Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 17, 2022
The J. M. Smucker Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Ohio
001-05111
34-0538550
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
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)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, no par value
SJM
New York Stock Exchange
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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).
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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”) virtually on August 17, 2022, pursuant to the 2022 Proxy Statement and Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders sent on or about July 7, 2022 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 21, 2022. At the Meeting, 92,925,456 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 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Susan E. Chapman-Hughes
80,415,350
902,670
147,392
11,460,044
Paul J. Dolan
78,750,163
2,556,678
158,571
11,460,044
Jay L. Henderson
80,103,608
1,196,705
165,099
11,460,044
Jonathan E. Johnson III
80,763,895
506,713
194,804
11,460,044
Kirk L. Perry
80,259,521
1,030,151
175,740
11,460,044
Sandra Pianalto
80,399,955
919,335
146,122
11,460,044
Alex Shumate
77,414,364
3,889,760
161,288
11,460,044
Mark T. Smucker
74,864,386
5,890,099
710,927
11,460,044
Richard K. Smucker
79,656,805
1,662,897
145,710
11,460,044
Jodi L. Taylor
79,983,233
1,335,778
146,401
11,460,044
Dawn C. Willoughby
78,386,832
2,926,295
152,285
11,460,044
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, 2023. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
84,657,676
8,031,479
236,301
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3.The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, as disclosed in the Company’s 2022 Proxy Statement. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
76,492,372
4,444,823
528,217
11,460,044
4. Giving effect to the ten-votes-per-share provisions of the Company’s Amended Articles of Incorporation, the shareholders approved the amendments to the Company's Amended Articles of Incorporation to eliminate the time phased voting provisions. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Number of Votes
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
155,935,767
3,040,944
1,856,848
11,460,044
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
Exhibit
Exhibit Description
104
The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.
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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.
THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
By:
/s/ Jeannette L. Knudsen
Name: Jeannette L. Knudsen
Title: Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary
