ORRVILLE, Ohio, April 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The J. M.
Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) today announced that its Board of
Directors has approved a $0.75 per
share dividend on the common shares of the Company. The dividend
will be paid on Thursday, June 1,
2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on
Friday, May 12, 2017.
The Company also announced that its annual meeting of
shareholders will be held on Wednesday,
August 16, 2017. The meeting will be held at
11:00 a.m., Eastern time, at The
Ritz-Carlton, 1515 W. 3rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio. Shareholders of record
at the close of business on Monday, June 19,
2017, 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 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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