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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 4, 2020

BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

101 Oakley Street

Evansville, Indiana 47710

 (Address of principal executive offices / Zip Code)

(812) 424-2904

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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.
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

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. ☐

On March 4, 2020, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the Tropicana Executive Conference Center located at 450 NW Riverside Dr., Evansville, Indiana 47708 (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the four proposals described below.  The proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 132,393,631 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on each matter presented for vote at the Annual Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, 111,981,274 shares of common stock, or 84.58% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, were represented in person or by proxy.

The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Name		Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes
B. Evan Bayh		104,017,454		4,916,208		6,999		3,040,613
Jonathan F. Foster		105,269,398		3,662,963		8,300		3,040,613
Idalene F. Kesner		108,166,539		767,511		6,611		3,040,613
Carl J. Rickertsen		107,119,715		1,812,579		8,367		3,040,613
Ronald S. Rolfe		105,988,037		2,944,963		7,661		3,040,613
Thomas E. Salmon		104,611,300		3,115,989		1,213,372		3,040,613
Paula A. Sneed		108,108,119		825,521		7,021		3,040,613
Robert A. Steele		107,696,013		1,236,779		7,869		3,040,613
Stephen E. Sterrett		108,002,516		929,706		8,439		3,040,613
Scott B. Ullem		107,297,173		1,635,646		7,842		3,040,613

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
109,243,662		2,730,183		7,429

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
106,125,649		2,803,471		11,541		3,040,613

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
59,065,921		49,216,088		658,652		3,040,613

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.

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