Saks 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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):

June 1, 2011

SAKS INCORPORATED

Tennessee	1-13113	62-0331040
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

12 East 49^th Street, New York, New York 10017

(212) 940-5305

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of shareholders of Saks Incorporated (the “Company”) was held on June 1, 2011. The matters voted upon at the annual meeting and the results of the voting on each matter are set forth below:

1.	Election of directors
		For		Withhold		Broker Non-Votes
	Robert B. Carter		112,185,261		5,636,947		9,360,990
	Donald E. Hess		115,376,312		2,445,896		9,360,990
	Jerry W. Levin		117,222,244		599,964		9,360,990
	Michael S. Gross		86,920,066		30,902,142		9,360,990
	Nora P. McAniff		112,367,910		5,454,298		9,360,990
	Stephen I. Sadove		113,154,582		4,667,626		9,360,990

		For		Against		Abstentions
2.	Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011		126,525,658		573,835		83,705

		For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
3.	Advisory vote on executive compensation		108,277,815		9,434,977		109,416		9,360,990

		Three Years		TwoYears		One Year		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
4.	Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation		78,041,812		153,470		39,478,479		148,447		9,360,990

In light of the foregoing vote on Proposal 4, the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every three years, until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation.

		For		Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
5.	Shareholder proposal regarding cumulative voting in the election of the Company’s directors		24,970,457		92,743,383		108,368		9,360,990

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.

Dated: June 2, 2011	SAKS INCORPORATED
	By:	/s/ Ann Robertson
	Name:	Ann Robertson
	Title:	Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary