B&G Foods Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2025
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
B&G Foods’ annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 15, 2025. The matters voted upon and the results of the voting were as follows:
Proposal No. 1: The stockholders elected ten 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 | 42,049,220 | 2,636,476 | 167,639 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| Debra Martin Chase | 41,133,866 | 3,519,481 | 199,987 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| Kenneth C. Keller | 41,938,519 | 2,699,633 | 215,182 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| Charles F. Marcy | 38,276,760 | 6,338,888 | 237,687 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| Robert D. Mills | 42,365,462 | 2,278,514 | 209,359 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| Dennis M. Mullen | 40,355,964 | 4,244,558 | 252,813 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| Cheryl M. Palmer | 41,185,152 | 3,478,564 | 189,619 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| Alfred Poe | 39,998,888 | 4,603,141 | 251,306 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| Stephen C. Sherrill | 40,549,552 | 4,084,829 | 218,954 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
| David L. Wenner | 41,722,078 | 2,892,872 | 238,385 | 17,934,655 | ||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2: The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in our 2025 annual meeting proxy statement.
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 36,717,432 | 7,633,289 | 502,613 | 17,934,655 | |||||||||||
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 3, 2026 (fiscal 2025).
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| 60,388,002 | 1,740,089 | 659,899 | — | |||||||||||
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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 20, 2025 | By: | /s/ Scott E. Lerner |
| Scott E. Lerner | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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