JBT amends bylaws to align with SEC universal proxy rules

The Board of Directors of John Bean Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended, the “Bylaws”) to (a) align Section 3.4 of Article III of the Bylaws with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new requirements regarding universal proxies pursuant to Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (b) update the information requirements, processes and procedures, contained in Section 3.4 of Article III of the Bylaws, regarding the nomination of directors and the proposal of other business for consideration at meetings of the Company’s stockholders.