UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN PROXY STATEMENT
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Beam Inc.
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BEAM INC.
510 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Explanatory Note Regarding Correction of Instructions to Proxy Card
Related to Special Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on March 25, 2014
Beam Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Beam”), is making this filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to correct a typographical error in the instructions to the proxy card included in the proxy statement filed by Beam with the SEC on February 19, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”). The instructions to the proxy card incorrectly referred to “March 24, 2014” in one instance and should have referred to “March 20, 2014.” The following shows the sentence in which such error was located with the correct date included:
If you participate in the Beam Stock Fund under a retirement savings trust, the trustee must receive your proxy instructions no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 20, 2014, or the trustee will vote your plan shares in the same matter and proportion as plan shares for which it has received instructions, unless contrary to applicable law.
The proxy card mailed to Beam stockholders of record will reflect the above correction. Other than this change to the proxy card, the Proxy Statement remains unchanged.