UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 22, 2017
Conagra Brands, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-7275 | 47-0248710 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois |
60654 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 549-5000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On September 28, 2017, Conagra Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release which contained information on the Company’s first quarter fiscal 2018 financial results. The press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On September 22, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). The final voting results for the matters brought before the Meeting are set forth below.
| 1. | Election of Directors |
The Company’s stockholders elected, for a one-year term, the following nominees for election to the Board of Directors. For each nominee, the votes cast for, the votes withheld and broker non-votes were as follows:
| Director |
For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| Bradley A. Alford |
302,850,053 | 3,092,191 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Thomas K. Brown |
290,000,016 | 15,942,228 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Stephen G. Butler |
299,848,954 | 6,093,290 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Sean M. Connolly |
304,258,578 | 1,683,666 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Thomas W. Dickson |
304,341,186 | 1,601,058 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Steven F. Goldstone |
302,519,297 | 3,422,947 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Joie A. Gregor |
304,421,160 | 1,521,084 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Rajive Johri |
302,952,507 | 2,989,737 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Richard H. Lenny |
301,854,238 | 4,088,006 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Ruth Ann Marshall |
302,379,030 | 3,563,214 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| Craig P. Omtvedt |
304,314,325 | 1,627,919 | 63,007,716 | |||||
| 2. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fiscal 2018 |
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the independent auditor of the Company for fiscal 2018. The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions were as follows:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 364,531,075 | 3,416,092 | 1,002,793 |
| 3. | Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation |
The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving the Company’s named executive officer compensation. 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 | |||
| 289,118,663 | 14,865,315 | 1,958,266 | 63,007,716 |
| 4. | Advisory Vote to Recommend the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation |
The Company’s stockholders recommended that future advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation be held on an annual basis. The votes cast for each option, as well as abstentions, were as follows:
| One Year |
Two Years |
Three Years |
Abstain | |||
| 276,019,991 | 1,520,331 | 27,228,533 | 1,173,389 |
Consistent with the recommendation of stockholders, the Company has determined that it will hold future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation on an annual basis until the next stockholder vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued September 28, 2017 | |
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.
| CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Colleen Batcheler | |||||
| Name: | Colleen Batcheler | |||||
| Title: | EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | |||||
Date: September 28, 2017