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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
March 7, 2019
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The Walt Disney Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-11605
(Commission File Number)
95-4545390
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, California 91521
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 560-1000
Not applicable
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a-b) The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the Registrant’s annual meeting of shareholders on March 7, 2019 are as follows.

1.
 
Election of Directors:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
Susan E. Arnold
 
1,016,313,167

 
18,633,480

 
3,126,203

 
265,549,310

 
 
Mary T. Barra
 
1,006,640,393

 
28,366,727

 
3,065,730

 
265,549,310

 
 
Safra A. Catz
 
1,028,217,392

 
7,222,047

 
2,633,411

 
265,549,310

 
 
Francis A. deSouza
 
1,028,337,615

 
7,049,964

 
2,685,271

 
265,549,310

 
 
Michael Froman
 
1,031,435,603

 
3,860,635

 
2,776,612

 
265,549,310

 
 
Robert A. Iger
 
991,819,385

 
40,139,038

 
6,114,427

 
265,549,310

 
 
Maria Elena Lagomasino
 
974,158,105

 
61,365,802

 
2,548,943

 
265,549,310

 
 
Mark G. Parker
 
1,031,270,156

 
4,083,759

 
2,718,935

 
265,549,310

 
 
Derica W. Rice
 
1,031,490,074

 
3,900,886

 
2,681,890

 
265,549,310


 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
2.
 
Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as registered public accountants
 
1,261,784,032

 
38,433,719

 
3,404,409

 
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For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
3.
 
Approval of the advisory vote on executive compensation
 
587,626,800

 
413,891,585

 
36,554,465

 
265,549,310

 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
4.
 
Shareholder proposal requesting an annual report disclosing information regarding the Company’s lobbying policies and activities
 
404,451,360

 
625,294,989

 
8,326,501

 
265,549,310

 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
5.
 
Shareholder proposal requesting a report on use of additional cyber security and data privacy metrics in determining compensation of senior executives
 
275,073,381

 
752,564,941

 
10,434,528

 
265,549,310


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. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Walt Disney Company
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Jolene E. Negre
 
 
 
Jolene E. Negre
 
 
 
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
 
Dated: March 8, 2019