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 28, 2011



 CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



   Delaware  
  
 001-08495 
  
  16-0716709  
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)



207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, NY  14564
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
  
(585) 678-7100


            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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o
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o
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o
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e)       Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
At a meeting held on April 28, 2011, the Human Resources Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Constellation Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) took the following actions with regard to certain compensatory arrangements for its executive officers.

Criteria for 2012 Fiscal Year Incentive Award

The Committee adopted the 2012 Fiscal Year Award Program for Executive Officers (the “2012 Program for Executive Officers”), thereby establishing the performance criteria and bonus opportunity under the Company’s Annual Management Incentive Plan, as amended (the “AMIP”), for the Company’s fiscal year ending February 29, 2012.  Pursuant to the 2012 Program for Executive Officers, potential incentive awards for the Company’s 2012 fiscal year, if any, will equal 0.5% of the Company’s “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes” for each of Richard Sands and Robert Sands and 0.25% of “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes” for each other executive officer, all as calculated under the AMIP and the 2012 Program for Executive Officers and measured for the period from March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012.  The Committee reserves the right to exercise its negative discretion at the end of the Company’s 2012 Fiscal Year to reduce the amounts calculated in the preceding sentence to a bonus payment for each of the Company's executive officers that the Committee believes to be appropriate based on such quantitative and qualitative factors as it deems appropriate, including but not limited to the Company’s performance.
 

 
 
 

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.


Date:  April 29, 2011
  
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
   
 
By:      /s/ Robert Ryder                                       
   
Robert Ryder
   
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer



 
 
 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
Description

(1)
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(2)
PLAN OF ACQUISITION, REORGANIZATION, ARRANGEMENT, LIQUIDATION OR SUCCESSION
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(3)
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(4)
INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS, INCLUDING INDENTURES
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(7)
CORRESPONDENCE FROM AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT REGARDING NON-RELIANCE ON A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AUDIT REPORT OR COMPLETED INTERIM REVIEW
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(14)
CODE OF ETHICS
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(16)
LETTER RE CHANGE IN CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(17)
CORRESPONDENCE ON DEPARTURE OF DIRECTOR
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(20)
OTHER DOCUMENTS OR STATEMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(23)
CONSENTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(24)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(99)
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS
   
  Not Applicable.
   
(100)
XBRL-RELATED DOCUMENTS
   
 
Not Applicable.
   
(101)
INTERACTIVE DATA FILE
   
 
Not Applicable.