SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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) May 19, 1998
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B&G Foods, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 333-39813 13-3916496
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(State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Number) Identification
Incorporation No.)
426 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, New Jersey 07068
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (973) 228-2500
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5 Other Events
B&G Foods, Inc. is filing this Form 8-K to report its annual earnings
on its financial statements, which are filed as an exhibit and incorporated by
reference herein. The financial statements include balance sheets of B&G Foods,
Inc. and subsidiaries (Successor Consolidated) as of January 3, 1998 and
December 28, 1996, and the related statements of operations, and cash flows for
the year ended January 3, 1998, and the statements of operations, and cash flows
for the Predecessor Combined for the years ended December 28, 1996 and December
30, 1995. These financial statements were audited by an independent auditor.
Item 7 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
27 Financial Data Schedule
99.1 Financial Statements, January 3, 1998 and December 28, 1996 (with
Independent Auditors' Report thereon).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
B&G FOODS, INC.
Date: May 19, 1998 By:/s/ Robert C. Cantwell
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Name: Robert C. Cantwell
Title: Executive Vice President
of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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27 Financial Data Schedule
99.1 Financial Statements, January 3, 1998 and December 28, 1996 (with
Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)