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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2020

 

 

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):  May 12, 2020

 

 

     
  B&G Foods, Inc.  
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

         
Delaware   001-32316   13-3918742
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)

 

 

 

     
Four Gatehall Drive, Parsippany,New Jersey   07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (973) 401-6500

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

 

 

     
Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share BGS New York Stock Exchange

 

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))

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

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

 

B&G Foods’ annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 12, 2020. The matters voted upon and the results of the voting were as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1: The stockholders elected nine directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.

 

Director Nominee  For   Against   Abstain   Broker
Non-Votes
 
DeAnn L. Brunts   32,031,788    631,293    233,236    22,271,562 
Charles F. Marcy   31,260,131    1,349,473    286,713    22,271,562 
Robert D. Mills   32,108,549    544,358    243,410    22,271,562 
Dennis M. Mullen   30,284,022    2,364,101    248,194    22,271,562 
Cheryl M. Palmer   32,091,844    572,257    232,216    22,271,562 
Alfred Poe   31,521,055    1,121,693    253,569    22,271,562 
Kenneth G. Romanzi   31,706,713    933,316    256,288    22,271,562 
Stephen C. Sherrill   31,541,404    1,105,764    249,149    22,271,562 
David L. Wenner   31,686,789    965,470    244,057    22,271,562 

 

Proposal No. 2: The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our 2020 annual meeting proxy statement.

 

For  Against   Abstain   Broker
Non-Votes
 
29,312,543   2,891,812    691,961    22,271,562 

 

Proposal No. 3: The stockholders approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2021 (fiscal 2020).

 

For  Against   Abstain   Broker
Non-Votes
 
53,086,458   1,666,868    414,553     

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  B&G FOODS, INC.
   
   
Dated:  May 15, 2020 By: /s/ Scott E. Lerner
    Scott E. Lerner
    Executive Vice President,
    General Counsel and Secretary

 

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