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): April 18, 2011
MeadWestvaco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-31215 | 31-1797999 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
501 South 5th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219-0501
(Address of principal executive offices)
(804) 444-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Anual Meeting”) of MeadWestvaco Corporation (“MWV”) on April 18, 2011, MWV’s stockholders approved and amended and restated MeadWestvaco Corporation 2005 Performance Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto (incorporated by reference to Annex A to MWV’s Proxy Statement, dated March 17, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) and the terms and descriptions of the Plan included in such Proxy Statement are incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of MeadWestvaco Corporation was held on April 18, 2011.
(b) The directors named in the Proxy Statement were elected, by a majority of votes cast, to a one-year term expiring in 2012, with the following results:
| Number of Shares For | Number of Shares Against | Number of Shares Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
Michael E. Campbell | 145,271,237 | 286,075 | 143,490 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr. | 139,355,924 | 6,183,487 | 161,391 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
James G. Kaiser | 145,212,191 | 332,357 | 156,254 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
Richard B. Kelson | 138,527,028 | 7,012,428 | 161,346 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
James M. Kilts | 139,463,184 | 6,082,033 | 155,585 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
Susan J. Kropf | 139,436,582 | 6,112,070 | 152,150 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
Douglas S. Luke | 145,099,143 | 455,950 | 145,709 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
John A. Luke, Jr. | 141,615,572 | 3,938,033 | 147,197 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
Robert C. McCormack | 145,164,053 | 389,205 | 147,544 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
Timothy H. Powers | 139,503,606 | 6,037,274 | 159,922 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
Jane L. Warner | 145,262,842 | 298,427 | 139,533 | 9,644,222 | ||||||||||||
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm was ratified by a majority of votes cast, with 154,040,358 shares in favor, 1,180,153 shares in opposition and 124,513 shares in abstention.
The proposal to approve an amendment and restatement of the MeadWestvaco Corporation 2005 Performance Incentive Plan was approved by a majority of votes cast, with 119,709,576 shares in favor, 25,737,940 shares in opposition and 253,286 shares in abstention. The broker no-vote was 9,644,222 shares.
The proposal to approve the advisory (non-binding) resolution relating to executive compensation was approved by a majority of votes cast, with 135,305,720 shares in favor, 10,053,661 shares in opposition and 341,421 shares in abstention. The broker no-vote was 9,644,222 shares.
The proposal on an advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of a stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation received the following votes:
1 year – 117,124,795 shares in favor (majority of votes cast)
2 years – 652,889 shares in favor
3 years – 27,581,183 shares in favor
Abstentions – 341,935 shares
Broker No-Vote – 9,644,222 shares
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | MeadWestvaco Corporation 2005 Performance Incentive Plan |
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.
| MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION | ||||||
| By: | /s/ John J. Carrara | |||||
| Date: April 21, 2011 | John J. Carrara | |||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | MeadWestvaco Corporation 2005 Performance Incentive Plan, previously filed as Annex A to MWV’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 17, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference. |
