8-K

 

 

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): August 15, 2018

 

 

The J. M. Smucker Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   001-05111   34-0538550

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Strawberry Lane  
Orrville, Ohio   44667-0280
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 682-3000

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.):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ((§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on August 15, 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio, pursuant to the Notice of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement sent on or about June 29, 2018 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2018. At the Meeting 101,646,477 shares were represented in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Meeting are set forth below.

 

1.

The shareholders elected the following thirteen Directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

 

     Number of Votes
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes

Kathryn W. Dindo

     79,011,205        6,895,425        133,909      15,605,938

Paul J. Dolan

     84,101,447        1,793,902        145,190      15,605,938

Jay L. Henderson

     85,272,823        609,601        158,115      15,605,938

Elizabeth Valk Long

     79,135,639        6,566,316        338,584      15,605,938

Gary A. Oatey

     83,068,953        2,617,888        353,698      15,605,938

Kirk L. Perry

     85,121,926        752,342        166,271      15,605,938

Sandra Pianalto

     85,202,752        697,645        140,142      15,605,938

Nancy Lopez Russell

     42,979,195        42,718,641        342,703      15,605,938

Alex Shumate

     84,305,966        1,577,538        157,035      15,605,938

Mark T. Smucker

     84,974,614        939,688        126,237      15,605,938

Richard K. Smucker

     84,055,480        1,560,327        424,732      15,605,938

Timothy P. Smucker

     83,523,314        2,398,980        118,245      15,605,938

Dawn C. Willoughby

     85,154,670        746,702        139,167      15,605,938

 

2.

The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2019. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

 

Number of Votes

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

97,835,797

   3,641,498    169,182    0

 

3.

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

 

Number of Votes

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

81,869,644

   3,782,957    387,938    15,605,938


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
By:   /s/ Jeannette L. Knudsen
  Name: Jeannette L. Knudsen
 

Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel

            and Secretary

Date:    August 17, 2018