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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 22, 2019

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 West 67th Street, Merriam, 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.)

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:

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

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

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging grown company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 


 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Seaboard Corporation held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 22, 2019 in Waltham, Massachusetts.  Two items were submitted to a vote as described in Seaboard’s Proxy Statement dated March 8, 2019.  The following table briefly describes the proposals and results of the stockholders’ vote.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes in

Votes

 

Favor

Withheld

1. Election of the following persons as directors:

 

 

Steven J. Bresky

1,032,376

89,643

David A. Adamsen

1,109,047

12,972

Douglas W. Baena

1,114,832

7,187

Edward I. Shifman, Jr.

1,113,789

8,230

Paul M. Squires

1,029,555

92,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes in

Votes

Votes

 

Favor

Against

Abstaining

 

 

 

 

2. Ratification and approval of the selection of KPMG LLP

1,148,379

1,285

1,457

as independent auditors for 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

There were 29,103 broker non-votes each with respect to the election of directors. There was 1 broker non-vote with respect to the selection of independent auditors.

 

 

 

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

Dated: April 23, 2019

 

 

 

 

Seaboard Corporation

 

  (Registrant)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert L. Steer

 

 

Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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