8-K 1 a8-k2017annualmeetingofsto.htm FORM 8-K Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2017

Commission File Number 001-35844
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Pinnacle Foods Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
35-2215019
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
399 Jefferson Road
Parsippany, New Jersey
 
07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 541-6620
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)
On May 23, 2017, the Company held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

(b)
The Company’s stockholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017. The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:

Item 1.    Election of Directors.
The nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement were elected, and the voting results were as follows:
 
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Jane Nielsen
98,229,856

686,921

5,321,938

Muktesh Pant
98,399,288

517,489

5,321,938

Raymond Silcock
98,243,380

673,397

5,321,938


Item 2.    Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2017.
The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2017 was approved, and the voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
104,121,087

97,784

19,844

0

Item 3.    Non-binding Vote on Executive Compensation.
Our stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive compensation as described in the Proxy Statement and the voting results were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
95,349,821

3,455,329

111,627

5,321,938







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 thereto duly authorized.

PINNACLE FOODS INC.

 
By:
/s/ CRAIG STEENECK
 
 
 
 
Name:    
Craig Steeneck
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date:
May 23, 2017