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 23, 2012


                         Seaboard Corporation
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Delaware                       1-3390                 04-2260388
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation)                   File Number)          Identification No.)


9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas                66202
  (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


  Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (913) 676-8800


                            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 was held on April 23, 2012 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Three items were submitted to a vote as described in Seaboard's Proxy Statement dated March 9, 2012. The following table briefly describes the proposals and results of the stockholders' vote. Votes in Votes Favor Withheld 1. To elect the following persons as directors: Steven J. Bresky 1,058,110 92,744 David A. Adamsen 1,081,621 69,233 Douglas W. Baena 1,066,183 84,671 Joseph E. Rodrigues 1,081,602 69,252 Edward I. Shifman, Jr. 1,050,481 100,373 Votes in Votes Votes Favor Against Abstaining 2. Proposal to encourage management to 11,501 1,054,909 84,444 create and announce a plan for phasing out the confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates. Votes in Votes Votes Favor Against Abstaining 3. To ratify selection of KPMG LLP as 1,189,322 1,294 538 independent auditors for 2012. There were 40,300 broker non-votes each with respect to the election of directors and proposal to encourage management to create and announce a plan for phasing out the confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the selection of independent auditors. 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 thereunto duly authorized. DATE: April 25, 2012 Seaboard Corporation by: /s/ Robert L. Steer Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer