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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) | July 27, 2010 |
LEGG MASON, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Maryland |
| 1-8529 |
| 52-1200960 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission File |
| (IRS Employer |
100 International Drive, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 21202 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (410) 539-0000 |
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Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address if changed since last report) |
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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: |
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Item 5.07 |
| Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | |||||||||
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| Legg Mason’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on July 27, 2010. In the election of directors, the five director nominees were elected with the following votes: | |||||||||
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| Votes Cast | For | Withhold | Non-Votes | ||||||
| Dennis R. Beresford | 141,601,879 | 97,422,509 | 24,365,716 | 19,813,654 | ||||||
| Nelson Peltz | 141,601,879 | 112,361,707 | 9,426,518 | 19,813,654 | ||||||
| W. Allen Reed | 141,601,879 | 111,031,042 | 10,757,183 | 19,813,654 | ||||||
| Nicholas St. George | 141,601,879 | 111,953,523 | 9,834,702 | 19,813,654 | ||||||
| John T. Cahill | 141,601,879 | 112,285,155 | 9,503,070 | 19,813,654 | ||||||
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| The stockholders voted in favor of the Amendment of the Legg Mason, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan as follows: | |||||||||
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Votes Cast | 141,601,879 | ||||||||||
For | 110,361,472 | ||||||||||
Against | 10,740,617 | ||||||||||
Abstain | 686,126 | ||||||||||
Non-Vote | 19,813,664 | ||||||||||
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| The stockholders voted in favor of the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 as follows: | |||||||||
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Votes Cast | 141,601,879 | ||||||||||
For | 140,190,209 | ||||||||||
Against | 1,367,258 | ||||||||||
Abstain | 44,412 | ||||||||||
Non-Vote | 0 | ||||||||||
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| The stockholders voted against the stockholder proposal regarding amending the short-term incentive plan as applied to senior executives as follows: | |||||||||
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Votes Cast | 141,601,879 | ||||||||||
For | 35,735,005 | ||||||||||
Against | 83,873,578 | ||||||||||
Abstain | 2,178,834 | ||||||||||
Non-Vote | 19,814,462 | ||||||||||
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| The stockholders voted against the stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman as follows: | |||||||||
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Votes Cast | 141,601,879 | ||||||||||
For | 33,445,128 | ||||||||||
Against | 87,703,204 | ||||||||||
Abstain | 639,889 | ||||||||||
Non-Vote | 19,813,658 | ||||||||||
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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. |
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| LEGG MASON, INC. | ||
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| Date: July 29, 2010 | By: | /s/ Thomas P. Lemke | |
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| Thomas P. Lemke | |
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| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |
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