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 May 20, 2011 (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2011

MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Delaware   001-15395   52-2187059
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
601 W. 26th Street
New York, NY
  10001
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 827-8000

 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 19, 2011 (the “Stockholders’ Meeting”). Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting as one class, voted on the following four proposals at the Stockholders’ Meeting and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal One:
The following individuals were elected to serve as directors until the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the following table:
                 
    Votes For     Votes Withheld  
Charlotte Beers
    267,841,800       276,893  
Frederic Fekkai
    265,566,619       2,552,074  
Arlen Kantarian
    265,582,192       2,536,501  
Charles A. Koppelman
    267,822,132       296,561  
William A. Roskin
    265,559,047       2,559,646  
Claudia Slacik
    267,764,717       353,976  
Todd Slotkin
    265,554,807       2,563,886  
Proposal Two:
The stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the proxy statement, by the votes set forth in the following table:
         
For   Against   Abstain
264,441,318
  3,129,903   547,472
Proposal Three:
The stockholders voted, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, to hold an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an annual basis, by the votes set forth in the following table:
             
One-Year   Two-Year   Three-Year    
Frequency Vote   Frequency Vote   Frequency Vote   Abstain
267,006,042   135,356   400,379   576,916
The Board of Directors have considered the outcome of this vote and determined to implement an annual advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal Four:
The stockholders rejected a stockholder proposal to adopt a plan for all Common Stock to have one vote per share, by the votes set forth in the following table:
         
For   Against   Abstain
4,757,345   263,309,351   51,997
Because there were no routine matters to be voted upon at the Stockholders’ Meeting, no broker non-votes were recorded for any purpose.

 

 


 

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.
         
  MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC.
 
 
Date: May 20, 2011  By:   /s/ Peter Hurwitz    
    Executive Vice President and General   
    Counsel