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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): May 17, 2023

 

MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 001-14829

 

Delaware  84-0178360
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 4030, BC555, Golden, Colorado 80401

111 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa, 9th Floor, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 2M1

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(303) 279-6565 / (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:

 

¨ 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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  Trading Symbols  Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01  TAP.A  New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01  TAP  New York Stock Exchange
1.25% Senior Notes due 2024  TAP  New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth 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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Molson Coors Beverage Company (the “Company”) was held on May 17, 2023 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The Company's stockholders voted on four proposals that are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2023. Set forth below are the matters the stockholders voted on and the final voting results.

 

Proposal 1:

 

Votes of the Company's Class A and Class B common stock, respectively, regarding the election of the persons named below as directors for a one-year term were as follows:

 

CLASS A DIRECTOR NOMINEE  For  Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
Julia M. Brown  5,132,000  456  9,489
David S. Coors  5,104,549  27,907  9,489
Peter H. Coors  5,104,549  27,907  9,489
Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh  5,131,748  708  9,489
Gavin D.K. Hattersley  5,132,107  349  9,489
Andrew T. Molson  5,104,499  27,957  9,489
Geoffrey E. Molson  5,104,454  28,002  9,489
Nessa O'Sullivan  5,131,999  457  9,489
Louis Vachon  5,131,660  796  9,489
Leroy J. Williams, Jr.  5,132,148  308  9,489
James "Sandy" A. Winnefeld, Jr.  5,132,108  348  9,489

 

CLASS B DIRECTOR NOMINEE  For  Withheld  Broker Non-Votes
Roger G. Eaton  162,583,068  6,376,001  750
Charles M. Herington  161,330,484  7,628,585  750
H. Sanford Riley  116,466,300  52,492,769  750

 

Proposal 2:

 

Votes of the Company's Class A and Class B common stock, together as a single class, regarding the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers were as follows:

 

For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
166,779,778  7,127,940  184,557  9,489

 

Proposal 3:

 

Votes of the Company’s Class A common stock, on a non-binding advisory basis, regarding the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

1 Year  2 Years  3 Years  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
5,131,226  683  236  311  9,489

 

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As indicated above, over 99% of the votes cast by Class A stockholders were voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, in favor of holding non-binding advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year. In light of these results, the Company's Board of Directors has determined to hold a non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of future non-binding advisory votes on named executive officer compensation or until the Board of Directors otherwise determines that a different frequency for such advisory votes is in the best interests of the stockholders of the Company.

 

Proposal 4:

 

Votes of the Company's Class A common stock regarding the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
5,141,629  204  112  N/A

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
Document Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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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 BEVERAGE COMPANY
       
Date: May 22, 2023 By: /s/ David P. Knaff
      David P. Knaff
      Assistant Secretary

 

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