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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):
September 21, 2008
 
 
NIKE, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     
OREGON
1-10635
93-0584541
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
     
ONE BOWERMAN DRIVE
BEAVERTON, OR
 
97005-6453
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(503)671-6453
   
NO CHANGE
(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 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 
On September 21, 2008 the Board of Directors appointed Bernard F. Pliska as the Company's Principal Accounting Officer.  Mr. Pliska, 46, joined NIKE as Corporate Controller in 1995.  He was appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller in 2003.  Prior to joining NIKE, Mr. Pliska worked for Price Waterhouse from 1984 to 1995.  Mr. Pliska is a certified public accountant.
 
Item 8.01 - Other Events.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company's annual meeting of shareholders was held on Monday, September 22, 2008, in Beaverton, Oregon.  The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders, the results of which were as follows:

Proposal 1 -  Election of Directors:

Directors Elected by holders of Class A Common Stock:
 
Votes Cast For
Votes Withheld
     
John G. Connors
93,111,782
-0-
Timothy D. Cook
93,111,782
-0-
Ralph D. DeNunzio
93,111,782
-0-
Douglas G. Houser
93,111,782
-0-
Philip H. Knight
93,111,782
-0-
Mark G. Parker
93,111,782
-0-
Johnathan A. Rodgers
93,111,782
-0-
Orin C. Smith
93,111,782
-0-
John R. Thompson, Jr.
93,111,782
-0-

Directors Elected by holders of Class B Common Stock:
 
Votes Cast For
Votes Withheld
     
Jill K. Conway
341,708,006
6,637,747
Alan B. Graf, Jr.
345,328,573
3,017,180
Jeanne P. Jackson
343,761,260
4,584,493

Proposal 2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2009.

Class A and Class B Common Stock Voting Together:
For
Against
Abstain
431,979,349
6,860,885
2,611,900


 
 
 
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:  September 25, 2008
                                                NIKE, INC.
                                                (Registrant)
 
                                                By:           /s/ Donald W. Blair
                                           Donald W. Blair
                                                Chief Financial Officer