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 25, 2014

 

 

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:

 

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

a) On April 25, 2014, Kellogg Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareowners.

b) John Bryant, Stephanie Burns, La June Montgomery Tabron, and Rogelio Rebolledo were re-elected for a three-year term.

Six matters were voted on at the 2014 Annual Meeting: the re-election of the four directors described in (b) above; an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation; a management proposal to declassify the board; the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2014; a Shareowner proposal requesting a human rights report; and a Shareowner proposal to adopt Simple majority vote. 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

     280,739,628         2,841,907         32,343,904      

Stephanie Burns

     280,117,856         3,463,782         32,343,904      

La June Montgomery Tabron

     281,034,581         2,547,057         32,343,904      

Rogelio Rebolledo

     280,836,025         2,745,613         32,343,904      
     For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

2. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation

     270,971,244         10,494,898         2,115,496         32,343,904   
     For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

3. Management proposal to declassify the board

     176,301,019         106,288,107         992,512         32,343,904   
     For      Against      Abstentions         

4. Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm

     312,070,713         3,288,897         565,932      
     For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

5. Shareowner proposal requesting a human rights report

     47,499,954         202,481,537         33,600,147         32,343,904   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     For      Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

6. Shareowner proposal to adopt Simple majority vote

     119,863,729         162,627,358         1,090,551         32,343,904   


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
Date: April 30, 2014       /s/ Gary H. Pilnick
      Name:   Gary H. Pilnick
      Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Development and Secretary

 

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