Legg Mason, Inc.



 


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)

July 27, 2010



LEGG MASON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Maryland

   

1-8529

   

52-1200960

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File
No.)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)



100 International Drive, Baltimore, Maryland

                

21202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(410) 539-0000


 

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:

¨

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¨

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¨

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Item 5.07

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legg Mason’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on July 27, 2010.  In the election of directors, the five director nominees were elected with the following votes:

 

 

 

 

 

Votes Cast

For

Withhold

Non-Votes

 

Dennis R. Beresford

141,601,879

97,422,509

24,365,716

19,813,654

 

Nelson Peltz

141,601,879

112,361,707

9,426,518

19,813,654

 

W. Allen Reed

141,601,879

111,031,042

10,757,183

19,813,654

 

Nicholas St. George

141,601,879

111,953,523

9,834,702

19,813,654

 

John T. Cahill

141,601,879

112,285,155

9,503,070

19,813,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The stockholders voted in favor of the Amendment of the Legg Mason, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes Cast

141,601,879

For

110,361,472

Against

10,740,617

Abstain

686,126

Non-Vote

19,813,664

 

 

 

 

The stockholders voted in favor of the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes Cast

141,601,879

For

140,190,209

Against

1,367,258

Abstain

44,412

Non-Vote

0

 

 

 

 

The stockholders voted against the stockholder proposal regarding amending the short-term incentive plan as applied to senior executives as follows:

 

 

 

Votes Cast

141,601,879

For

35,735,005

Against

83,873,578

Abstain

2,178,834

Non-Vote

19,814,462

 

 

 

 

The stockholders voted against the stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman as follows:

 

 

 

Votes Cast

141,601,879

For

33,445,128

Against

87,703,204

Abstain

639,889

Non-Vote

19,813,658


























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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.


                                          

                                         

LEGG MASON, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  July 29, 2010

By:

/s/ Thomas P. Lemke

 

 

 

Thomas P. Lemke

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel




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