The Campbell's Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Packaged Foods
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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
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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Campbell’s Company ("Campbell" or "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on November 18, 2025. The final results of voting with respect to all matters of business are set forth below.
Management Proposals:
1. Election of Directors
The nominees for election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) were elected, each until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or their earlier resignation or retirement. For each nominee, the votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes were as follows:
Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
Fabiola R. Arredondo | 246,640,251 | 1,271,534 | 609,464 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Howard M. Averill | 246,557,437 | 1,352,497 | 611,315 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Mick J. Beekhuizen | 247,171,847 | 739,229 | 610,173 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Bennett Dorrance, Jr. | 246,083,863 | 1,816,288 | 621,098 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Maria Teresa (Tessa) Hilado | 246,542,149 | 1,360,119 | 618,981 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Grant H. Hill | 246,889,991 | 909,079 | 722,179 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Sarah Hofstetter | 246,765,345 | 1,034,762 | 720,761 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Marc B. Lautenbach | 242,002,044 | 5,935,197 | 584,008 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Mary Alice D. Malone, Jr. | 246,926,258 | 990,419 | 604,191 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Keith R. McLoughlin | 245,620,051 | 2,287,872 | 613,326 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Kurt T. Schmidt | 246,923,625 | 977,630 | 619,994 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
Archbold D. van Beuren | 224,981,304 | 22,955,733 | 584,212 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||||
2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2026
The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Campbell's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 was approved. The votes cast for and against this proposal as well as the abstentions were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
| 263,209,145 | 4,764,138 | 617,517 | ||||||
3. Advisory Vote on Fiscal 2025 Executive Compensation
The resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Campbell's executive officers named in the proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was approved. The votes cast for and against this proposal as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 245,005,925 | 2,681,633 | 833,691 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||
Shareholder Proposals:
4. Simple Majority Vote
A non-binding shareholder proposal requesting that the Board replace supermajority voting provisions in the Company’s governing documents with simple majority voting provisions was not approved. The votes cast for and against this proposal as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 107,793,720 | 139,770,479 | 956,991 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||
5. Regenerative Agriculture Program Report
A non-binding shareholder proposal regarding a report on the effectiveness of the Company’s regenerative agriculture program including pesticide reduction outcomes was not approved. The votes cast for and against this proposal as well as the abstentions and broker non-votes were as follows:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 26,495,290 | 218,752,301 | 3,273,658 | 20,069,551 | ||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE CAMPBELL'S COMPANY | ||||||||
| Date: November 19, 2025 | By: | /s/ Charles A. Brawley, III | ||||||
| Charles A. Brawley, III | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||