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): May 30, 2014
The J. M. Smucker Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ohio | 001-05111 | 34-0538550 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| One Strawberry Lane | ||
| Orrville, Ohio | 44667-0280 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 682-3000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) On June 4, 2014, The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, effective July 16, 2014, John W. Denman, the Company’s Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the position of Vice President, Human Resource Operations. Therefore, effective July 16, 2014, Mr. Denman will no longer serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer, and Mark R. Belgya, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will serve in that role.
(c) As noted above, effective July 16, 2014, John W. Denman will no longer serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer, and Mark R. Belgya, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will serve in that role. Mr. Belgya, 53, has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2009, having served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2008. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since January 2005.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On June 4, 2014, the Company also announced that, effective July 1, 2014, Jill Penrose, the Company’s Vice President, Strategy and Organization Development, will become an executive officer and assume the position of Vice President, Human Resources.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company, dated June 4, 2014, announcing these organizational changes is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by The J. M. Smucker Company, dated June 4, 2014. | |
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.
| THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jeannette L. Knudsen | |||
| Name: | Jeannette L. Knudsen | |||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||
Date: June 4, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by The J. M. Smucker Company, dated June 4, 2014. | |