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 27, 2015
Seaboard Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-3390 04-2260388
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (913) 676-8800
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Seaboard Corporation held its annual meeting of stockholders on April 27,
2015 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Three items were submitted to a vote as
described in Seaboard's Proxy Statement dated March 12, 2015. The
following table briefly describes the proposals and results of the
stockholders' vote.
Votes in Votes
Favor Withheld
1. Election of the
following persons as directors:
Steven J. Bresky 1,047,753 83,377
David A. Adamsen 1,128,231 2,899
Douglas W. Baena 1,128,226 2,904
Edward I. Shifman, Jr. 1,123,148 7,982
Votes in Votes Votes
Favor Against Abstaining
2. Ratification and approval of the 1,158,786 1,275 531
selection of KPMG LLP as independent
auditors for 2015.
Votes in Votes Votes
Favor Against Abstaining
3. Stockholder proposal requesting that 30,149 1,011,373 89,608
Seaboard's Board of Directors disclose
the financial and operational risks to
which Seaboard's indefinite use of pig
gestation confinement crates throughout
its supply system may be exposing
the Company and its investors.
There were 29,463 broker non-votes each with respect to the election of
directors and the stockholder proposal requesting additional financial
and operational risk disclosure. There was 1 broker non-vote with respect
to the selection of independent auditors.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
DATE: April 28, 2015
Seaboard Corporation
by: /s/ Robert L. Steer
Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer