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):
April 30, 2018
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY
New Jersey | 1-3822 | 21-0419870 | ||
State of Incorporation | Commission File Number | 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
Campbell Soup Company (the "Company") filed a Form 8-K on March 22, 2018 to announce that Mark R. Alexander, former Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Americas Simple Meals and Beverages segment, was leaving the Company effective as of April 2, 2018. Subsequent to filing the March 22, 2018 Form 8-K, the Company and Mr. Alexander agreed that Mr. Alexander’s employment would officially terminate on October 1, 2018 (the "Termination Date"). Mr. Alexander’s role as Senior Vice President of the Company and President of the Americas Simple Meals and Beverages segment ended on April 2, 2018, and Mr. Alexander ceased to be an executive officer of the Company as of April 2, 2018.
Mr. Alexander will continue to receive salary payments consistent with his annual base salary of $731,800 and other benefits provided to executives at his level through the Termination Date. Following the Termination Date, Mr. Alexander is entitled to receive severance payments and other benefits pursuant to the Company’s previously disclosed Severance Pay Plan for Salaried Employees, as amended, and the Company’s 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY | |||
(Registrant) | |||
Date: May 3, 2018 | By: | /s/ Charles A. Brawley, III | |
Charles A. Brawley, III | |||
Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel | |||