Dean Foods Company (NYSE:DF) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Dean Foods Company (the Company) 2017 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) was held on May10,
2017 in Dallas, Texas. At the Annual Meeting, the Companys
stockholders:
Elected all eight of the directors nominated by the Companys
Board of Directors, each director to serve a one-year term
expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders;
Ratified the selection of Deloitte Touche LLP as the Companys
independent auditor for 2017;
Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Companys
named executive officers, as described in the Companys 2017 Proxy
Statement; and
Approved, on an advisory basis, holding future advisory votes on
executive compensation EVERY YEAR.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal:
1. Election of Directors.
Nominee |
|
VotesFor |
|
VotesAgainst |
|
Abstentions |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
|
Janet Hill |
74,345,263 |
1,436,215 |
44,499 |
8,537,133 |
|||||
J. Wayne Mailloux |
75,387,376 |
363,760 |
74,839 |
8,537,135 |
|||||
Helen E. McCluskey |
75,282,326 |
498,502 |
45,148 |
8,537,134 |
|||||
John R. Muse |
75,205,458 |
552,428 |
68,091 |
8,537,133 |
|||||
B. Craig Owens |
75,072,656 |
684,982 |
68,341 |
8,537,131 |
|||||
Ralph P. Scozzafava |
75,455,682 |
301,319 |
68,976 |
8,537,133 |
|||||
Jim L. Turner |
74,234,101 |
1,524,639 |
67,237 |
8,537,133 |
|||||
Robert T. Wiseman |
75,222,059 |
533,754 |
70,166 |
8,537,131 |
2. Ratification of Independent Auditor. The votes cast with
respect to the ratification of Deloitte Touche LLP as the
Companys independent auditor for 2017 were as follows:
VotesFor |
|
VotesAgainst |
|
Abstentions |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
|
83,089,033 |
1,215,124 |
58,953 |
N/A |
3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. Votes cast with
respect to the advisory proposal on the Companys executive
compensation were as follows:
VotesFor |
VotesAgainst |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
|
|||
71,480,594 |
4,231,456 |
113,921 |
8,537,139 |
4. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on
Executive Compensation. Votes cast with respect to the
frequency of future advisory votes on the Companys executive
compensation are set forth below. Consistent with the
recommendation of the Board and the vote of the stockholders,
the Company will continue to hold future advisory votes on
executive compensation on an annual basis.
VotesFor EVERY YEAR |
|
VotesFor EVERY TWOYEARS |
|
VotesFor EVERY THREEYEARS |
|
Abstentions |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
|
65,296,996 |
695,058 |
9,742,052 |
91,862 |
8,537,142 |
About Dean Foods Company (NYSE:DF)
Dean Foods Company is a food and beverage company. The Company processes and distributes fluid milk and other dairy case products in the United States. The Company operates through manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing a wide variety of branded and private label dairy case product segment. It manufactures, markets and distributes a variety of branded and private label dairy case products, including fluid milk, ice cream, cultured dairy products, creamers, juice, tea, ice cream mix and other dairy products to retailers, distributors, foodservice outlets, educational institutions and governmental entities across the United States. The Company delivers its products to customer locations in refrigerated trucks or trailers that it owns or leases. Its products are sold on a local or regional basis through its local and regional sales forces. It operates approximately 70 manufacturing facilities in over 30 states located based on customer needs and other market factors. Dean Foods Company (NYSE:DF) Recent Trading Information
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