Form 8-K

 

 

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)

November 10, 2010

 

 

WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida   1-3657   59-0514290

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5050 Edgewood Court, Jacksonville, Florida   32254-3699
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(904) 783-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Unchanged

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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 (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the annual meeting of shareholders of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (the “Company”), held on November 10, 2010, are as follows.

Four proposals were submitted to a vote at the meeting, all of which were approved by shareholders:

1. Election of nine directors for terms expiring at the 2011 shareholders meeting.

2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011.

3. Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

4. A shareholder proposal related to an advisory vote on executive compensation.

With respect to the election of directors, the vote was:

 

     Shares
For
     Shares 
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Vote
 

Evelyn V. Follit

     40,948,984         692,377         4,732,917   

Charles P. Garcia

     40,860,326         781,035         4,732,917   

Jeffrey C. Girard

     40,855,828         785,533         4,732,917   

Yvonne R. Jackson

     38,652,036         2,989,325         4,732,917   

Gregory P. Josefowicz

     40,856,606         784,755         4,732,917   

Peter L. Lynch

     40,255,135         1,386,226         4,732,917   

James P. Olson

     38,599,898         3,041,463         4,732,917   

Terry Peets

     38,583,527         3,057,834         4,732,917   

Richard E. Rivera

     38,603,283         3,038,078         4,732,917   

With respect to the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year 2011, the vote was:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

45,868,259

  416,349   89,670

With respect to the Company’s proposal for advisory approval of the compensation of the named executive officers, the vote was:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

31,879,881

  9,578,221   183,259   4,732,917

With respect to a shareholder proposal related to an advisory vote on executive compensation, the vote was:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

20,644,040

  12,592,400   8,404,921   4,732,917


 

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: November 16, 2010     Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.
    By:  

/s/ Peter L. Lynch

      Peter L. Lynch
      President and Chief Executive Officer