UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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): February 17, 2020
Conagra Brands, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | | 1-7275 | | 47-0248710 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois | | 60654 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(312) 549-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $5.00 par value | | CAG | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 17, 2020, Conagra Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing an update to its previously issued guidance for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020. The press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The Company will present at the 2020 Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference today, February 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of the presentation and presentation slides will be available on conagrabrands.com/investor-relations under Events & Presentations. A replay of the webcast will be available until February 18, 2021. The slides used in the presentation by the Company are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. |
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Date: February 18, 2020 | | | | By: | | /s/ Colleen Batcheler |
| | | | Name: | | Colleen Batcheler |
| | | | Title: | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
