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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): | August 15, 2016 |
The WhiteWave Foods Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35708 | 46-0631061 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1225 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado | 80202 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (303) 635-4500 |
Not Applicable
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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:
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 15, 2016, The WhiteWave Foods Company ("WhiteWave") issued a press release announcing that it had established a record date of August 25, 2016, and a meeting date of October 4, 2016, for a special meeting of its stockholders to, among other things, consider and vote on a proposal to approve the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger with Danone S.A. and July Merger Sub Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Danone, under which Danone will acquire WhiteWave for $56.25 per share in an all-cash transaction.
A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Press release issued by The WhiteWave Foods Company on August 15, 2016
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.
| The WhiteWave Foods Company | ||||
| August 15, 2016 | By: |
/s/ Roger E. Theodoredis
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| Name: Roger E. Theodoredis | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press release issued by The WhiteWave Foods Company on August 15, 2016 |