UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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| FORM 8-K |
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| 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 11, 2011 |
| Service Corporation International |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Texas | 1-6402-1 | 74-1488375 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1929 Allen Parkway Houston, Texas | 77019 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (713) 522-5141 |
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| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Service Corporation International (the “Company”) held on May 11, 2011, shareholders approved (i) the Company’s Amended and Restated Incentive Plan, including an increase of 10 million shares authorized under such plan, and (ii) the Company’s Amended and Restated Director Fee Plan, including an increase of 500,000 shares authorized under such plan. A detailed summary of each plan is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2011 (the “Proxy Statement”). The description of each plan in the Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each plan; a copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Incentive Plan was filed as Annex B to the Proxy Statement and a copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Director Fee Plan was filed as Annex C to the Proxy Statement, and such Annexes B and C are incorporated by reference as exhibits to this Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 11, 2011, Service Corporation International (“SCI”) held an annual meeting of shareholders and the shareholders voted on six proposals as set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
The shareholders cast their votes as follows and elected four directors.
| | | Votes | | |
| | Votes | Against/ | Broker | |
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Abstentions | Non-Votes |
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| Thomas L. Ryan | 196,336,333 | 1,428,546 | 0 | 20,978,082 |
| Malcolm Gillis | 194,944,071 | 2,820,808 | 0 | 20,978,082 |
| Clifton H. Morris, Jr. | 195,817,515 | 1,947,364 | 0 | 20,978,082 |
| W. Blair Waltrip | 196,231,057 | 1,533,822 | 0 | 20,978,082 |
Proposal 2: Approval of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011.
The shareholders approved the proposal by casting their votes as follows.
| | Abstentions 138,544 | Broker Non-Votes 0 |
Proposal 3: Approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated Incentive Plan.
The shareholders approved the proposal by casting their votes as follows.
| Votes For 124,298,379 | | Abstentions 230,339 | Broker Non-Votes 20,978,082 |
Proposal 4: Approval of the Company’s Amended and Restated Director Fee Plan.
The shareholders approved the proposal by casting their votes as follows.
Votes For 192,166,550 | Votes Against 5,345,134 | Abstentions 253,195 | Broker Non-Votes 20,978,082 |
Proposal 5: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.
The shareholders approved the proposal by casting their votes as follows.
Votes For 192,346,446 | Votes Against 5,165,971 | Abstentions 252,462 | Broker Non-Votes 20,978,082 |
Proposal 6: Frequency of Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.
The shareholders cast their votes as follows.
| One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 167,172,009 | 2,203,265 | 21,267,466 | 852,402 | 20,978,082 |
In accordance with such vote, the Company has decided to include annually an advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 10.1 | Amended and Restated Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Annex B to Proxy Statement for the 2011 annual meeting of shareholders). |
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| 10.2 | Amended and Restated Director Fee Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Annex C to Proxy Statement for the 2011 annual meeting of shareholders). |
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.
| May 17, 2011 | Service Corporation International | |
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| | By: | /s/ Gregory T. Sangalis | |
| | | Gregory T. Sangalis | |
| | | Senior Vice President General Counsel and Secretary | |
