---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091419-23-000106"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SJM"
cik: "0000091419"
company_name: "J M SMUCKER Co"
filed_at: "2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T06:41:15.607067+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smucker shareholders elect all 10 directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay at annual meeting

## Summary
- All ten director nominees elected; Mark T. Smucker received 72.0M for vs 5.9M against.
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor for FY2024 with 84.8M for and 4.8M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 74.3M for, 3.9M against.
- Shareholders selected one-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes, as board recommended.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091419-23-000106
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SJM
- cik: 0000091419
- company_name: J M SMUCKER Co
- filed_at: 2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141923000106/0000091419-23-000106-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141923000106/sjm-20230816.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  J M SMUCKER Co shareholders approved Advisory approval of the Company’s executive compensation, as disclosed in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement at the 2023-08-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-08-16
  source text: 3. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation, as disclosed in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement. The votes on this proposal were as follows: Number of Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 74,319,577 3,926,318 424,744 11,099,654
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141923000106/0000091419-23-000106-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  J M SMUCKER Co shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024 at the 2023-08-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-08-16
  source text: 2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024. The votes on this proposal were as follows: Number of Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 84,820,080 4,788,526 161,687 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141923000106/0000091419-23-000106-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  J M SMUCKER Co shareholders approved Election of ten Directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at the 2023-08-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-08-16
  source text: 1. The shareholders elected the following ten Directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The votes on this proposal were as follows: Number of Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Mercedes Abramo 78,143,358 352,142 175,139 11,099,654 Tarang P. Amin 77,909,924 572,269 188,446 11,099,654 Susan E. Chapman-Hughes 77,694,225 805,047 171,367 11,099,654 Jay L. Henderson 77,860,333 628,688 181,618 11,099,654 Jonathan E. Johnson III 77,949,731 536,471 184,437 11,099,654 Kirk L. Perry 77,984,094 505,150 181,395 11,099,654 Alex Shumate 76,012,534 2,481,850 176,255 11,099,654 Mark T. Smucker 72,038,090 5,922,734 709,815 11,099,654 Jodi L. Taylor 77,495,833 1,004,694 170,112 11,099,654 Dawn C. Willoughby 77,483,723 1,013,788 173,128 11,099,654
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141923000106/0000091419-23-000106-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  J M SMUCKER Co shareholders approved Advisory approval of the preferred frequency of one year for future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation at the 2023-08-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-08-16
  source text: 4. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of one year for future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation. The votes on this proposal were as follows: Number of Votes 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 76,038,330 144,809 2,275,249 212,251 11,099,654
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141923000106/0000091419-23-000106-index.htm

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