UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report – May 2, 2013

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

BEMIS COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number 1-5277

 

Missouri

 

43-0178130

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

One Neenah Center, 4th Floor, P.O. Box 669, Neenah, Wisconsin  54957-0669

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (920) 727-4100

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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)

 

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Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The Bemis Company, Inc. 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 2, 2013.  As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 102,889,885 shares of common stock entitled to vote, of which the holders of 89,736,532 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.  The results of the items voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below:

 

1.              The shareholders elected three director-nominees for three-year terms.  The vote was as follows:

 

Director Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Broker Non-
Votes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David S. Haffner

 

74,298,887

 

1,979,704

 

13,457,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holly A. Van Deursen

 

74,597,715

 

1,680,876

 

13,457,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David T. Szczupak

 

75,562,720

 

715,871

 

13,457,941

 

 

2.              The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013 fiscal year.  The vote was 85,382,610 for, 896,978 against, and 251,136 abstentions.  There were no broker non-votes.

 

3.              The shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to approve the Company’s executive compensation.  The vote was 70,618,766 for, 1,937,403 against, and 516,614 abstentions.  There were 13,457,941 broker non-votes.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BEMIS COMPANY, INC.

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Jerry S. Krempa

 

 

Jerry S. Krempa, Vice President and Controller

 

 

Date:                  May 3, 2013

 

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