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 23, 2012
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
The annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 23, 2012 in Waltham,
Massachusetts. Three items were submitted to a vote as described in
Seaboard's Proxy Statement dated March 9, 2012. The following table
briefly describes the proposals and results of the stockholders' vote.
Votes in Votes
Favor Withheld
1. To elect the following persons as directors:
Steven J. Bresky 1,058,110 92,744
David A. Adamsen 1,081,621 69,233
Douglas W. Baena 1,066,183 84,671
Joseph E. Rodrigues 1,081,602 69,252
Edward I. Shifman, Jr. 1,050,481 100,373
Votes in Votes Votes
Favor Against Abstaining
2. Proposal to encourage management to 11,501 1,054,909 84,444
create and announce a plan for phasing
out the confinement of breeding pigs in
gestation crates.
Votes in Votes Votes
Favor Against Abstaining
3. To ratify selection of KPMG LLP as 1,189,322 1,294 538
independent auditors for 2012.
There were 40,300 broker non-votes each with respect to the election of
directors and proposal to encourage management to create and announce a
plan for phasing out the confinement of breeding pigs in gestation
crates. There were no broker non-votes 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 25, 2012
Seaboard Corporation
by: /s/ Robert L. Steer
Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer