form8-k.htm

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 22, 2010

Johnson & Johnson Logo

(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

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:
 

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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 22, 2010.

(b)           The shareholders elected all the Company’s nominees for director and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year 2010.  The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal on advisory vote on executive compensation or the shareholder proposal on special shareowner meetings.

1.           Election of Directors:

 
Shares For
Shares Against
Shares Abstain
Non-Votes
M. S. Coleman
1,543,203,040
315,048,836
7,000,946
412,707,997
J. G. Cullen
1,820,739,584
37,490,497
7,022,739
412,707,997
M. M. E. Johns
1,537,743,463
320,268,566
7,240,792
412,707,997
S. L. Lindquist
1,821,796,887
36,723,726
6,732,209
412,707,997
A. M. Mulcahy
1,716,791,606
141,062,655
7,398,561
412,707,997
L. F. Mullin
1,824,128,094
33,892,108
7,232,619
412,707,997
W. D. Perez
1,702,673,401
155,655,066
6,924,354
412,707,997
C. Prince
1,605,708,973
251,418,286
8,125,562
412,707,997
D. Satcher
1,819,134,106
39,330,504
6,788,211
412,707,997
W. C. Weldon
1,791,044,135
66,607,121
7,601,565
412,707,997

 
 

 
2.           Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP:

For
2,233,191,533
Against
37,533,548
Abstain
7,235,737

3.           Shareholder proposal on advisory vote on executive compensation:

For
867,603,914
Against
942,035,200
Abstain
55,613,707
Non-Votes
412,707,997

4.           Shareholder proposal on special shareowner meetings:

For
687,869,420
Against
1,162,045,120
Abstain
15,338,281
Non-Votes
412,707,997

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On April 22, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Registrant declared a 10.2% increase in the quarterly dividend rate, from $0.49 per share to $0.54 per share of Common Stock.  At the new rate, the indicated dividend on an annual basis is $2.16 per share compared to the previous rate of $1.96 per share.  The next quarterly dividend is payable on June 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2010.  The Company’s related press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit                                Description

99.1                      Press release dated April 22, 2010
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 26, 2010
By:
/S/  STEVEN M. ROSENBERG
 
   
Steven M. Rosenberg
 
   
Secretary