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): July 23, 2012
Beam Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-9076 | 13-3295276 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
510 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(847) 948-8888
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On July 23, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Beam Inc. (the “Company”) elected Gretchen W. Price, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Arbonne International, LLC, as a new Director. The Board also appointed Ms. Price to the Audit Committee. Ms. Price will participate in the Company’s compensation program for non-employee directors, which is described on pages 20 and 21 of the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2012.
In connection with the election of Ms. Price, the Board increased the number of Directors of the Company from seven to eight.
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.
| BEAM INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Kenton R. Rose | |||||
| Name: | Kenton R. Rose | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary | |||||
Date: July 24, 2012