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): May 13, 2010

THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		1-9548		02-0312554
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Number)		Identification No.)

200 Domain Drive, Stratham, NH		03885
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(603) 772-9500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

     (a) The Timberland Company (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of stockholders on May 13, 2010.

     (b) The stockholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director, ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and approved the amendment of the Company’s 2007 Incentive Plan. The results of the voting with respect to each item are listed below.

(1)

Election of Directors:

(A)

Directors elected by Class A shares:

		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Non-Votes
Ian W. Diery			35,579,249				492,661				2,607,931
John A. Fitzsimmons			35,575,949				495,961				2,607,931
Edward W. Moneypenny			35,712,695				359,215				2,607,931

(B)

Directors elected by Class A and Class B shares:

		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Non-Votes
Sidney W. Swartz			144,324,447				639,063				2,607,931
Jeffrey B. Swartz			144,535,101				428,409				2,607,931
Virginia H. Kent			144,496,291				467,219				2,607,931
Kenneth T. Lombard			142,951,867				2,011,643				2,607,931
Peter R. Moore			144,604,664				358,846				2,607,931
Bill Shore			144,606,923				356,587				2,607,931
Terdema L. Ussery, II			144,604,498				359,012				2,607,931
Carden N. Welsh			144,367,792				595,718				2,607,931

(2)

Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP:

Votes For			144,752,787
Votes Against			193,069
Votes Abstaining			17,654
Non-Votes			0

(3)

Amendment of 2007 Incentive Plan:

Votes For			123,986,890
Votes Against			20,959,883
Votes Abstaining			16,737
Non-Votes			2,607,931

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.