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):  June 2, 2010

 

MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 1-14829

 

Delaware

 

84-0178360

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation)

 

Identification No.)

 

1225 17th Street, Suite 3200, 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)

 

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 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 June 2, 2010, 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 2011 were as follows:

 

CLASS A DIRECTORS:

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Francesco Bellini

 

5,127,260

 

584

 

18,921

 

Rosalind G. Brewer

 

5,100,198

 

27,646

 

18,921

 

Peter H. Coors

 

5,100,198

 

27,646

 

18,921

 

Christien Coors Ficeli

 

5,127,268

 

576

 

18,921

 

Franklin W. Hobbs

 

5,126,962

 

882

 

18,921

 

Andrew T. Molson

 

5,099,992

 

27,852

 

18,921

 

Geoffrey E. Molson

 

5,100,198

 

27,646

 

18,921

 

Iain J.G. Napier

 

5,126,912

 

932

 

18,921

 

H. Sanford Riley

 

5,100,298

 

27,546

 

18,921

 

Peter Swinburn

 

5,126,954

 

890

 

18,921

 

 

CLASS B DIRECTORS:

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

John E. Cleghorn

 

140,799,923

 

2,541,237

 

0

 

Charles M. Herington

 

106,786,640

 

36,554,520

 

0

 

David P. O’Brien

 

89,735,260

 

53,605,900

 

0

 

 

(b)   votes regarding the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2010 were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

5,145,866

 

0

 

899

 

 

(c)   votes regarding approval of the amendment and restatement of Molson Coors Brewing Company Incentive Compensation Plan were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

5,125,648

 

1,787

 

409

 

18,921

 

 

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 BREWING COMPANY

 

 

 

 

Date:  June 7, 2010

By:

/s/ Samuel D. Walker

 

 

Samuel D. Walker

 

 

Global Chief Legal Officer

 

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