Executive Change · Material Agreement

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 14, 2020   Conagra Brands, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)   Delaware   1-7275   47-0248710 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza , Suite 1300 Chicago , Illinois   60654 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) (312) 549-5000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)   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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $5.00 par value   CAG   New York Stock Exchange 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On May 14, 2020, the Board of Directors of Conagra Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a form of indemnification agreement to be entered into by the Company with each of its directors. The form of agreement memorializes the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws and requires the Company to indemnify each director under the circumstances and to the extent provided for therein, to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, including indemnification of expenses such as attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by the director in any action or proceeding arising out of the person’s services as a director. The foregoing description of the form of indemnification agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 14, 2020, the Company adopted the Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Company’s Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan. The changes implemented by the Third Amendment amend the minimum deferral percentage and certain participant eligibility and distribution requirements. The foregoing description of the Third Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Third Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibit No.     Description             10.1     Form of Director Indemnification Agreement             10.2     Third Amendment, dated as of May 14, 2020, to the Conagra Brands, Inc. Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan (January 1, 2017 Restatement)             104     Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL in Exhibit 101). 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 thereunto duly authorized.     CONAGRA BRANDS, INC.               Date: May 19, 2020     By:   /s/ Colleen Batcheler     Name:   Colleen Batcheler     Title:   Executive Vice President, General       Counsel and Corporate Secretary