0001299933-14-000791.txt : 20140520 0001299933-14-000791.hdr.sgml : 20140520 20140519182528 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-14-000791 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140515 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20140520 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHITEWAVE FOODS Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001555365 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DAIRY PRODUCTS [2020] IRS NUMBER: 460631061 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35708 FILM NUMBER: 14855931 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1225 SEVENTEENTH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-635-4500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1225 SEVENTEENTH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1000 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80202 8-K 1 htm_49854.htm LIVE FILING The WhiteWave Foods Company (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 15, 2014

The WhiteWave Foods Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-35708 46-0631061
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1225 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado   80202
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (303) 635-4500

Not Applicable
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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)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The WhiteWave Foods Company (“WhiteWave”) held its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders on May 15, 2014, and the following number of votes was cast for each proposal, as indicated. The following voting results are final.

1.   The stockholders elected two directors, with each director elected to serve a three-year term ending at WhiteWave’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

                                 
DIRECTOR
   FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN   BROKER NON-VOTE
 
                                
Gregg L. Engles
     111,936,106       179,597       30,533,271       15,810,248  
 
                                
Joseph S. Hardin, Jr.
     107,873,104       155,223       34,620,647       15,810,248  
 
                                

2.   The stockholders approved amendments to WhiteWave’s charter prompted by the September 2013 conversion of its Class B common stock into Class A common stock. As a result, WhiteWave now has one class of common stock, which is called “common stock.” The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

                 
FOR
  AGAINST   ABSTAIN
 
               
157,339,650
    217,879       901,693  
 
               

3.   The stockholders approved amendments to WhiteWave’s charter prompted by the completion of its separation from Dean Foods Company. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

                 
FOR
  AGAINST   ABSTAIN
 
               
157,290,569
    296,761       871,892  
 
               

4.   The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as WhiteWave’s independent auditor for fiscal 2014. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

                 
FOR
  AGAINST   ABSTAIN
 
               
157,083,257
    804,647       571,318  
 
               

SIGNATURES

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.

         
    The WhiteWave Foods Company
          
May 19, 2014   By:   /s/ Roger E. Theodoredis
       
        Name: Roger E. Theodoredis
        Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary