Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year.
On May17, 2017, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Conagra
Brands, Inc. (the Company) approved certain amendments to the
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the Bylaws),
effective immediately. Among other things, the amendments:
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Revised the Bylaws to reflect the Companys corporate name change from ConAgra Foods, Inc. to Conagra Brands, Inc.; |
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Clarified Article II, Section4 to address the Companys notice requirements for meetings of stockholders that are recessed or adjourned to another place, date or time; |
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Clarified Article II, Section8 to explicitly provide that, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Companys certificate of incorporation or in a preferred stock designation, each stockholder is entitled at every meeting of stockholders to one vote for each share of stock having voting power held in the name of such stockholder on the books of the Company as of the record date for such meeting and that each person may cast votes in person or by proxy; |
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Added language to Article II, Section10 to clarify that the existing provisions of Article II, Sections 10 and 11 are the exclusive means for a stockholder to submit business before an annual meeting of stockholders (other than proposals made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and included in the notice to stockholders of such meeting); |
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Revised Article II, Section14 to add to the types of conduct rules for meetings of stockholders that may be prescribed by the presiding officer of such meeting; |
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Revised Article III, Section5 to clarify means of electronic transmission of notice of meetings of the Board; |
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Revised Article III, Section6 to clarify that participation in a meeting of the Board or committee thereof by telephone or certain other communications equipment will constitute presence in person at such a meeting; and |
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Made other immaterial conforming, clarifying or administrative language changes. |
The foregoing description of the Bylaws does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by
reference.
| Item9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Conagra Brands, Inc. |
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About Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG)
Conagra Brands, Inc., formerly ConAgra Foods, Inc., operates as a packaged food company. The Company operates through two segments: Consumer Foods and Commercial Foods. The Company sells branded and customized food products, as well as commercially branded foods. It also supplies vegetable, spice and grain products to a range of restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial customers. Conagra Foodservice offers products to restaurants, retailers, commercial customers and other foodservice suppliers. The Company also operates in the countries outside the United States, such as Canada and Mexico. The Company’s brands include Marie Callender’s, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Hebrew National, Orville Redenbacher’s, Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, PAM, Snack Pack, Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Rosarita, Fleischmann’s and Hunt’s. The Company sells its products in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club stores. Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) Recent Trading Information
Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) closed its last trading session up +0.32 at 38.38 with 2,596,551 shares trading hands.
