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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):
May 25, 2016


MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Commission File Number: 1-14829
Delaware 
84-0178360 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1801 California Street, Suite 4600, Denver, Colorado 80202
1555 Notre Dame Street East, Montréal, Québec, Canada H2L 2R5
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(303) 927-2337 / (514) 521-1786
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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))










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

The annual meeting of the stockholders of Molson Coors Brewing Company (the “Company”) was held on May 25, 2016, in Denver, Colorado, at which the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders:

(a) Votes regarding the election of the persons named below as Directors for a term expiring in 2017 were as follows:
CLASS A DIRECTORS:
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-
Votes
Peter H. Coors
 
5,110,368

 
32,487

 
15,632

Peter J. Coors
 
5,110,368

 
32,487

 
15,632

Betty K. DeVita
 
5,142,727

 
128

 
15,632

Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh
 
5,142,727

 
128

 
15,632

Franklin W. Hobbs
 
5,142,727

 
128

 
15,632

Mark R. Hunter
 
5,142,727

 
128

 
15,632

Andrew T. Molson
 
5,110,318

 
32,537

 
15,632

Geoffrey E. Molson
 
5,110,318

 
32,537

 
15,632

Iain J.G. Napier
 
5,142,727

 
128

 
15,632

Douglas D. Tough
 
5,142,727

 
128

 
15,632

Louis Vachon
 
5,142,677

 
178

 
15,632

CLASS B DIRECTORS:
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-
Votes
Roger G. Eaton
 
178,665,660

 
2,980,904

 

Charles M. Herington
 
178,628,642

 
3,017,922

 

H. Sanford Riley
 
152,856,634

 
28,789,930

 


(b) Votes of our Class A and B Common Stock together as a single class regarding approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

Class A and B Common Stock, voting together as a class:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
184,337,028

 
1,992,935

 
459,456

 
15,632


(c) Votes of our Class A Common Stock regarding the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 were as follows:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
5,157,770

 
600

 
117


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Signature
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.
 
 
 
MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 26, 2016
By:
/s/ E. Lee Reichert
 
 
 
E. Lee Reichert
 
 
 
Deputy General Counsel and Secretary


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