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) April 12, 2011
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 0-00981 | 59-0324412 | ||
| (State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3300 Publix Corporate Parkway Lakeland, Florida |
33811 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(863) 688-1188
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Publix Super Markets, Inc. was held on April 12, 2011. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and there were no solicitations in opposition to management’s solicitation. The meeting was held for the following purposes:
Election of Directors
All nominees for director listed below were elected. The term of office of the directors will be until the next annual meeting or until their successors shall be elected and qualified. The results of the election of directors were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| Carol Jenkins Barnett |
619,022,455 | 594,080 | 1,014,546 | |||||||||
| Hoyt R. Barnett |
618,609,991 | 854,230 | 1,193,813 | |||||||||
| William E. Crenshaw |
618,298,549 | 1,331,672 | 989,625 | |||||||||
| Jane B. Finley |
613,588,686 | 2,284,368 | 4,456,778 | |||||||||
| Sherrill W. Hudson |
613,718,488 | 2,502,100 | 4,260,821 | |||||||||
| Charles H. Jenkins, Jr. |
619,145,651 | 577,491 | 753,034 | |||||||||
| Howard M. Jenkins |
616,604,076 | 1,223,139 | 2,830,573 | |||||||||
| E. Vane McClurg |
616,465,839 | 2,233,725 | 1,956,534 | |||||||||
| Maria A. Sastre |
613,353,151 | 2,677,755 | 4,628,294 | |||||||||
Advisory Vote on Compensation of Executive Officers
The stockholders voted upon and approved, by an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the named executive officers. The result of the advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the named executive officers was as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| 596,710,563 | 3,871,088 | 7,552,803 | ||||||||||
Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Compensation of Executive Officers
The stockholders voted upon and recommended, by an advisory (non-binding) vote, to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every three years. The Company will hold such a vote every three years. The result of the advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of the future advisory votes on the compensation of the named executive officers was as follows:
| 3 Years | 2 Years | 1 Year | Abstain | |||||||||||||||||
| 574,018,771 | 8,710,727 | 12,054,317 | 13,916,362 | |||||||||||||||||
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SIGNATURE
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.
| PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: April 14, 2011 | By: | /s/ David P. Phillips |
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| David P. Phillips, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||
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