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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): May 1, 2019 (April 26, 2019)
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Hawaii
001-35492
45-4849780
(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, 2019, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which: (i) ten directors to the Company’s Board of Directors were elected, (ii) executive compensation was approved in an advisory vote, (iii) an advisory vote was taken on the frequency of future advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation 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
Christopher J. Benjamin
59,482,490
1,094,597
6,151,463
W. Allen Doane
59,910,096
666,991
6,151,463
Robert S. Harrison
56,422,837
4,154,250
6,151,463
David C. Hulihee
59,036,947
1,540,140
6,151,463
Stanley M. Kuriyama
59,378,372
1,198,715
6,151,463
Diana M. Laing
59,791,464
785,623
6,151,463
Thomas A. Lewis, Jr.
59,317,895
1,259,192
6,151,463
Douglas M. Pasquale
59,175,775
1,401,312
6,151,463
Michele K. Saito
58,746,610
1,830,477
6,151,463
Eric K. Yeaman
56,822,967
3,754,120
6,151,463


(ii) Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
59,188,732
1,236,854
151,501
6,151,463


(iii) Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
58,052,139
157,410
1,939,613
427,925
6,151,463


 (iv) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
 
65,902,223
723,914
102,413


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:  May 1, 2019

ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC.


/s/ Nelson N. S. Chun
Nelson N. S. Chun
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer