UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i September 21, 2022

 

Conagra Brands, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Delaware		i 1-7275		i 47-0248710
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

i 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza,  i Suite 1300  i Chicago,  i Illinois		i 60654
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  i (312)  i 549-5000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common Stock, $5.00 par value		i CAG		i New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

As described in Item 5.07, below, on September 21, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Conagra Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), the shareholders of the Company approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) to allow shareholders to act by written consent. The Certificate of Amendment to the Charter was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 22, 2022 and was effective as of such date. Also on September 22, 2022, the Board approved the restatement of the existing Charter to reflect the amendments thereto (the “Restated Charter”), and the Restated Charter was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 23, 2022.

Conforming amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to effect changes necessary to allow shareholder action by written consent and to make other changes to conform to the Charter, having been duly approved by the Board, became effective on September 22, 2022.

The foregoing descriptions of the amendments to the Charter and the Bylaws are qualified in their entirety by the complete texts of the Restated Charter and the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated by reference in their entirety into this Item 5.03.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 21, 2022, the Company held the Annual Meeting. The final voting results for the matters brought before the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

1.	Election of Directors

The Company’s shareholders elected the following nominees to the Board for a one-year term. For each nominee, the voting results were as follows:

 

Director		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Anil Arora			365,921,953				4,778,382				941,717				51,798,116
Thomas K. Brown			364,524,213				6,180,511				937,328				51,798,116
Emanuel Chirico			368,064,716				2,634,714				942,622				51,798,116
Sean M. Connolly			367,246,246				3,539,079				856,727				51,798,116
George Dowdie			368,999,791				1,694,294				947,967				51,798,116
Fran Horowitz			366,285,354				4,470,307				886,391				51,798,116
Richard H. Lenny			355,388,857				15,308,244				944,951				51,798,116
Melissa Lora			368,020,810				2,744,843				876,399				51,798,116
Ruth Ann Marshall			334,459,317				36,293,268				889,467				51,798,116
Denise A. Paulonis			368,806,249				1,933,603				902,200				51,798,116

 

2.	Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Auditor for Fiscal 2023

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal 2023. The voting results were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain
416,954,775		5,499,582		985,811

 

3.	Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officer Compensation

The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
347,272,999		22,702,626		1,666,427		51,798,116

4.	Approval of an Amendment to the Charter to Allow Shareholders to Act By Written Consent

The Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Charter to allow shareholder to act by written consent. The voting results were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
358,258,426		12,146,903		1,236,723		51,798,116

 

5.	Shareholder Proposal Requesting that the Board Adopt a Policy to Separate the Office of the Chair and the Office of the Chief Executive Officer

The Company’s shareholders [did not approve][approved] a non-binding shareholder proposal requesting that the Board adopt a policy to separate the officer of the Chair and the office of the Chief Executive Officer. The voting results were as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
137,917,360		231,451,493		2,273,199		51,798,116

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Conagra Brands, Inc., dated September 23, 2022
3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Conagra Brands, Inc., dated September 22, 2022
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)]

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.

 

Date: September 26, 2022