UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported):
June 25, 2009
(Date of Earliest Event Reported):
June 25, 2009
| 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
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(d) On June 25, 2009, the Board of Directors of Campbell Soup Company increased the size
of the Board to 16 members and elected Nick Shreiber as a director, effective July 1, 2009. The
Board also appointed Mr. Shreiber to the Governance Committee and the Finance and Corporate
Development Committee, effective August 1, 2009.
Mr. Shreiber served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tetra Pak Group, a
Switzerland-based, global leader in packing and processing solutions for food products, from 2000
until his retirement in 2005. He joined Tetra Pak in 1987. Prior to joining Tetra Pak, he was a
partner at McKinsey & Company, with responsibility for major industrial and service sector clients
in Europe and Latin America. Since retiring from full-time corporate life in early 2006, he has been active in business through management consulting and executive coaching. Mr. Shreiber also spent 15 months as an Executive in Residence at the
International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.
Mr. Shreiber will be paid in accordance with the terms described in the section titled “Director
Compensation” that begins on page 46 of Campbell Soup Company’s proxy statement that was filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2008.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 25, 2009, the Board of Directors of Campbell Soup Company approved an amendment to Article
II, Section 1 of the company’s By-Laws, effective July 1, 2009, to change the size of the Board
from 15 to 16 directors. A copy of the By-Laws, as amended, is filed as Exhibit 3 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| 3 | By-Laws of the Registrant, effective July 1, 2009. |
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)
(Registrant)
Date: June 29, 2009
| By: | /s/ John J. Furey | |||
| John J. Furey | ||||
| Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
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By-Laws of the Registrant, effective July 1, 2009. |