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 17, 2016

 

 

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.):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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 17, 2016, in Wooster, Ohio, pursuant to the Notice of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement sent on or about July 1, 2016 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 20, 2016. At the Meeting, 103,181,876 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 eleven Directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

 

		Number of Votes
		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Kathryn W. Dindo			82,949,252				6,119,551				207,228				13,906,172
Paul J. Dolan			86,550,079				2,540,611				185,341				13,906,172
Jay L. Henderson			88,143,130				909,380				223,521				13,906,172
Nancy Lopez Knight			87,117,520				1,954,910				203,601				13,906,172
Elizabeth Valk Long			82,995,616				6,086,634				193,781				13,906,172
Gary A. Oatey			86,124,193				2,948,626				203,212				13,906,172
Sandra Pianalto			86,909,668				2,170,639				195,724				13,906,172
Alex Shumate			86,917,882				2,156,509				201,640				13,906,172
Mark T. Smucker			86,702,039				2,414,932				159,060				13,906,172
Richard K. Smucker			86,448,174				2,682,127				145,730				13,906,172
Timothy P. Smucker			86,289,905				2,848,375				137,751				13,906,172

 

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, 2017. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

 

Number of Votes
For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
99,981,258		3,045,972		154,973		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
86,946,938		1,900,625		428,468		13,906,172

 

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4.	The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a renewable energy sourcing and/or production report. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

 

Number of Votes
For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
24,121,823		60,640,564		4,513,644		13,906,172

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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.

 

Date: August 19, 2016