Tyson Foods, Inc 8-K, filed Feb 12, 2024
Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN)
8-K
2024-02-12
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About this 8-K
Tyson Foods, Inc filed this 8-K on February 12, 2024, reporting on events of February 8, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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FORM 8-K
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 8, 2024
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2024 Annual Meeting, six proposals were voted upon by the Company’s shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in the 2024 Proxy Statement. At the 2024 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders:
1) elected John H. Tyson, Les R. Baledge, Mike Beebe, Maria Claudia Borras, David J. Bronczek, Mikel A. Durham, Donnie King, Jonathan D. Mariner, Kevin M. McNamara, Cheryl S. Miller, Kate B. Quinn, Jeffrey K. Schomburger, Barbara A. Tyson and Noel White to serve as directors until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2024;
3) did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting that the Company conduct an evaluation and issue a report on how its lobbying aligns with the Company's science-based targets and long term net zero ambitions;
4) did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting that the Company commission an independent third-party audit assessing the effectiveness of the Company's policies and practices in preventing illegal child labor;
5) did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting that the Company accelerate its efforts to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains;
6) did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report describing opportunities to support a circular economy for packaging;
Set forth below are the voting results for each matter submitted to a vote (certain numbers in tables may not total due to rounding):
1.Election of directors:
| Directors | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| John H Tyson | 842,417,963 | 69,736,841 | 257,095 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Les R. Baledge | 821,037,961 | 91,080,647 | 293,291 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Mike Beebe | 846,178,182 | 65,972,185 | 261,532 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Maria Claudia Borras | 875,085,768 | 36,357,970 | 968,161 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| David J. Bronczek | 809,006,267 | 103,113,207 | 292,425 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Mikel A. Durham | 880,208,540 | 31,210,088 | 993,271 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Donnie King | 905,561,498 | 5,879,724 | 970,677 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Jonathan D. Mariner | 906,046,926 | 5,375,882 | 989,091 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Kevin M. McNamara | 886,609,014 | 24,814,071 | 988,814 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Cheryl S. Miller | 872,688,950 | 38,741,819 | 981,130 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Kate B. Quinn | 909,089,070 | 3,052,596 | 270,233 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Jeffrey K. Schomburger | 875,122,453 | 36,295,738 | 993,708 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Barbara A. Tyson | 851,319,030 | 60,802,715 | 290,154 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
| Noel White | 897,533,963 | 14,641,530 | 236,406 | 28,595,761 | ||||||||||
2.Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2024:
| Votes For | 935,431,529 | ||||
| Votes Against | 3,869,486 | ||||
| Votes Abstained | 1,706,645 | ||||
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3.Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company conduct an evaluation and issue a report on how its lobbying aligns with the Company's science-based targets and long term net zero ambitions:
| Votes For | 92,898,893 | ||||
| Votes Against | 818,159,418 | ||||
| Votes Abstained | 1,353,588 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 28,595,761 | ||||
4.Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company commission an independent third-party audit assessing the effectiveness of the Company's policies and practices in preventing illegal child labor:
| Votes For | 110,448,856 | ||||
| Votes Against | 800,776,590 | ||||
| Votes Abstained | 1,186,453 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 28,595,761 | ||||
5.Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company accelerate its efforts to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains:
| Votes For | 30,020,128 | ||||
| Votes Against | 877,967,888 | ||||
| Votes Abstained | 4,423,883 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 28,595,761 | ||||
6.Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report describing opportunities to support a circular economy for packaging.
| Votes For | 36,232,693 | ||||
| Votes Against | 874,717,839 | ||||
| Votes Abstained | 1,461,367 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 28,595,761 | ||||
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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.
| TYSON FOODS, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: February 12, 2024 | By: | /s/ John R. Tyson | |||||||||
| Name: | John R. Tyson | ||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||
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