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): August 17, 2016

The J. M. Smucker Company

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Ohio	001-05111	34-0538550
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer 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 (see General Instruction A.2.):

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

The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on August 17, 2016, in Wooster, Ohio, pursuant to the Notice of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement sent on or about July 1, 2016 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 20, 2016. At the Meeting, 103,181,876 shares were represented in person or by proxy, which constituted a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders at the Meeting are set forth below.

1. The shareholders elected the following eleven Directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

	Number of Votes
	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Kathryn W. Dindo		82,949,252		6,119,551		207,228		13,906,172
Paul J. Dolan		86,550,079		2,540,611		185,341		13,906,172
Jay L. Henderson		88,143,130		909,380		223,521		13,906,172
Nancy Lopez Knight		87,117,520		1,954,910		203,601		13,906,172
Elizabeth Valk Long		82,995,616		6,086,634		193,781		13,906,172
Gary A. Oatey		86,124,193		2,948,626		203,212		13,906,172
Sandra Pianalto		86,909,668		2,170,639		195,724		13,906,172
Alex Shumate		86,917,882		2,156,509		201,640		13,906,172
Mark T. Smucker		86,702,039		2,414,932		159,060		13,906,172
Richard K. Smucker		86,448,174		2,682,127		145,730		13,906,172
Timothy P. Smucker		86,289,905		2,848,375		137,751		13,906,172

2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2017. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
99,981,258	3,045,972	154,973	0

3. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
86,946,938	1,900,625	428,468	13,906,172

4. The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a renewable energy sourcing and/or production report. The votes on this proposal were as follows:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
24,121,823	60,640,564	4,513,644	13,906,172

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/ Jeannette L. Knudsen
	Name: Jeannette L. Knudsen
	Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: August 19, 2016