Edgar Filing: GRACO INC

GRACO INC.

Date: June 14, 2011

/s/ Karen Park Gallivan

Karen Park Gallivan

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

AMENDMENT TO CURRENT REPORT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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 21, 2011


		Graco Inc.
		(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota

001-9249

41-0285640

(State or other jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

88-11^th Avenue Northeast

Minneapolis, Minnesota

55413

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 623-6000



		Not Applicable
		(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Explanatory Note

On April 26, 2011, Graco Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission to report the voting results of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 21, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Form 8-K/A is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct an advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

As previously reported in the Original Form 8-K, in an advisory, non-binding vote held at the Annual Meeting on the frequency for which shareholders will have an advisory, non-binding vote on our executive compensation, 41,617,276 shares voted for one year, 1,083,187 shares voted for two years, 4,734,457 shares voted for three years, 541,491 abstained and there were 6,011,572 broker non-votes. The Company has considered the outcome of this advisory, non-binding vote, and the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Company will provide shareholders with an advisory, non-binding vote every year until the next shareholder vote on the frequency of the advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation.

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, thereunto duly authorized.