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):               April 13, 2011
 
THE MONARCH CEMENT COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Kansas
0-2757
48-0340590
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
P.O. BOX 1000, HUMBOLDT, KANSAS          66748-0900
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                    (Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (620) 473-2222
 
 
_______________________________________________________
(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.
   
    The Monarch Cement Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at which meeting our stockholders voted upon the following matters:
  • The election of three Class I directors to hold office for a term expiring at our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or until their respective earlier resignation or removal;
  • The advisory proposal to approve the compensation of our executives disclosed in the proxy statement prepared with respect to the annual meeting; and
  • The advisory vote on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of our executive officers. 
Election of Directors
 
    At the annual meeting, David L. Deffner, Gayle C. McMillen and Richard N. Nixon each was elected as a Class I director. The following is a summary of the votes cast at the annual meeting with respect to the election of directors:
 
 
 Name           Votes in Favor  Votes Withheld
 David L. Deffner
13,987,035 92,782
 Gayle C. McMillen 13,987,335 92,782
 Richard N. Nixon 14,197,222 92,782
 
There were 0 broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
 
    In addition to the Class I directors elected at the Annual Meeting, the persons continuing their term of office as members of our board of directors are identified below.
 
          Class II Directors (term to expire in 2012)
       Byron J. Radcliff
       Michael R. Wachter
       Walter H. Wulf, Jr.
       Walter H. Wulf, III
 
          Class III Directors (term to expire in 2013)      
       Jack R. Callahan
       Ronald E. Callaway
       Robert M. Kissick
       Byron K. Radcliff
 
 
 
 
Advisory Approval of the Compensation of our Executives
    
    At the annual meeting, the compensation of our executives disclosed in the proxy statement prepared with respect to the annual meeting was approved. The following is a summary of the votes cast at the annual meeting with respect to this matter:
 
          Votes in Favor Votes Against  Votes Abstaining
Advisory approval of the compensation of our executives disclosed in our proxy statement
14,028,354 100,673 177,179
 
There were 0 broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
 
Advisory Approval on the Frequency of Stockholder Votes on the Compensation of our Executives
 
    At the annual meeting, the frequency alternative for future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of our executive officers that received the highest number of votes was "3 Years". The following is a summary of the votes cast at the annual meeting with respect to this matter:
 
         
Votes for
3 Years
Votes for
2 Years
Votes for
1 Year
 Votes
Abstaining
Advisory approval as to the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of our executive officers
12,482,033 295,125 1,160,590 368,458
 
There were 0 broker non-votes with respect to this matter.
 
Subject to further review by our Board of Directors, the next stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our executive officers will be held at our 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.
 
Additional information regarding the annual meeting is contained in our proxy statement dated March 16, 2011.
 
 

 
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.
 
 
                        The Monarch Cement Company
Dated: April 15, 2011
 
                         By:  /s/ Debra P. Roe                                  
                            Debra P. Roe, CPA
                            Chief Financial Officer and 
                            Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
                            (principal financial officer and
                            principal accounting officer)