UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
| x | CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2015
Commission File Number 001-35844
Pinnacle Foods Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 35-2215019 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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399 Jefferson Road Parsippany, New Jersey | | 07054 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 541-6620
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Underwriting Agreement
On May 4, 2015, Pinnacle Foods Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company, the selling stockholders named on Schedule E thereto (the “Selling Stockholders”), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the “Underwriter”), relating to an underwritten offering (the “Offering”) of 5,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 198640), filed on September 8, 2014, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated May 4, 2015. All of the Shares are being sold by the Selling Stockholders. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter purchased the Shares at a price of $40.91 per share in a transaction that was completed on May 8, 2015.
The description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2015, among Pinnacle Foods Inc., the Selling Stockholders named in Schedule E thereto, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Underwriter |
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| 5.1 | | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP |
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 thereto duly authorized.
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| PINNACLE FOODS INC. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Craig Steeneck |
| | Name: | | Craig Steeneck |
| | Title: | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| | Date: | | May 8, 2015 |
Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2015, among Pinnacle Foods Inc., the Selling Stockholders named on Schedule E thereto, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Underwriter |
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| 5.1 | | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP |
