UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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): October 4,
2010
MENDOCINO
BREWING COMPANY, INC.
(Exact
name of issuer as specified in its charter)
California
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-22524
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68-0318293
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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1601
Airport Road, Ukiah, California
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95482
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(707)
463-6610
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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. below):
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Item
5.07 Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders
At the
annual meeting of shareholders held by Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc. (the
"Company") on October 4, 2010, in Ukiah, California, the Company's shareholders
approved the three proposals listed below. The proposals are
described in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement dated September 1,
2010.
The
following proposals were adopted by the margins indicated:
1. To
elect seven (7) directors to hold office until the next annual meeting or until
their successors are duly elected and qualified.
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NOMINEE
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VOTES FOR
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VOTES AGAINST
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BROKER NON-VOTES
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% OF VOTES CAST FOR
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Scott
R. Heldfond
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10,337,260
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49,937
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446,315
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99.52%
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H.
Michael Laybourn
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10,341,740
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45,457
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446,315
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99.56%
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Dr.
Vijay Mallya
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10,338,535
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48,662
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446,315
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99.53%
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Jerome
G. Merchant
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10,340,110
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47,087
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446,315
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99.55%
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Sury
Rao Palamand
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10,337,385
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49,812
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446,315
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99.52%
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Kent
D. Price
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10,340,235
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46,962
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446,315
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99.55%
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Yashpal
Singh
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10,337,160
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50,037
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446,315
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99.52%
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* Broker
non-votes occur when a broker, bank or other nominee holding shares for a
beneficial owner does not vote on a particular matter because such broker, bank
or other nominee does not have discretionary authority to vote on that matter
and has not received voting instructions from the beneficial
owner. Broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome of this proposal
since the election of directors is based on the votes actually
cast.
2. To
approve the Amended and Restated Directors' Compensation Plan to provide for an
increase in the number of shares of Company common stock authorized for issuance
under such plan, to provide for fixed annual retainers and discretionary annual
bonuses for the Non-Employee directors and to modify the amounts and form of
compensation awarded to the Non-Employee directors for their service on the
Board of Directors.
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VOTES
FOR
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VOTES
AGAINST
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VOTES
ABSTAIN
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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%
OF VOTES CAST FOR
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10,267,980
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93,905
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25,312
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446,315
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98.85%
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3. To
ratify the appointment of PMB Helin Donovan, LLP the Company's registered
independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2010.
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VOTES
FOR
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VOTES
AGAINST
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VOTES
ABSTAIN
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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%
OF VOTES CAST FOR
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10,772,169
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44,798
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16,545
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0
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99.43%
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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.
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MENDOCINO
BREWING COMPANY, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
October 6, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Yashpal Singh
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Yashpal
Singh
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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