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):
November 16, 2016
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
New Jersey | 1-3822 | 21-0419870 | ||
State of Incorporation | Commission File Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | ||
One Campbell Place
Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799
Principal Executive Offices
Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800
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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Campbell Soup Company ("Campbell") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on November 16, 2016. The final results of voting with respect to each matter of business are set forth below.
1. Election of Directors
The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term. For each nominee, the votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes were as follows:
Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Bennett Dorrance | 241,248,485 | 2,601,872 | 261,341 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Randall W. Larrimore | 241,258,820 | 2,542,976 | 309,902 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Marc B. Lautenbach | 242,774,652 | 994,759 | 342,287 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Mary Alice D. Malone | 241,312,529 | 2,546,896 | 252,273 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Sara Mathew | 241,444,163 | 2,402,752 | 264,783 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Keith R. McLoughlin | 242,897,774 | 915,783 | 297,987 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Denise M. Morrison | 242,182,774 | 1,701,934 | 226,990 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Charles R. Perrin | 240,588,965 | 3,101,532 | 421,201 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Nick Shreiber | 243,173,379 | 627,609 | 310,697 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Tracey T. Travis | 242,885,049 | 919,904 | 306,745 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Archbold D. van Beuren | 242,786,113 | 1,047,734 | 277,851 | 20,928,987 | ||||
Les C. Vinney | 241,638,523 | 2,162,865 | 309,910 | 20,928,987 | ||||
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2017
The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Campbell's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017 was approved. The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
263,096,609 | 1,673,157 | 270,919 | ||
There were no broker non-votes for this proposal.
3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Campbell's executive officers named in the proxy statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was approved. The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes, were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
235,990,311 | 7,308,760 | 812,627 | 20,928,987 | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY | |||
(Registrant) | |||
Date: November 17, 2016 | By: | /s/ Charles A. Brawley, III | |
Charles A. Brawley, III | |||
Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel | |||