8-K 1 c01522e8vk.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K
 
 

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 20, 2010

Lorillard, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
DELAWARE   001-34097   13-1911176
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
714 Green Valley Road
Greensboro, North Carolina
  24708-7018
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (336) 335-7000
 
 
(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:

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

On May 20, 2010, Lorillard, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Greensboro, North Carolina (i) to elect three Class II directors to hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders for 2013, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and (ii) to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. There were 117,014,232 shares of the Company’s common stock, constituting in excess of 76% of the outstanding shares on the record date (March 30, 2010), represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. Each of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting was approved, and the results of such voting are set forth below:

Proposal 1 – Election of Class II Directors:

                         
 
  Number of   Number of   Number of
 
  Votes Cast For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
 
                 
Virgis W. Colbert
    91,504,429       14,463,342       11,046,461  
Richard W. Roedel
    85,796,020       20,171,751       11,046,461  
David H. Taylor
    94,035,648       11,932,123       11,046,461  

In addition, the terms of office for the following directors continued after the meeting: Robert C. Almon, David E.R. Dangoor, Kit D. Dietz, Martin L. Orlowsky and Nigel Travis.

Proposal 2 – Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010:

                         
 
  Number of
Votes Cast For
  Number of
Votes Cast Against
  Number of
Abstentions
 
                 
 
    113,535,558       2,922,134       556,540  

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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.
 

LORILLARD, INC.
(Registrant)

By: /s/ David H. Taylor                                               
David H. Taylor
Executive Vice President, Finance and Planning
and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 21, 2010 

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