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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
June 28, 2016
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The Walt Disney Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-11605 | | 95-4545390 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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500 South Buena Vista Street | | |
Burbank, California | | 91521 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(818) 560-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On June 28, 2016, the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as so amended and restated, the “Bylaws”) to implement proxy access, effective immediately. The Bylaws include a new Section 11 in Article II that permits a stockholder, or a group of up to twenty stockholders, owning three percent or more of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock continuously for at least three years to nominate and include in the Company’s annual meeting proxy materials director nominees constituting up to twenty percent of the Board, provided that the stockholder(s) and nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in the Bylaws.
The Bylaws also include a number of ministerial, clarifying and conforming changes to Article II, Sections 10(a)(1), 10(a)(2), 10(c)(1) and 10(c)(2).
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws as of June 28, 2016
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.
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| | The Walt Disney Company | |
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By: | | /s/ Roger J. Patterson | |
| | Roger J. Patterson | |
| | Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |
| | Registered In-House Counsel | |
Dated: June 29, 2016