0001193125-11-257058.txt : 20110927 0001193125-11-257058.hdr.sgml : 20110927 20110927112240 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-257058 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110923 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20110927 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110927 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONAGRA FOODS INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000023217 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000] IRS NUMBER: 470248710 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0508 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07275 FILM NUMBER: 111108974 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CONAGRA DR CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68102 BUSINESS PHONE: 4022404000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE CONAGRA DRIVE CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CONAGRA INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEBRASKA CONSOLIDATED MILLS CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19721201 8-K 1 d236535d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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 23, 2011

 

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-7275   47-0248710
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One ConAgra Drive

Omaha, Nebraska

   68102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (402) 240-4000

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 23, 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska. The matters voted on and the results of the vote were as follows:

 

1. Our stockholders re-elected the following directors to each serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until a respective successor is elected and qualified.

 

Name: Mogens C. Bay      
Number of Votes For:      277,804,057      
Number of Votes Withheld:      4,732,719      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: Stephen G. Butler      
Number of Votes For:      280,466,727      
Number of Votes Withheld:      2,070,049      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: Steven F. Goldstone      
Number of Votes For:      273,709,600      
Number of Votes Withheld:      8,827,176      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: Joie A. Gregor      
Number of Votes For:      274,173,890      
Number of Votes Withheld:      8,362,886      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: Rajive Johri      
Number of Votes For:      280,282,076      
Number of Votes Withheld:      2,254,700      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: W.G. Jurgensen      
Number of Votes For:      274,330,016      
Number of Votes Withheld:      8,206,760      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: Richard H. Lenny      
Number of Votes For:      280,458,736      
Number of Votes Withheld:      2,078,040      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: Ruth Ann Marshall      
Number of Votes For:      274,324,540      
Number of Votes Withheld:      8,212,236      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: Gary M. Rodkin      
Number of Votes For:      280,441,439      
Number of Votes Withheld:      2,095,337      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      

Name: Andrew J. Schindler      
Number of Votes For:      280,378,419      
Number of Votes Withheld:      2,158,357      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      
Name: Kenneth E. Stinson      
Number of Votes For:      271,656,453      
Number of Votes Withheld:      10,880,323      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      

 

2. Our stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as independent auditors for fiscal 2012.

 

Number of Votes For:      345,421,678      
Number of Votes Against:      1,084,263      
Abstain:      840,514      

 

3. Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution approving our named executive officer compensation.

 

Number of Votes For:      245,452,613      
Number of Votes Against:      35,211,647      
Abstain:      1,872,516      
Broker Non-Votes:      64,809,679      

 

4. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency for an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers received the following votes:

 

One Year:      239,307,882      
Two Years:      4,533,344      
Three Years:      37,042,925      
Abstain:      1,652,625      

In accordance with the stockholders’ recommendation, the Board of Directors has determined that an advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company will be conducted every year, until the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of the Company.

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 FOODS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Colleen Batcheler

  Name:   Colleen Batcheler
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: September 27, 2011