2015.07.23 - Annual Meeting Results


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):
July 23, 2015

Brown-Forman Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
                   

Delaware
 
002-26821
 
61-0143150
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky
 
40210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (502) 585-1100

Not Applicable
(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.

Brown-Forman Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on July 23, 2015. The matter submitted to a vote of the Class A common stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the voting results of such matter are as follows:

Election of Directors

The Company’s Class A common stockholders elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
Name of Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Joan C. Lordi Amble
77,391,575
263,478
735,941
—
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne
78,217,328
141,166
32,500
—
Geo. Garvin Brown IV
77,620,104
747,157
23,733
—
Martin S. Brown, Jr.
77,681,046
684,736
25,212
—
Stuart R. Brown
77,691,388
673,094
26,512
—
Bruce L. Byrnes
78,279,607
79,040
32,347
—
John D. Cook
77,961,015
398,778
31,201
—
Sandra A. Frazier
77,683,433
682,414
25,147
—
Augusta Brown Holland
77,679,545
687,179
24,270
—
Michael J. Roney
78,207,476
150,977
32,541
—
Michael A. Todman
78,171,166
187,607
32,221
—
Paul C. Varga
77,659,204
687,597
44,193
—
James S. Welch, Jr.
77,600,751
759,177
31,066
—

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 23, 2015, the Company issued a press release commenting on its fiscal 2015 performance and announcing that at its Annual Meeting Brown-Forman Class A common stockholders elected directors for the coming year. In addition, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of 311/2 cents per share on its Class A and Class B common stock, payable on October 1, 2015, to stockholders of record on September 8, 2015. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Brown-Forman Corporation Press Release dated July 23, 2015.






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.


 
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date: July 23, 2015
/s/ Michael E. Carr, Jr.
 
Michael E. Carr, Jr.
 
Assistant Vice President, Senior Attorney and Assistant Corporate Secretary




                        







EXHIBIT INDEX


 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Brown-Forman Corporation Press Release dated July 23, 2015.