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

November 9, 2016

Date of report (date of earliest event reported)

ADVANCEPIERRE FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(800) 969-2747

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02                                 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 9, 2016, AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release setting forth its third quarter 2016 operating results.  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:

The following exhibit is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.

Date: November 9, 2016

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