UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2006
DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-14335 | 13-3542950 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Market @ The Landmark San Francisco, California | 94105 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(415) 247-3000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
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Section 7 — Regulation FD
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Richard G. Wolford, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Del Monte Foods Company, has adopted a trading plan designed to satisfy the requirements of SEC Rule 10b5-1 in order to facilitate the exercise of options that will be expiring. The trading plan provides for periodic exercises of options to purchase shares of Del Monte Foods Company common stock beginning June 2006 and through November 2006. In aggregate, the plan provides for the exercise of options to purchase 473,300 shares, which options expire in April 2007. The plan also provides for periodic sales of shares of Del Monte Foods Company common stock in amounts intended to be sufficient to satisfy the applicable exercise amounts and related taxes.
Transactions under the foregoing trading plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Del Monte Foods Company | ||||
Date: March 30, 2006 | By: | /s/ Richard G. Wolford | ||
Name: | Richard G. Wolford | |||
Title: | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
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