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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
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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, 2011

ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Hawaii
000-00565
99-0032630
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

822 Bishop Street, P. O. Box 3440
Honolulu, Hawaii 96801
(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(808) 525-6611
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

On April 26, 2011, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which: (i) nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors were elected, (ii) an advisory vote was taken on the frequency of future advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation, (iii) executive compensation was approved in an advisory vote, and (iv) the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm was ratified.  The number of votes for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, were as follows:
 
(i) Election of Directors
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
W. Blake Baird
33,474,039
112,206
3,811,142
Michael J. Chun
32,603,937
982,308
3,811,142
W. Allen Doane
33,042,896
543,349
3,811,142
Walter A. Dods, Jr.
33,274,708
311,537
3,811,142
Charles G. King
33,262,890
323,355
3,811,142
Stanley M. Kuriyama
33,284,983
301,262
3,811,142
Constance H. Lau
31,293,703
2,292,542
3,811,142
Douglas M. Pasquale
33,133,062
453,183
3,811,142
Jeffrey N. Watanabe
33,485,135
101,110
3,811,142

(ii) Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
27,871,531
1,964,610
3,219,779
530,325
3,811,142

(iii) Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
32,240,721
507,256
838,268
3,811,142

(iv) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
36,832,888
505,936
58,563
0

The Company’s Board of Directors has considered the voting results with respect to the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation, and determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers until the next required vote on the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of executives.


 
 
 

SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  April 26, 2011

ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.


/s/ Christopher J. Benjamin                                                              
Christopher J. Benjamin
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer