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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Diamond Foods 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): June 20, 2011
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-51439 | 20-2556965 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 Montgomery Street, 13th Floor San Francisco, California |
94111 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 445-7444
600 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111
(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:
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| x | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 21, 2011, Diamond Foods, Inc. (“Company”) issued a press release announcing the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, for its pending acquisition of the Pringles business from The Procter & Gamble Company.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Diamond Foods, Inc, dated June 21, 2011. |
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.
| DIAMOND FOODS, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: June 21, 2011 | By: | /s/ Stephen E. Kim | ||||||
| Name: | Stephen E. Kim | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel | |||||||
| and Human Resources | ||||||||