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): September 23, 2010
DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
001-14335 |
13-3542950 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Market @ The Landmark San Francisco, California |
94105 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (415) 247-3000
N/A
(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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Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Del Monte Foods Companys 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on September 23, 2010. At the meeting:
1) | Victor L. Lund, Joe L. Morgan and David R. Williams were elected as directors of Del Monte Foods Company to hold office for one-year terms; |
2) | the amendment and restatement of the Del Monte Foods Company Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting provisions was approved; and |
3) | the appointment of KPMG LLP as Del Monte Foods Companys independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending May 1, 2011 was ratified. |
Set forth below, with respect to each such matter, are the number of votes cast for or against, the number of abstentions and the number of broker non-votes.
1) | Election of Victor L. Lund, Joe L. Morgan and David R. Williams as directors of Del Monte Foods Company to hold office for one-year terms |
Number of Votes | ||||||||
Nominee |
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Victor L. Lund |
155,420,449 | 3,178,751 | 170,286 | 15,468,263 | ||||
Joe L. Morgan |
155,690,007 | 2,915,754 | 163,725 | 15,468,263 | ||||
David R. Williams |
155,717,224 | 2,895,703 | 156,559 | 15,468,263 |
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2) | Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Del Monte Foods Company Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting provisions |
Number of Votes | ||||||
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
172,790,176 | 695,660 | 751,913 | - |
3) | Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as Del Monte Foods Companys independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending May 1, 2011 |
Number of Votes | ||||||
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
171,088,185 | 2,961,352 | 188,212 | - |
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SIGNATURE
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.
Del Monte Foods Company | ||||||
Date: September 23, 2010 | By: /s/ James Potter | |||||
Name: | James Potter | |||||
Title: | Secretary |
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