
 

In accordance with the recommendation of the stockholders, our Board of Directors has decided to include an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation in our proxy materials every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of an executive compensation vote, which will occur no later than our 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.

5.   The stockholders voted on a stockholder proposal requesting a report on political contributions, which was defeated. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:
                         
For   Against   Abstentions  
Broker
Non-Votes
                       
 
  49,212,290       326,702,216       46,278,147    
71,679,070
                       
 


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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.

         
    Sara Lee Corporation
          
November 1, 2011   By:   Helen N. Kaminski
       
        Name: Helen N. Kaminski
        Title: Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities