UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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):
November 20, 2013
New Jersey | Commission File Number | 21-0419870 | ||
State of Incorporation | 1-3822 | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | ||
One Campbell Place
Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799
Principal Executive Offices
Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800
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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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Campbell Soup Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareowners on November 20, 2013. The final results of voting with respect to each matter are set forth below.
1. Election of Directors
Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Edmund M. Carpenter | 262,986,509 | 2,344,913 | 22,957,354 | |||
Paul R. Charron | 264,281,810 | 1,049,612 | 22,957,354 | |||
Bennett Dorrance | 262,862,917 | 2,468,505 | 22,957,354 | |||
Lawrence C. Karlson | 264,459,560 | 871,862 | 22,957,354 | |||
Randall W. Larrimore | 263,235,916 | 2,095,516 | 22,957,354 | |||
Mary Alice D. Malone | 263,051,591 | 2,279,831 | 22,957,354 | |||
Sara Mathew | 263,651,335 | 1,680,087 | 22,957,354 | |||
Denise M. Morrison | 263,752,117 | 1,579,305 | 22,957,354 | |||
Charles R. Perrin | 263,015,146 | 2,316,276 | 22,957,354 | |||
A. Barry Rand | 263,535,916 | 1,795,506 | 22,957,354 | |||
Nick Shreiber | 264,536,763 | 794,660 | 22,957,354 | |||
Tracey T. Travis | 264,501,392 | 830,030 | 22,957,354 | |||
Archbold D. van Beuren | 217,403,494 | 47,927,928 | 22,957,354 | |||
Les C. Vinney | 264,226,602 | 1,104,820 | 22,957,354 | |||
Charlotte C. Weber | 263,033,713 | 2,297,710 | 22,957,354 | |||
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2014
For | Against | Abstain | ||
286,147,639 | 1,645,055 | 498,584 | ||
There were no broker non-votes for this proposal.
3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
258,931,030 | 4,629,371 | 1,773,524 | 22,957,354 | |||
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.
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY | |||
(Registrant) | |||
Date: November 25, 2013 | |||
By: | /s/ Kathleen M. Gibson | ||
Kathleen M. Gibson | |||
Vice President and Corporate Secretary | |||