UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): June 14, 2011
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KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| North Carolina | 001-16485 | 56-2169715 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification |
| of incorporation) | | No.) |
370 Knollwood Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 725-2981
Not Applicable
(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.
On June 14, 2011 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to consider and vote on the matters listed below. A total of 60,135,982 shares of the Company’s common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. This represented approximately 89% of the Company’s 67,524,179 shares of common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the shareholders.
Election of Directors
The shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors as Class III directors with terms expiring in 2014. The voting results were as follows:
| Name of Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld |
| C. Stephen Lynn | 33,709,947 | 4,276,119 |
| Michael H. Sutton | 31,809,140 | 6,176,926 |
| Lizzane Thomas | 32,912,955 | 5,073,111 |
There were 22,149,916 broker non-votes for each director on this proposal.
Advisory Vote on Compensation of our Named Executive Officers
The shareholders of the Company approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our 2011 Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| 36,525,540 | 786,518 | 674,008 |
Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
The shareholders of the Company recommended, on an advisory basis, that future advisory votes on executive compensation be held annually. The voting results were as follows:
| Frequency | Votes For | Abstentions |
| One Year | 34,477,313 | 660,519 |
| Two Years | 238,966 | |
| Three Years | 2,609,268 | |
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The shareholders of the Company ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2012. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| 59,488,833 | 492,752 | 154,397 |
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.
| | KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, INC. |
| Dated: June 15, 2011 | |
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| | By: | /s/ Douglas R. Muir | |
| | Douglas R. Muir |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
