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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

x 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 9, 2015

Commission File Number 001-35844

 

 

Pinnacle Foods Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   35-2215019

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

399 Jefferson Road

Parsippany, New Jersey

  07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 541-6620

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement

On March 9, 2015, Pinnacle Foods Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company, the selling stockholders named on Schedule E thereto (the “Selling Stockholders”), and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the “Underwriter”), relating to an underwritten offering (the “Offering”) of 14,324,145 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 198640), filed on September 8, 2014, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated March 9, 2015. All of the Shares are being sold by the Selling Stockholders. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter purchased the Shares at a price of $37.07 per share in a transaction that was completed on March 13, 2015.

The description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2015, among Pinnacle Foods Inc., the Selling Stockholders named in Schedule E thereto, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Underwriter
5.1    Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP


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 thereto duly authorized.

 

PINNACLE FOODS INC.

By:

/s/ Craig Steeneck

Name:

Craig Steeneck

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:

March 13, 2015


Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2015, among Pinnacle Foods Inc., the Selling Stockholders named on Schedule E thereto, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Underwriter
5.1    Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP