ORRVILLE, Ohio, April 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The J. M. Smucker
Company (NYSE: SJM) today announced that the Board of Directors has
declared a $0.67 per share dividend
on the common shares of the Company to be paid on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, to shareholders of
record at the close of business on Friday,
May 13, 2016.
The Company also announced that its annual meeting of
shareholders will be held on Wednesday,
August 17, 2016. The meeting will be held at
11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the
Fisher Auditorium, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development
Center, 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, Ohio. Shareholders of record at
the close of business on Monday, June 20,
2016, will be entitled to notice of the annual meeting and
to vote on matters considered at the meeting.
ABOUT THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
For nearly 120 years,
The J. M. Smucker Company has been committed to offering consumers
quality products that bring families together to share memorable
meals and moments. Today, Smucker is a leading marketer and
manufacturer of consumer food and beverage products and pet food
and pet snacks in North America. In consumer foods and
beverages, its brands include Smucker's®,
Folgers®, Jif®, Dunkin'
Donuts®, Crisco®,
Pillsbury®, R.W. Knudsen
Family®, Hungry Jack®, Café
Bustelo®, Martha
White®, truRoots®,
Sahale Snacks®, Robin
Hood®, and Bick's®. In pet
food and pet snacks, its brands include Meow Mix®,
Milk-Bone®, Kibbles 'n Bits®, Natural
Balance®, and 9Lives®. The Company
remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People,
Ethics, Growth, and Independence established by its
founder and namesake more than a century ago. For more information
about the Company, visit jmsmucker.com.
The J. M. Smucker Company is the owner of all trademarks
referenced herein, except for the following, which are used under
license: Pillsbury® is a trademark of The
Pillsbury Company, LLC and Dunkin' Donuts® is a
registered trademark of DD IP Holder LLC.
Dunkin' Donuts® brand is licensed to The J. M.
Smucker Company for packaged coffee products sold in retail
channels such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores,
and drug stores. This information does not pertain to Dunkin'
Donuts® coffee or other products for sale in
Dunkin' Donuts® restaurants.
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