Executive Change · Company Update

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): March 9, 2020 The J. M. Smucker Company (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Ohio   001-05111   34-0538550 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer 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)   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Common Shares, no par value SJM New York Stock Exchange Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging Growth Company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐ Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (c) Effective April 13, 2020, John P. Brase, 52, will assume the position of Chief Operating Officer of The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”). Mr. Brase has been an employee of The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) since June 1990. He was the Vice President and General Manager of P&G’s North American Family Care business from April 2016 through March 2020 and, prior to that time, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Global Family Care, Upstream Innovation since January 2015. Effective April 13, 2020, Mr. Brase’s base salary will be $700,000, his short-term cash incentive target opportunity will be 100% of his base salary, and his long-term equity incentive target opportunity will be 300% of his base salary. As a signing bonus, Mr. Brase will also receive $400,000 cash, a grant of 25,000 restricted shares, which will cliff vest three years from the grant date, and a grant of 7,500 restricted shares, which will cliff vest on the date that Mr. Brase turns 60 years of age, assuming that he is still employed by the Company on such date. Mr. Brase will also participate in all employee plans and benefits consistent with other senior executives of the Company. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Brase and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected to his new position with the Company, and there is no family relationship between Mr. Brase and any directors or executive officers of the Company. Mr. Brase is not currently engaged, and has not during the last fiscal year been engaged, in any transactions with the Company or its subsidiaries that are required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor have any such transactions been proposed. Item 8.01   Other Events. A copy of the press release issued by the Company, dated March 9, 2020, announcing Mr. Brase as the Chief Operating Officer 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 Number Exhibit Description 99.1 Press Release issued by the Company, dated March 9, 2020, announcing Chief Operating Officer 101.INS    XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document 101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 104    The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL 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:   Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary Date:  March 9, 2020