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 27, 2018

 


 

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

1-37830
(Commission
File Number)

 

61-1797411
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

599 S. Rivershore Lane
Eagle, Idaho

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

83616
(Zip Code)

 

(208) 938-1047
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

 

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))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

o             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. o

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On September 27, 2018, we held our annual meeting of stockholders in Eagle, Idaho. A total of 130,919,517 shares of our common stock, or 89.4% of our outstanding shares of common stock, were represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the annual meeting are set forth below:

 

1.              Our stockholders elected nine directors to each serve a one-year term until our 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been duly chosen and qualified, based on the following voting results:

 

Director

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Peter J. Bensen

 

113,783,564

 

298,132

 

172,690

 

16,665,131

 

Charles A. Blixt

 

113,393,830

 

683,014

 

177,542

 

16,665,131

 

André J. Hawaux

 

113,722,885

 

358,741

 

172,760

 

16,665,131

 

W.G. Jurgensen

 

113,507,204

 

574,540

 

172,642

 

16,665,131

 

Thomas P. Maurer

 

113,723,557

 

346,509

 

184,320

 

16,665,131

 

Hala G. Moddelmog

 

113,466,410

 

616,085

 

171,891

 

16,665,131

 

Andrew J. Schindler

 

113,423,205

 

657,578

 

173,603

 

16,665,131

 

Maria Renna Sharpe

 

113,469,757

 

619,682

 

164,947

 

16,665,131

 

Thomas P. Werner

 

113,747,998

 

333,346

 

173,042

 

16,665,131

 

 

2.              Our stockholders approved on an advisory basis our named executive officer compensation, based on the following voting results:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

109,174,276

 

4,535,555

 

544,555

 

16,665,131

 

 

3.              Our stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the year ending May 26, 2019, based on the following voting results:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

130,368,272

 

360,729

 

190,516

 

0

 

 

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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.

 

 

LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Eryk J. Spytek

 

 

Name:

Eryk J. Spytek

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

Date:  October 1, 2018

 

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