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): December 9, 2013

 

 

DEL MONTE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   333-107830-05   75-3064217

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Maritime Plaza, San Francisco, California   94111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 247-3000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

In connection with the anticipated sale by Del Monte Corporation (“Company”) of its consumer products business to Del Monte Pacific Limited and its subsidiary, Del Monte Foods, Inc. (“DMFI”) pursuant to a purchase agreement dated October 9, 2013, Nils Lommerin, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, on December 9, 2013 accepted a contingent offer to serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of DMFI following the close of the transaction; accordingly, his employment with the Company would terminate at such time.

 

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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 CORPORATION
Date: December 10, 2013     By:  

/s/ Timothy S. Ernst

    Name:   Timothy S. Ernst
    Title:   Secretary