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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC. | dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2011
1-12340
(Commission File Number)
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 03-0339228 | |
| (Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury, Vermont 05676
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
(802) 244-5621
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 10, 2011, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has entered into a manufacturing, sales and distribution arrangement with Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks”) and Keurig Incorporated. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
In connection with that arrangement, subject to customary exceptions, Starbucks (including its subsidiaries) will be limited in its ability to acquire the Company’s common stock or propose any extraordinary Company transactions.
The information furnished in Item 7.01, including the Exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is provided in connection with Regulation FD.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 10, 2011 | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
| By: | /s/ Howard Malovany | |
| Howard Malovany Vice President, Corporate General Counsel | ||
Date: March 10, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
| No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 10, 2011 | |