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 (Date of earliest event reported):
July 25, 2019

Brown-Forman Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-00123
 
61-0143150
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 
 
 
 
850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky
 
40210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (502) 585-1100

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)

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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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:




Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock (voting) $0.15
par value
BFA
New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock (nonvoting)
$0.15 par value
BFB
New York Stock Exchange
1.200% Notes due 2026
BF26
New York Stock Exchange
2.600% Notes due 2028
BF28
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o





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

On July 25, 2019, Brown-Forman Corporation (the "Company") held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The matter submitted to a vote of the Class A common stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the voting results of such matter are as follows:

Election of Directors

The Company's Class A common stockholders elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
Name of Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne
 
157,157,956
 
890,352
 
35,243
 
Campbell P. Brown
 
155,999,677
 
2,060,869
 
23,005
 
Geo. Garvin Brown IV
 
155,593,910
 
2,466,529
 
23,112
 
Stuart R. Brown
 
156,406,755
 
1,662,687
 
14,109
 
Bruce L. Byrnes
 
157,160,377
 
888,460
 
34,714
 
John D. Cook
 
157,014,470
 
1,038,629
 
30,452
 
Marshall B. Farrer
 
155,971,071
 
2,088,844
 
23,636
 
Laura L. Frazier
 
156,362,516
 
1,670,189
 
50,846
 
Kathleen M. Gutmann
 
157,291,808
 
758,170
 
33,573
 
Augusta Brown Holland
 
156,388,977
 
1,669,997
 
24,577
 
Michael J. Roney
 
157,792,235
 
252,533
 
38,783
 
Tracy L. Skeans
 
157,282,144
 
764,031
 
37,376
 
Michael A. Todman
 
156,896,843
 
1,155,887
 
30,821
 
Lawson E. Whiting
 
156,173,389
 
1,894,459
 
15,703
 


Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 25, 2019, the Company issued a press release commenting on its fiscal 2019 performance and announcing that at its Annual Meeting the Company's Class A common stockholders elected directors for the coming year. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 (and the related information in Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), as amended, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits





 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Brown-Forman Corporation Press Release dated July 25, 2019.




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 hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
 
 
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date: July 25, 2019
/s/ Jaileah X. Huddleston
 
Jaileah X. Huddleston
 
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary


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