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):
May 28, 2009
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New Jersey
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Commission File Number
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21-0419870 |
State of Incorporation
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1-3822
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I.R.S. Employer
Identification No. |
One Campbell Place
Camden, New Jersey 08103-1799
Principal Executive Offices
Telephone Number: (856) 342-4800
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 Companys 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 companys 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
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By-Laws of the Registrant, effective June 1, 2009. |
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