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

Date of Report

(Date of Earliest Event Reported):

August 20, 2023

 

 

CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY

 

 

New Jersey		1-3822		21-0419870
State of Incorporation		Commission File Number		I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

 

One Campbell Place

Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799

Principal Executive Offices

Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800

 

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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
Capital Stock, par value $.0375		CPB		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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) On August 20, 2023, John P. (JP) Bilbrey notified Campbell Soup Company (“Campbell”) that he did not wish to stand for re-election as a member of the Board of Directors of Campbell at the upcoming 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on November 29, 2023 due to his return to a role that has a greater executive requirement. Mr. Bilbrey’s decision to not stand for re-election was not because of any disagreement with Campbell on any matter relating to Campbell’s operations, policies or practices.

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.

 

						CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
						(Registrant)
Date: August 24, 2023				By:		/s/ Charles A. Brawley, III
						Charles A. Brawley, III
						Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Deputy General Counsel