Form 8-K - Current report

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 15, 2024

MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-14829

Delaware		84-0178360
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 4030, BC555, Golden, Colorado 80401

111 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa, 9th Floor, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 2M1

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(303) 279-6565 / (514) 521-1786

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01	TAP.A	New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01	TAP	New York Stock Exchange
1.25% Senior Notes due 2024	TAP	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Molson Coors Beverage Company (the “Company”) was held on May 15, 2024 in Golden, Colorado. The Company's stockholders voted on three proposals that are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2024. Set forth below are the matters the stockholders voted on and the final voting results.

Proposal 1:

Votes of the Company's Class A and Class B common stock, respectively, regarding the election of the persons named below as directors for a one-year term were as follows:

CLASS A DIRECTOR NOMINEE	For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Julia M. Brown		5,120,602		342		13,356
David S. Coors		5,104,446		16,498		13,356
Peter H. Coors		5,104,556		16,388		13,356
Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh		5,120,566		378		13,356
Gavin D.K. Hattersley		5,120,791		153		13,356
Andrew T. Molson		5,104,455		16,489		13,356
Geoffrey E. Molson		5,104,402		16,542		13,356
Nessa O'Sullivan		5,120,622		322		13,356
Jill Timm		5,120,596		348		13,356
Leroy J. Williams, Jr.		5,120,763		181		13,356
James "Sandy" A. Winnefeld, Jr.		5,120,760		184		13,356

CLASS B DIRECTOR NOMINEE	For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Roger G. Eaton		168,099,282		9,675,273		0
Charles M. Herington		167,005,319		10,769,236		0
H. Sanford Riley		124,561,711		53,212,844		0

Proposal 2:

Votes of the Company's Class A and Class B common stock, together as a single class, regarding the approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers were as follows:

For			Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
171,915,694				10,326,551				653,254				13,356

Proposal 3:

Votes of the Company's 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, 2024 were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

5,134,125

175

n/a

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number	Document Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 BEVERAGE COMPANY

Date:	May 17, 2024	By:	/s/ Natalie G. Maciolek
			Natalie G. Maciolek
			Chief Legal & Government Affairs Officer and Secretary

Cover	May 15, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 15, 2024
Entity File Number	001-14829
Entity Registrant Name	MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY
Entity Central Index Key	0000024545
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-0178360
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	P.O. Box 4030
Entity Address, Address Line Two	BC555
Entity Address, City or Town	Golden
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80401
City Area Code	303
Local Phone Number	279-6565
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	1.25% Senior Notes due 2024
Trading Symbol	TAP
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01
Trading Symbol	TAP.A
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01
Trading Symbol	TAP
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
CANADA
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	111 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa
Entity Address, Address Line Two	9th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Montréal
Entity Address, State or Province	QC
Entity Address, Country	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	H3C 2M1
City Area Code	514
Local Phone Number	521-1786