UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 18, 2017
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PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
 
0-00981
 
59-0324412
(State of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
3300 Publix Corporate Parkway
 
 
 
 
Lakeland, Florida
 
 
 
33811
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(863) 688-1188
 
 
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
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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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Emerging growth company ¨
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
 
 




Item 5.07.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Publix Super Markets, Inc. was held on April 18, 2017. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and there were no solicitations in opposition to management’s solicitation. The meeting was held for the following purposes:
Election of Directors
All nominees for director listed below were elected. The term of office of the directors will be until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors shall be elected and qualified. The results of the election of directors were as follows:
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
Hoyt R. Barnett
545,943,512

 
725,806

 
362,874

Jessica L. Blume
545,074,769

 
1,028,182

 
918,241

William E. Crenshaw
546,055,501

 
692,219

 
284,127

Jane B. Finley
545,184,368

 
987,437

 
860,387

G. Thomas Hough
545,146,356

 
957,085

 
927,751

Charles H. Jenkins, Jr.
546,706,293

 
89,135

 
235,764

Howard M. Jenkins
546,720,937

 
75,076

 
235,179

Randall T. Jones, Sr.
545,203,655

 
1,036,269

 
792,268

Stephen M. Knopik
544,993,998

 
994,665

 
1,043,529

David P. Phillips
545,773,150

 
852,675

 
406,367

Advisory (Non-binding) Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers
The stockholders voted upon and approved, by an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the named executive officers. The results of the advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the named executive officers were as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
531,942,604

 
2,100,367

 
5,833,077

Frequency of Future Advisory (Non-binding) Votes on Compensation of Named Executive Officers
The stockholders voted upon and recommended, by an advisory (non-binding) vote, to hold future advisory (non-binding) votes every three years on the compensation of the named executive officers. The Company will hold such a vote every three years. The results of the advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of the future advisory (non-binding) votes on the compensation of the named executive officers were as follows:
3 Years
 
2 Years
 
1 Year
 
Abstain
520,845,256

 
4,177,764

 
9,925,143

 
6,902,630



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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.
    
 
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
 
 
 
 
Dated: April 21, 2017
By: /s/ David P. Phillips    
 
      David P. Phillips, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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