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Form 8-K for WAL MART STORES INC


4-Jun-2012

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (the "Company") was held on June 1, 2012 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. At that meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.

Election of Directors

The Company's shareholders elected for one-year terms all persons nominated for
election as directors as set forth in the Company's proxy statement dated
April 16, 2012. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at
the meeting with respect to the election of directors:



Nominee                                   For              Against          Abstain         Broker Non-Votes
Aida M. Alvarez                       2,755,530,505       108,432,542       19,196,062            231,588,825
James W. Breyer                       2,810,541,593        53,673,151       18,944,365            231,588,825
M. Michele Burns                      2,684,979,818       179,192,287       18,987,004            231,588,825
James I. Cash, Jr.                    2,756,666,074       106,388,337       20,104,698            231,588,825
Roger C. Corbett                      2,836,297,434        27,146,653       19,715,022            231,588,825
Douglas N. Daft                       2,821,457,298        35,513,364       26,188,447            231,588,825
Michael T. Duke                       2,493,566,256       374,766,559       14,826,294            231,588,825
Marissa A. Mayer                      2,855,392,066        18,890,784        8,876,259            231,588,825
Gregory B. Penner                     2,780,728,994        83,064,309       19,365,806            231,588,825
Steven S Reinemund                    2,842,232,473        32,009,101        8,917,535            231,588,825
H. Lee Scott, Jr.                     2,425,695,527       450,062,354        7,401,228            231,588,825
Arne M. Sorenson                      2,749,705,648       114,170,688       19,282,773            231,588,825
Jim C. Walton                         2,766,331,851        92,105,128       24,722,130            231,588,825
S. Robson Walton                      2,501,924,010       361,612,568       19,622,531            231,588,825
Christopher J. Williams               2,483,744,580       379,601,985       19,812,544            231,588,825
Linda S. Wolf                         2,821,264,845        34,892,810       27,001,454            231,588,825

Company Proposals

Ratification of Independent Accountants. The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2013. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

For Against Abstain 3,089,777,341 19,786,597 5,183,996

There were no broker non-votes with respect to this proposal.

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved, by nonbinding, advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

                                                            Broker
                      For         Against      Abstain     Non-Votes
                 2,843,382,750   33,130,618   6,645,741   231,588,825


Shareholder Proposals

The Company's shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal
regarding preparing a report on the Company's political contributions. The votes
on the proposal were as follows:



                                                             Broker
                   For          Against        Abstain      Non-Votes
               455,907,938   2,286,325,802   140,925,369   231,588,825

The Company's shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal regarding a director nomination policy. The votes on the proposal were as follows:

                                                             Broker
                   For          Against        Abstain      Non-Votes
                57,264,600   2,712,359,232   113,535,277   231,588,825

The Company's shareholders voted upon and rejected a shareholder proposal regarding an annual report regarding the Company's incentive compensation programs. The votes on the proposal were as follows:

                                                            Broker
                    For          Against       Abstain     Non-Votes
                267,426,283   2,608,590,088   7,142,738   231,588,825


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