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 27, 2010
Limited Brands, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 1-8344 | | 31-1029810 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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Three Limited Parkway Columbus, OH | | 43230 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(614) 415-7000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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.
Limited Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 27, 2010.
The matters voted upon and the results of the voting were as follows:
Dennis S. Hersch, David T. Kollat, William R.. Loomis, Jr. and Leslie H. Wexner were elected to the Board of Directors for a term of three years. Of the 290,463,029 shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, the number of shares voted for, the number of shares voted against, the number of shares abstained and the number of broker non-votes were as follows, with respect to each of the nominees:
| Shares Voted For Election | Shares Voted Against Election | | |
Dennis S. Hersch | 271,245,289 | 3,564,266 | 66,493 | 15,586,982 |
David T. Kollat | 269,848,242 | 4,650,170 | 377,636 | 15,586,982 |
William R. Loomis, Jr. | 273,913,791 | 906,163 | 56,094 | 15,586,982 |
Leslie H. Wexner | 270,230,525 | 4,560,460 | 85,063 | 15,586,982 |
In addition, directors whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting were: Donna A. James, Jeffrey H. Miro, Raymond Zimmerman, James L. Heskett, Allan R. Tessler, Abigail S. Wexner.
The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the 2010 fiscal year was ratified by a vote of 290,074,654 shares for the appointment and 276,886 shares against the appointment with 111,489 shares abstaining.
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.
| | | Limited Brands, Inc. | |
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| Date: June 2, 2010 | | By | /s/ Doug L. Williams | |
| | | | Name: | Doug L. Williams | |
| | | | Title: | General Counsel & Senior Vice President | |
