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accession: "0000091419-24-000072"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SJM"
cik: "0000091419"
company_name: "J M SMUCKER Co"
filed_at: "2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:12:11.318400+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smucker shareholders re-elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay; LTIP metric changed to net sales growth

## Summary
- Ten directors elected at Aug 14 annual meeting; Mark Smucker received 70.1M for, 6.7M against.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as FY2025 auditor: 82.0M for, 7.8M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 72.5M for, 4.4M against.
- Compensation Committee replaced ROIC target with three-year average net sales growth for FY2025 performance units.
- Performance units now 75% based on adjusted EPS and 25% on net sales growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091419-24-000072
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SJM
- cik: 0000091419
- company_name: J M SMUCKER Co
- filed_at: 2024-08-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141924000072/0000091419-24-000072-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91419/000009141924000072/sjm-20240814.htm

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