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) April 25, 2011

Seaboard Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

 Delaware 1-3390 04-2260388
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (913) 676-8800

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:

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 25, 2011 in Waltham, Massachusetts. Four items were submitted to a vote as described in Seaboard's Proxy Statement dated March 18, 2011. The following table briefly describes the proposals and results of the stockholders' vote. 

 Votes in Votes
 Favor Withheld
1. To elect the following persons as
 directors:

 Steven J. Bresky 1,058,898 95,233
 David A. Adamsen 1,145,714 8,417
 Douglas W. Baena 1,145,893 8,238
 Joseph E. Rodrigues 1,145,474 8,657
 Edward I. Shifman, Jr. 1,122,916 31,215

 Votes in Votes Votes
 Favor Against Abstaining

2.Proposal to approve the advisory 1,059,682 83,180 11,269
 (non-binding) resolution relating
 to executive compensation.

 Votes
 1 year 2 years 3 years Abstaining

3.To select the frequency of advisory 184,708 2,687 956,741 9,995
 (non-binding) vote on executive
 compensation.
 Votes in Votes Votes
 Favor Against Abstaining

4.To ratify selection of KPMG LLP as 1,193,133 1,350 457
 independent auditors for 2011.

There were 40,809 broker non-votes each with respect to the election of directors, proposal to approve executive compensation and frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation. There were no broker non-votes with respect to the selection of independent auditors.

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.

DATE: April 28, 2011

Seaboard Corporation 

by: /s/ Robert L. Steer
 Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President,
 Chief Financial Officer

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