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)
November 10, 2010
WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 1-3657 | 59-0514290 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5050 Edgewood Court, Jacksonville, Florida | 32254-3699 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(904) 783-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Unchanged
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the annual meeting of shareholders of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (the “Company”), held on November 10, 2010, are as follows.
Four proposals were submitted to a vote at the meeting, all of which were approved by shareholders:
1. Election of nine directors for terms expiring at the 2011 shareholders meeting.
2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011.
3. Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
4. A shareholder proposal related to an advisory vote on executive compensation.
With respect to the election of directors, the vote was:
| Shares For |
Shares Withheld |
Broker Non-Vote |
||||||||||
| Evelyn V. Follit |
40,948,984 | 692,377 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
| Charles P. Garcia |
40,860,326 | 781,035 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey C. Girard |
40,855,828 | 785,533 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
| Yvonne R. Jackson |
38,652,036 | 2,989,325 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
| Gregory P. Josefowicz |
40,856,606 | 784,755 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
| Peter L. Lynch |
40,255,135 | 1,386,226 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
| James P. Olson |
38,599,898 | 3,041,463 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
| Terry Peets |
38,583,527 | 3,057,834 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
| Richard E. Rivera |
38,603,283 | 3,038,078 | 4,732,917 | |||||||||
With respect to the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year 2011, the vote was:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 45,868,259 |
416,349 | 89,670 |
With respect to the Company’s proposal for advisory approval of the compensation of the named executive officers, the vote was:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 31,879,881 |
9,578,221 | 183,259 | 4,732,917 |
With respect to a shareholder proposal related to an advisory vote on executive compensation, the vote was:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 20,644,040 |
12,592,400 | 8,404,921 | 4,732,917 |
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.
| Date: November 16, 2010 | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Peter L. Lynch | |||||
| Peter L. Lynch | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||