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 29, 2011

 

 

Kellogg Company

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-4171   38-0710690

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Kellogg Square Battle Creek, Michigan 49016-3599

(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(269) 961-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

 

a) On April 29, 2011, Kellogg Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareowners.

 

b) John Bryant, Rogelio Rebolledo, Sterling Speirn and John Zabriskie were re-elected for a three-year term.

Seven matters were voted on at the 2011 Annual Meeting: the re-election of the four directors described in (b) above; approval of the Kellogg Company Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plan; an advisory vote on executive compensation; an advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation; the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011; a Shareowner proposal to adopt simple majority vote; and a Shareowner proposal to adopt majority voting for the election of directors. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of Shareowners are as follows.

 

1. Election of Directors

   For      Withheld      Broker
Non-Votes
        

 

John Bryant

     286,962,429         2,626,384         30,647,966      

 

Rogelio Rebolledo

     287,557,376         2,031,437         30,647,966      

 

Sterling Speirn

     287,472,236         2,116,577         30,647,966      

 

John Zabriskie

     283,236,863         6,351,950         30,647,966      
           
      For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

2. Approval of the Kellogg Company Senior Executive Annual Incentive Plan

     284,406,154         4,174,962         1,007,697         30,647,966   
      For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

3. Advisory vote on executive compensation

     281,583,468         6,638,984         1,366,361         30,647,966   
      1 Year      2 Years      3 Years      Abstentions  

4. Advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation

     266,208,826         1,405,382         20,710,260         1,264,345   

 

Consistent with a majority of the votes cast with respect to this proposal and with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, Kellogg will hold a shareowner advisory vote on the compensation of Kellogg’s named executive officers annually until the next required vote on the frequency of shareowner votes on the compensation of Kellogg’s named executive officers as required pursuant to Section 14(A) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

      

        For         Against         Abstentions   

5. Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm

        318,391,152         1,516,341         329,286   
      For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

6. Shareowner proposal to adopt simple majority vote

     125,198,269         163,427,810         962,734         30,647,966   
      For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

7. Shareowner proposal to adopt majority voting for the election of directors

     80,075,731         208,390,111         1,122,971         30,647,966   

 


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.

 

    KELLOGG COMPANY
   

/s/ Gary H. Pilnick

Date: May 5, 2011     Name:   Gary H. Pilnick
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Development and Secretary

 

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