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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 25, 2020, Seaboard Corporation issued a press release announcing that, due to the cancellation of the event space rental related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the location of Seaboard Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders has been changed. The full text of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Further information regarding this change to the location of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders can be found in the Notice of Change of Location filed by Seaboard Corporation with the SEC on Schedule 14A on March 25, 2020. The full text of the Notice of Change of Location is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.2 Proxy Notice of Change of Location dated March 25, 2020.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 25, 2020 | ||||||||
Seaboard Corporation | ||||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Robert L. Steer | |||||||
Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President, | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
SEABOARD CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF LOCATION
OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
March 25, 2020
Merriam, Kansas
Seaboard Corporation (NYSE AMERICAN symbol: SEB) announced today that the location of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Monday, April 27, 2020 will be changed to the Seaboard Corporation offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Merriam, Kansas, instead of the Weston Waltham, Waltham, Massachusetts, due to the cancelation by the Weston Waltham of event space rentals through the end of April as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
There are no changes to the matters to be voted on at the Annual Meeting and the form of Proxy and process for stockholders to vote their shares remains the same.
In summary, the Seaboard Corporation Annual Stockholders meeting will be held as follows:
Location: Seaboard Corporation
9000 West 67th Street
Merriam, Kansas
Date and April 27, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. Central Time
Exhibit 99.2
SEABOARD CORPORATION
9000 West 67th Street
Merriam, Kansas 66202
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
APRIL 27, 2020
To our Stockholders:
Notice is hereby given that the location of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Seaboard Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company), has been changed. The Annual Meeting will now be held at the Company's offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Merriam, Kansas, on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time.
This Notice of Change of Location should be read in conjunction with the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and accompanying proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) of the Company, dated March 13, 2020, furnished to stockholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting. The Notice and Proxy Statement previously sent to stockholders of the Company is herein amended only to reflect the change in location.
If you have already submitted your voting instructions or proxy card, you do not need to take any action unless you wish to change or revoke your vote.
By order of the Board of Directors,
David M. Becker
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
March 25, 2020
Our Company’s Proxy Statement, Annual Report and other proxy materials
to Stockholders are available at:
https://www.seaboardcorp.com/investors (under “Investor Center”)
Document and Entity Information |
Mar. 25, 2020 |
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Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | |
Document Type | 8-K |
Document Period End Date | Mar. 25, 2020 |
Entity File Number | 1-3390 |
Entity Registrant Name | Seaboard Corporation |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 04-2260388 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 9000 West 67th Street |
Entity Address, State or Province | KS |
Entity Address, City or Town | Merriam |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 66202 |
City Area Code | 913 |
Local Phone Number | 676-8800 |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock $1.00 Par Value |
Trading Symbol | SEB |
Security Exchange Name | NYSEAMER |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000088121 |
Amendment Flag | false |
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