UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(Rule 14a-101)
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on September 23, 2016.
| Meeting Information
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| CONAGRA FOODS, INC. | Meeting Type: Annual Meeting | |||||||||
| For holders as of: July 29, 2016 | ||||||||||
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Date: September 23, 2016 Time: 8:30 a.m. CDT | ||||||||||
| Location: |
Hyatt Regency Chicago | |||||||||
| West Tower, Crystal Ballroom A | ||||||||||
| 151 East Wacker Drive | ||||||||||
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222 WEST MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA SUITE 1300 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654 |
Chicago, Illinois 60601 | |||||||||
| Directions: Information on how to obtain directions to attend the meeting and vote in person is available by writing to us at Corporate Secretary, ConAgra Foods, Inc., 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1300, Chicago, Illinois 60654 | ||||||||||
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| Voting Items | ||||||||||||||||
| COMPANY PROPOSALS | ||||||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following nominees for director: |
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| 1. | Election of Directors | |||||||||||
| 01) | Bradley A. Alford | 07) | Rajive Johri | |||||||||
| 02) | Thomas K. Brown | 08) | W.G. Jurgensen | |||||||||
| 03) | Stephen G. Butler | 09) | Richard H. Lenny | |||||||||
| 04) | Sean M. Connolly | 10) | Ruth Ann Marshall | |||||||||
| 05) | Steven F. Goldstone | 11) | Timothy R. McLevish | |||||||||
| 06) | Joie A. Gregor | |||||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposal: | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Independent Auditor | |||||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposal: | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Advisory vote to approve compensation of the Company’s named executive officers | |||||||||||
