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 May 28, 2009, the Board of Directors of Campbell Soup Company
increased the size of the Board to 15 members and elected William Perez as a
director, effective June 1, 2009.
Mr. Perez served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wm. Wrigley Jr.
Company from October 2006 to October 2008. Prior to his position at Wrigley, he
was President and CEO of Nike, Inc. from 2004 to 2006. He began his career in
1970 at S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., where he held numerous roles, including CEO
from 1996 to 2004. Mr. Perez currently serves as a director of the Johnson &
Johnson Company, and has previously served on the boards of Wrigley, Hallmark
Cards, Kellogg Company, Nike, May Co., and S.C. Johnson & Son.
Mr. Perez 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 May 28, 2009, the Board of Directors of Campbell Soup Company approved an
amendment to Article II, Section 1 of the company's By-Laws, effective June 1,
2009, to change the size of the Board from 14 to 15 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 June 1, 2009.
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