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):
September 14, 2012
New Jersey | Commission File Number | 21-0419870 | ||
State of Incorporation | 1-3822 | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | ||
One Campbell Place
Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799
Principal Executive Offices
Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800
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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.
Item 5.02(b). William D. Perez, a member of the Campbell Soup Company Board of Directors, notified the company on September 14, 2012 that he will not stand for re-election when his current term expires on November 14, 2012, in order to have the opportunity to pursue other activities. Mr. Perez, who was elected to the company's Board on June 1, 2009, will continue to serve as a director until the end of his current term.
SIGNATURES
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.
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date: | September 19, 2012 |
By: /s/ Kathleen M. Gibson
Kathleen M. Gibson
Vice President and Corporate Secretary