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 10, 2019 (May 8, 2019)

 

 

Dean Foods Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-12755

 

75-2559681

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400

Dallas, TX  75204

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (214) 303-3400

 

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)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value

 

DF

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 


 

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

 

On May 8, 2019, Dean Foods Company (the “ Company ”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ Annual Meeting ”). The Company’s stockholders voted on the items outlined in the 2019 Proxy Statement (the “ Proxy Statement ”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2019, as follows:

 

1.               The Company’s stockholders elected seven director nominees named in the Proxy Statement with the following votes:

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janet Hill

 

39,535,689

 

26,620,091

 

85,096

 

15,116,127

 

J. Wayne Mailloux

 

39,965,514

 

26,191,966

 

83,393

 

15,116,130

 

Helen E. McCluskey

 

39,991,101

 

26,173,667

 

76,107

 

15,116,128

 

John R. Muse

 

62,673,956

 

3,495,401

 

71,516

 

15,116,130

 

B. Craig Owens

 

38,794,766

 

27,369,129

 

76,977

 

15,116,131

 

Ralph P. Scozzafava

 

62,298,803

 

3,851,149

 

90,924

 

15,116,127

 

Jim L. Turner

 

60,999,356

 

5,156,433

 

85,084

 

15,116,130

 

 

2.               The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 with the following votes:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

48,911,482

 

32,122,421

 

323,100

 

N/A

 

 

3.               The Company’s stockholders approved the advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers with the following votes:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

60,956,151

 

4,979,070

 

305,653

 

15,116,129

 

 

4.               The Company’s stockholders approved the stockholder proposal to eliminate the supermajority voting provisions in the Company’s charter and bylaws with the following votes:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker
Non-Votes

 

52,116,082

 

13,897,960

 

226,828

 

15,116,133

 

 

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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.

 

Date: May 10, 2019

DEAN FOODS COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell F. Coleman

 

 

Russell F. Coleman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Corporate Secretary and Government Affairs

 

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