Diamond Foods Announces Results of Annual Meeting
January 15 2014 - 8:00AM
Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) ("Diamond") today announced the
results of voting at its annual meeting of stockholders. At the
meeting, stockholders approved all the proposals recommended by the
Company's Board of Directors in its proxy statement dated November
27, 2013, including:
- The election of Ed Blechschmidt, Dean Hollis and Robert Zollars
as Class III directors to serve on the Company's Board of Directors
until the 2017 annual meeting;
- The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2014; and
- Approving, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to
Company-named executive officers, known as the "Say-on-Pay"
vote.
Diamond also confirmed that it will continue to have nine
members of its Board of Directors.
"I would like to thank our dedicated Board of Directors for its
ongoing service to Diamond Foods. We appreciate the contribution
and expertise of each member, and we look forward to working
together in 2014 and in the years ahead to continue our efforts
with our multi-year turnaround strategy," said Brian Driscoll,
Diamond's President and Chief Executive Officer.
About Diamond Foods
Diamond Foods is an innovative packaged food company focused on
building and energizing brands including Kettle® Chips, Emerald®
snack nuts, Pop Secret® popcorn, and Diamond of California® nuts.
Diamond's products are distributed in a wide range of stores where
snacks and culinary nuts are sold. For more information, visit the
Company's corporate web site: http://www.diamondfoods.com.
CONTACT: Investors:
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Katie Turner
415-230-7952
Media:
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415-445-7431
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