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 21, 2018

 

 

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)

 

 

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:

 

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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 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 27, 2018, Conagra Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release which contained information on the Company’s first quarter fiscal 2019 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 21, 2018, the Company held its 2018 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
Anil Arora			295,060,354				1,194,072				52,959,924
Thomas K. Brown			295,083,184				1,171,242				52,959,924
Stephen G. Butler			287,429,685				8,824,741				52,959,924
Sean M. Connolly			295,313,547				940,879				52,959,924
Joie A. Gregor			294,831,218				1,423,208				52,959,924
Rajive Johri			293,795,220				2,459,206				52,959,924
Richard H. Lenny			293,727,603				2,526,823				52,959,924
Ruth Ann Marshall			291,123,186				5,131,240				52,959,924
Craig P. Omtvedt			295,037,281				1,217,145				52,959,924

 

2.	Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fiscal 2019

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 2019. The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as abstentions from voting, were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain
344,013,564		4,555,539		645,247

 

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
278,206,212		16,298,709		1,749,505		52,959,924

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit    No.		Description
99.1		Press Release issued September 27, 2018

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.

 

Date: September 27, 2018