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): May 29, 2013

 

MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 1-14829

 

Delaware

 

84-0178360

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1225 17th Street, Suite 3200, Denver, Colorado 80202
1555 Notre Dame Street East, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H2L 2R5
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(303) 927-2337 / (514) 521-1786
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

Check the 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:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The annual meeting of the stockholders of Molson Coors Brewing Company (the “Company”) was held on May 29, 2013, in Montréal, Québec, Canada, at which the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders:

 

(a)                     Votes regarding the election of the persons named below as Directors for a term expiring in 2014 were as follows:

 

CLASS A DIRECTORS:

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

Francesco Bellini

 

5,105,479

 

230

 

15,564

 

Peter H. Coors

 

5,074,619

 

31,090

 

15,564

 

Christien Coors Ficeli

 

5,074,209

 

31,500

 

15,564

 

Brian D. Goldner

 

5,105,459

 

250

 

15,564

 

Franklin W. Hobbs

 

5,105,069

 

640

 

15,564

 

Andrew T. Molson

 

5,074,619

 

31,090

 

15,564

 

Geoffrey E. Molson

 

5,074,619

 

31,090

 

15,564

 

Iain J.G. Napier

 

5,105,069

 

640

 

15,564

 

Peter Swinburn

 

5,105,479

 

230

 

15,564

 

Douglas D. Tough

 

5,105,453

 

666

 

15,564

 

Louis Vachon

 

5,105,453

 

666

 

15,564

 

 

CLASS B DIRECTORS:

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

Roger Eaton

 

133,174,459

 

4,446,106

 

0

 

Charles M. Herington

 

130,476,774

 

7,143,791

 

0

 

H. Sanford Riley

 

121,898,714

 

15,721,851

 

0

 

 

(b)                     Votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2013 were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

5,120,904

 

0

 

369

 

 

(c)                      Votes regarding approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

5,104,306

 

1,127

 

276

 

15,564

 

 

(d)                     Votes regarding approval of the amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation were as follows:

 

Class A Common Stock:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

5,104,469

 

840

 

400

 

15,564

 

 

Class B Common Stock:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

136,620,745

 

534,746

 

465,074

 

0

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 4, 2013

By:

/s/ Samuel D. Walker

 

 

 

Samuel D. Walker

 

 

 

Chief People and Legal Officer

 

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