Pfizer Inc. 8K -

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): April 22, 2010

PFIZER INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
1-3619
13-5315170
(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

235 East 42nd Street
New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)

  
10017
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(212) 733-2323

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 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
Pfizer’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April 22, 2010. Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.

1.  The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term, based upon the following votes:

Nominee
Votes For
Votes Against
     Abstentions
Broker Non Votes

Dennis A. Ausiello

5,171,935,994

311,692,252
19,621,216

989,481,024

Michael S. Brown
5,115,871,347
368,321,270
19,056,845
989,481,024

M. Anthony Burns
5,232,152,711
251,391,144
19,705,608
989,481,024

Robert N. Burt
5,317,579,679
165,124,377
20,545,406
989,481,024

W. Don Cornwell
5,258,752,172
224,483,117
20,014,173
989,481,024
Frances D. Fergusson
5,354,612,251
129,018,571
19,618,639
989,481,024

William H. Gray III
5,314,253,097
169,204,770
19,791,596
989,481,024

Constance J. Horner
5,288,151,380
196,017,644
19,080,438
989,481,024

James M. Kilts
5,327,235,937
155,754,387
20,259,138
989,481,024

Jeffrey B. Kindler
5,211,979,541
270,843,066
20,426,855
989,481,024

George A. Lorch
5,306,584,200
176,433,374
20,231,888
989,481,024

John P. Mascotte
5,375,216,269
108,043,195
19,989,998
989,481,024

Suzanne Nora Johnson

5,317,849,513
165,671,074
19,728,876
989,481,024

Stephen W. Sanger

5,350,423,908
132,522,724
20,302,831
989,481,024

William C. Steere, Jr.

5,214,504,408
270,468,323
18,276,731
989,481,024

 

2.  The proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010 was approved based upon the following votes:

   

 
Votes for approval
6,333,201,083
  
Votes against
135,202,282
  
Abstentions
24,327,121
  
 
There were no broker non-votes for this item.

3.  The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the overall executive compensation policies and procedures of the Company for its named executive officers was approved based upon the following votes:

 

 
Votes for approval
6,145,090,851
  
Votes against
200,563,549
  
Abstentions
147,076,087
  
There were no broker non-votes for this item.

4.  The proposal to approve an amendment to the by-laws to reduce the percentage of shares required for shareholders to call special shareholder meetings was approved based upon the following votes. As required, a majority of the votes represented by the Company’s outstanding shares voted in favor of this proposal.

 

 
Votes for approval
6,126,348,140
  
Votes against
331,191,648
  
Abstentions
35,190,698
There were no broker non-votes for this item.

5.  The shareholder proposal regarding stock options was not approved based upon the following votes:

 

 
Votes for approval
224,071,302
  
Votes against
5,243,078,975
  
Abstentions
36,099,185
  
Broker non-votes
989,481,024

 

SIGNATURE

Under the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the authorized undersigned.

   
PFIZER INC.
     
   
By: /s/  Matthew Lepore
 Matthew Lepore
   
Title: Vice President, Chief Counsel - Corporate Governance, and Assistant General Counsel
Dated: April 28, 2010