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): January 29, 2015

 

1-12340

(Commission File Number)

 


 

KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

03-0339228

(Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury, Vermont 05676

(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)

 

(802) 244-5621

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 


 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

o    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

 

On January 29, 2015 Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Essex, Vermont.  As of the record date of December 1, 2014, there were 162,061,810 shares outstanding and entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.  The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final results of the voting are set forth below.

 

Proposal I — Election of Directors

 

Stockholders approved the election of Brian P. Kelley, Robert A. Steele and José Octavio Reyes Lagunes as Class I directors to serve a three-year term expiring at the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2018.

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Brian P. Kelley

 

126,790,462

 

452,683

 

19,427,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert A. Steele

 

126,886,324

 

356,821

 

19,427,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

José Octavio Reyes Lagunes

 

126,920,440

 

322,705

 

19,427,606

 

 

Proposal II — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation of Named Executive Officers

 

Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker non-votes

 

125,554,773

 

1,481,102

 

207,263

 

19,427,613

 

 

Proposal III — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accountants for Fiscal Year 2015

 

At the Annual Meeting, stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for its 2015 fiscal year.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 

145,894,615

 

665,783

 

110,353

 

 

 

 

For more information about the foregoing proposals, see the Company’s Proxy Statement.

 

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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.

 

KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael J. Degnan

 

 

Michael J. Degnan
Chief Legal Officer, Corporate General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

 

Date: February 2, 2015

 

 

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