The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
stockholders (the 2017 Annual Meeting) in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. A total of 1,137,858,877 shares, or approximately
93.5% of our outstanding shares of common stock, were represented
in person or by proxy at the 2017 Annual Meeting. The
stockholders elected all eleven of the director nominees;
approved our named executive officers compensation; and ratified
the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent
auditors for 2017. Item 4, the shareholder proposal related to
sustainability and nutrition, was withdrawn by the proponent and,
consequently, not presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting. The
stockholders did not approve the shareholder proposals presented
at the 2017 Annual Meeting. The final voting results for the
matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the 2017 Annual
Meeting are set forth below:
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Director
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Shares For
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Shares Against
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Shares Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
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a.
|
Gregory E. Abel
|
1,034,925,102
|
4,013,561
|
1,430,752
|
97,489,462
|
|
b.
|
Alexandre Behring
|
1,021,291,243
|
16,237,408
|
2,840,764
|
97,489,462
|
|
c.
|
Warren E. Buffett
|
1,034,782,262
|
4,372,205
|
1,214,948
|
97,489,462
|
|
d.
|
John T. Cahill
|
1,033,948,062
|
5,096,366
|
1,324,987
|
97,489,462
|
|
e.
|
Tracy Britt Cool
|
1,035,155,308
|
3,801,294
|
1,412,813
|
97,489,462
|
|
f.
|
Feroz Dewan
|
1,036,473,110
|
2,487,259
|
1,409,046
|
97,489,462
|
|
g.
|
Jeanne P. Jackson
|
1,012,552,574
|
26,520,463
|
1,296,378
|
97,489,462
|
|
h.
|
Jorge Paulo Lemann
|
1,024,419,049
|
14,414,359
|
1,536,007
|
97,489,462
|
|
i.
|
Mackey J. McDonald
|
1,034,479,913
|
4,567,676
|
1,321,826
|
97,489,462
|
|
j.
|
John C. Pope
|
1,029,533,433
|
9,544,782
|
1,291,200
|
97,489,462
|
|
k.
|
Marcel Herrmann Telles
|
1,024,935,571
|
13,958,413
|
1,475,431
|
97,489,462
|
|
Shares For
|
Shares Against
|
Shares Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
968,110,321
|
69,758,290
|
2,500,804
|
97,489,462
|
LLP as Kraft Heinzs independent auditors for 2017.
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Shares For
|
Shares Against
|
Shares Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
1,132,072,236
|
4,256,476
|
1,530,165
|
nutrition was withdrawn by the proponent and, consequently, not
presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
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Shares For
|
Shares Against
|
Shares Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
133,989,146
|
891,934,922
|
14,445,347
|
97,489,462
|
|
Shares For
|
Shares Against
|
Shares Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|
132,184,066
|
879,927,572
|
28,257,777
|
97,489,462
|
About The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC)
The Kraft Heinz Company is a food and beverage company. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of food and beverage products, including condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee and other grocery products. The Company’s segments include the United States, Canada and Europe. The Company’s remaining businesses are combined as Rest of World. The Rest of World consists of Latin America and Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). The Company provides products for various occasions whether at home, in restaurants or on the go. The Company’s brands include Heinz, Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Planters, Velveeta, Lunchables, Maxwell House, Capri Sun, and Ore-Ida. The Company’s products are sold through its own sales organizations and through independent brokers, agents and distributors to chain, wholesale, cooperative and independent grocery accounts, convenience stores, drug stores, value stores, bakeries and pharmacies. The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) Recent Trading Information
The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) closed its last trading session down -0.44 at 91.60 with 1,787,936 shares trading hands.
