2012 0426 Proxy Vote and Dividend Increase


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):  April 26, 2012

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
New Jersey
I-3215
22-1024240
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 

One Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, New Jersey  08933
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  732-524-0400
  
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
(a)           The annual meeting of the shareholders of the company was held on April 26, 2012.
 
(b)           At the meeting, the shareholders:
  
elected all 13 nominees for Director on the company's Board of Directors;
approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation philosophy, policies and procedures described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the 2012 Proxy Statement and the compensation of the company's executive officers named in the 2012 Proxy Statement, as disclosed therein;
approved the company's 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and
ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2012.
 
The shareholders did not approve the following shareholder proposals: Independent Board Chairman; Binding Vote on Political Contributions; and Adopting Non-Animal Methods for Training.
 
The following are the final voting results for each of the seven items voted on at the meeting.

1.    Election of Directors:
 
 
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Shares Abstain
 
Non-Votes
M. S. Coleman
 
1,749,065,761

 
66,206,025

 
6,697,662

 
433,998,977

J. G. Cullen
 
1,734,660,751

 
80,037,633

 
7,272,174

 
433,998,977

I. E. L. Davis
 
1,757,677,186

 
56,661,987

 
7,631,187

 
433,998,977

A. Gorsky
 
1,792,454,095

 
22,441,126

 
7,074,752

 
433,998,977

M. M. E. Johns
 
1,535,908,836

 
278,936,112

 
7,124,926

 
433,998,977

S. L. Lindquist
 
1,752,721,703

 
62,578,148

 
6,669,118

 
433,998,977

A. M. Mulcahy
 
1,427,295,346

 
387,930,699

 
6,744,583

 
433,998,977

L. F. Mullin
 
1,746,268,529

 
68,501,535

 
7,200,172

 
433,998,977

W. D. Perez
 
1,536,993,074

 
277,603,060

 
7,369,964

 
433,998,977

C. Prince
 
1,362,832,831

 
452,489,955

 
6,643,026

 
433,998,977

D. Satcher
 
1,749,638,315

 
65,073,498

 
7,257,330

 
433,998,977

W. C. Weldon
 
1,697,136,879

 
115,775,049

 
8,958,552

 
433,998,977

R. A. Williams
 
1,592,549,898

 
222,178,544

 
7,239,446

 
433,998,977


2.    Advisory Vote to Approve Name Executive Officer Compensation:
For
1,010,085,914

Against
768,525,188

Abstain
43,326,917

Non-Votes
433,998,977


3.    Approval of the Company's 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan:
 
For
1,373,900,405

Against
413,142,415

Abstain
34,927,598

Non-Votes
433,998,977







4.    Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

For
2,161,178,052

Against
85,994,485

Abstain
8,796,325


5.    Shareholder Proposal on Independent Board Chairman:
For
775,693,441

Against
1,034,002,165

Abstain
12,258,241

Non-Votes
433,998,977


6.    Shareholder Proposal on Binding Vote on Political Contributions:
For
82,763,466

Against
1,686,722,323

Abstain
52,482,768

Non-Votes
433,998,977


7.    Shareholder Proposal on Adopting Non-Animal Methods for Training:
For
72,970,838

Against
1,592,497,790

Abstain
156,501,881

Non-Votes
433,998,977







Item 8.01  Other Events.

On April 26, 2012, the Board of Directors of the company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.61 per share on the Common Stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share, payable on June 12, 2012 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 29, 2012.  The company's related press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.    Description

99.1        Johnson & Johnson Press Release dated April 26, 2012




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.
  
 
Johnson & Johnson
 
 
 
 (Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date:  April 27, 2012
By:
/S/  DOUGLAS K. CHIA
 
 
 
Douglas K. Chia
 
 
 
Secretary