Edgar Filing: WINN DIXIE STORES INC

Date: November 16, 2010

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

/s/ Peter L. Lynch

Peter L. Lynch

President and Chief Executive Officer

Form 8-K

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)

November 10, 2010

WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida

1-3657

59-0514290

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


5050 Edgewood Court, Jacksonville, Florida		32254-3699
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(904) 783-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Unchanged

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the annual meeting of shareholders of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (the “Company”), held on November 10, 2010, are as follows.

Four proposals were submitted to a vote at the meeting, all of which were approved by shareholders:

1. Election of nine directors for terms expiring at the 2011 shareholders meeting.

2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011.

3. Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

4. A shareholder proposal related to an advisory vote on executive compensation.

With respect to the election of directors, the vote was:


	Shares For		Shares Withheld		Broker Non-Vote
Evelyn V. Follit		40,948,984		692,377		4,732,917
Charles P. Garcia		40,860,326		781,035		4,732,917
Jeffrey C. Girard		40,855,828		785,533		4,732,917
Yvonne R. Jackson		38,652,036		2,989,325		4,732,917
Gregory P. Josefowicz		40,856,606		784,755		4,732,917
Peter L. Lynch		40,255,135		1,386,226		4,732,917
James P. Olson		38,599,898		3,041,463		4,732,917
Terry Peets		38,583,527		3,057,834		4,732,917
Richard E. Rivera		38,603,283		3,038,078		4,732,917

With respect to the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year 2011, the vote was:


For	Against	Abstain
45,868,259	416,349	89,670

With respect to the Company’s proposal for advisory approval of the compensation of the named executive officers, the vote was:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
31,879,881	9,578,221	183,259	4,732,917

With respect to a shareholder proposal related to an advisory vote on executive compensation, the vote was:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
20,644,040	12,592,400	8,404,921	4,732,917

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.