SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 17, 2011
RUDDICK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina | 1-6905 | 56-0905940 |
301 South Tryon Street, Suite 1800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(704) 372-5404
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Ruddick Corporation (the “Registrant”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2011, which was filed February 18, 2011 (the “Original 8-K”), in order to update disclosures made under Item 5.07 regarding the frequency of future advisory shareholder votes regarding the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers. Except for the new disclosure set forth herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend the Original 8-K in any way and does not modify or update any other disclosures contained in the Original 8-K.
ITEM 5.07
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
As previously disclosed, at the Registrant’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held February 17, 2011, a majority of votes of the Registrant’s shareholders were cast in favor of holding an annual (non-binding) advisory vote on the compensation of the Registrant’s named executive officers. In light of this result and other factors considered by the Board of Directors of the Registrant, the Board of Directors decided at its regular meeting held on May 19, 2011 that the Registrant will include an advisory shareholder vote on the compensation of its named executive officers in its proxy materials each year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives. Under Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, the Registrant must hold these votes on frequency at least once every six years.
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.
RUDDICK CORPORATION
By:
/s/ John B. Woodlief_______
John B. Woodlief
Vice President – Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: May 20, 2011