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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): September 9, 2003
SEMINIS, INC.
Delaware | 000-26519 | 36-0769130 | ||
(State or Other Juris- diction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
2700 Camino del Sol, Oxnard, California | 93030-7967 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 642-1572
Item 5. Other Events | ||||||||
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits | ||||||||
SIGNATURES | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
EXHIBIT 99.1 |
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Item 5. Other Events
On September 8, 2003, Seminis, Inc. announced that its stockholders approved its previously announced merger agreement relating to the proposed transaction with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a San Francisco based private equity firm, Savia, S.A. de C.V., Seminis’ majority stockholder, and certain related parties. |
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(a) | Not applicable. | |
(b) | Not applicable. | |
(c) | Exhibit 99.1, Press Release dated September 8, 2003, issued by Seminis, Inc. announcing that its stockholders approved its previously announced merger agreement relating to the proposed transaction with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a San Francisco based private equity firm, Savia, S.A. de C.V., Seminis’ majority stockholder, and certain related parties. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SEMINIS, INC. | ||||
Date: September 9, 2003 | By: | /s/ Gaspar Alvarez Martinez | ||
Name: Gaspar Alvarez Martinez Title: Vice President Finance and Worldwide Corporate Comptroller |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 | Press Release dated September 8, 2003 issued by Seminis, Inc. announcing that its stockholders approved its previously announced merger agreement relating to the proposed transaction with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a San Francisco based private equity firm, Savia, S.A. de C.V., Seminis’ majority stockholder, and certain related parties. | 5 |
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