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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 25, 2016
MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-14829
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Delaware | 84-0178360 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1801 California Street, Suite 4600, 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)
(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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⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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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 25, 2016, in Denver, Colorado, 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 2017 were as follows:
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CLASS A DIRECTORS: | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-
Votes |
Peter H. Coors | | 5,110,368 |
| | 32,487 |
| | 15,632 |
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Peter J. Coors | | 5,110,368 |
| | 32,487 |
| | 15,632 |
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Betty K. DeVita | | 5,142,727 |
| | 128 |
| | 15,632 |
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Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh | | 5,142,727 |
| | 128 |
| | 15,632 |
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Franklin W. Hobbs | | 5,142,727 |
| | 128 |
| | 15,632 |
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Mark R. Hunter | | 5,142,727 |
| | 128 |
| | 15,632 |
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Andrew T. Molson | | 5,110,318 |
| | 32,537 |
| | 15,632 |
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Geoffrey E. Molson | | 5,110,318 |
| | 32,537 |
| | 15,632 |
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Iain J.G. Napier | | 5,142,727 |
| | 128 |
| | 15,632 |
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Douglas D. Tough | | 5,142,727 |
| | 128 |
| | 15,632 |
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Louis Vachon | | 5,142,677 |
| | 178 |
| | 15,632 |
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CLASS B DIRECTORS: | | For | | Withheld | | Broker Non-
Votes |
Roger G. Eaton | | 178,665,660 |
| | 2,980,904 |
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Charles M. Herington | | 178,628,642 |
| | 3,017,922 |
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H. Sanford Riley | | 152,856,634 |
| | 28,789,930 |
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(b) Votes of our Class A and B Common Stock together as a single class regarding approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
Class A and B Common Stock, voting together as a class:
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For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
184,337,028 |
| | 1,992,935 |
| | 459,456 |
| | 15,632 |
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(c) Votes of our 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, 2016 were as follows:
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For | | Against | | Abstain |
5,157,770 |
| | 600 |
| | 117 |
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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.
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| | | MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY |
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Date: | May 26, 2016 | By: | /s/ E. Lee Reichert |
| | | E. Lee Reichert |
| | | Deputy General Counsel and Secretary |