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): May 25, 2011
MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-14829
Delaware | | 84-0178360 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (IRS Employer |
incorporation) | | Identification No.) |
1225 17th Street, Suite 3200, Denver, Colorado 80202
1555 Notre Dame Street East, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H2L 2R5
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(303) 927-2337 / (514) 521-1786
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Molson Coors Brewing Company (the “Company”) was held on May 25, 2011, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at which the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders:
(a) votes regarding the election of the persons named below as Directors for a term expiring in 2012 were as follows:
CLASS A DIRECTORS: | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Francesco Bellini | | 5,106,695 | | 336 | | 11,495 | |
Rosalind G. Brewer | | 5,104,615 | | 410 | | 11,495 | |
Peter H. Coors | | 5,075,763 | | 31,262 | | 11,495 | |
Christien Coors Ficeli | | 5,075,803 | | 31,222 | | 11,495 | |
Brian D. Goldner | | 5,106,695 | | 336 | | 11,495 | |
Franklin W. Hobbs | | 5,106,695 | | 336 | | 11,495 | |
Andrew T. Molson | | 5,075,809 | | 31,216 | | 11,495 | |
Geoffrey E. Molson | | 5,075,769 | | 31,256 | | 11,495 | |
Iain J.G. Napier | | 5,106,695 | | 336 | | 11,495 | |
H. Sanford Riley | | 5,106,695 | | 336 | | 11,495 | |
Peter Swinburn | | 5,080,329 | | 26,702 | | 11,495 | |
CLASS B DIRECTORS: | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes | |
John E. Cleghorn | | 134,865,926 | | 4,510,224 | | 0 | |
Charles M. Herington | | 134,359,090 | | 5,017,060 | | 0 | |
David P. O’Brien | | 134,405,367 | | 4,970,783 | | 0 | |
(b) votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 were as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstain | |
5,118,068 | | 0 | | 452 | |
(c) votes regarding approval, on an advisory basis, of compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes | |
5,106,409 | | 614 | | 2 | | 11,495 | |
(d) votes regarding approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the advisory stockholder vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Abstain | |
32,576 | | 138 | | 5,074,105 | | 206 | |
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.
| MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY |
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Date: June 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ Samuel D. Walker |
| | Samuel D. Walker |
| | Global Chief Legal Officer |
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