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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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest Event reported): May 14, 1997
Commission file number 0-14190
DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware No. 94-2967523
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
5929 College Avenue, Oakland, California 94618
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 652-8187
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Item 5. Other Events
On May 14, 1997, the Board of Directors of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), approved a third amendment (the
"Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement (the "Rights
Agreement") dated as of March 4, 1991, and amended June 14, 1994 and March 17,
1997, by and between the Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
(as second successor in interest to Bank of America, N.T. & S.A., a national
banking association), as Rights Agent. The Amendment, which became effective on
May 15, 1997, amends the Rights Agreement to change the Final Expiration Date
(as defined in the Rights Agreement) to May 16, 2007, and to increase the
Purchase Price (as defined in the Rights Agreement) for each one one-hundredth
of a Preferred Share (as defined in the Rights Agreement) to $300, subject
to adjustment.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
10.1 Third Amendment dated May 15, 1997, to Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement dated as of March 4, 1991, by and between the
Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as
Rights Agent.
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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.
DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC.
By: /s/ Paul R. Woodland
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Name: Paul R. Woodland
Title: Vice President - Finance and
Administration, Chief Financial
Officer and Assistant Secretary
Dated: May 19, 1997
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
10.1 Third Amendment dated May 15, 1997, to Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement dated as of March 4, 1991, by and between the
Company and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as
Rights Agent.
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