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 5, 2011
Avon Products, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| New York | 1-4881 | 13-0544597 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105-0196
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 282-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Avon Products, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 5, 2011. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 2011 Annual Meeting are set forth below.
| 1. | Each of the director nominees listed below were elected for one-year terms expiring in 2012: |
| Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
W. Don Cornwell | 337,899,905 | 1,976,893 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
V. Ann Hailey | 337,470,292 | 2,406,506 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
Fred Hassan | 329,592,014 | 10,284,785 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
Andrea Jung | 328,855,191 | 11,021,608 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
Maria Elena Lagomasino | 329,173,984 | 10,702,814 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
Ann S. Moore | 329,496,269 | 10,380,529 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
Paul S. Pressler | 338,095,397 | 1,781,401 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
Gary M. Rodkin | 331,197,170 | 8,679,629 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
Paula Stern | 335,883,147 | 3,993,652 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
Lawrence A. Weinbach | 335,650,090 | 4,226,709 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
| 2. | The advisory vote on executive compensation was approved: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| 309,982,994 | 28,541,599 | 1,352,313 | 24,043,518 | |||||||||
| 3. | The option to hold annual executive compensation advisory votes received the highest number of votes: |
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | |||||||||
| 296,029,860 | 1,175,879 | 41,136,028 | 1,535,140 | |||||||||
In light of these results, the Board of Directors has determined to hold annual executive compensation advisory votes.
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| 4. | The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011 was ratified: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 360,161,291 | 3,337,680 | 421,453 | ||||||
| 5. | Amendments to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws to eliminate supermajority voting requirements were approved: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||
| 362,110,311 | 1,150,825 | 659,288 | ||||||
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 3.1 | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avon Products, Inc. |
| Exhibit 3.2 | By-laws of Avon Products, Inc. |
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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.
AVON PRODUCTS, INC. (Registrant) | ||
| By | /s/ KIM K.W. RUCKER | |
| Name: | Kim K.W. Rucker | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | |
Date: May 10, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 3.1 | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Avon Products, Inc. | |
| Exhibit 3.2 | By-laws of Avon Products, Inc. | |
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