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): August 23, 2016

 

 

    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)

 

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:

 

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

 

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 23, 2016, The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended July 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is furnished and 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 the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit

Description

   
99.1 Press Release, dated August 23, 2016

 

 

 

 

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/ Mark R. Belgya
    Mark R. Belgya
    Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: August 23, 2016

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

  

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit

Description

   
99.1 Press Release, dated August 23, 2016