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)
March
3, 2011
FRESH
DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
The Cayman Islands |
1-14706 |
N/A |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
c/o
Walkers Corporate Services Limited
Walker
House, 87 Mary Street
George
Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9002
Cayman
Islands
(Address
of Registrant's Principal Executive Office)
(305)
520-8400
(Registrant’s
telephone number including area code)
Please send copies of notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission to:
c/o Del
Monte Fresh Produce Company
241
Sevilla Avenue
Coral
Gables, Florida 33134
(Address
of Registrant's U.S. Executive Office)
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 8.01 Other Events.
On March 3, 2011, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announced that its board of directors declared an interim cash dividend of five cents ($0.05) per share, payable on April 7, 2011, to shareholders of record on March 16, 2011. The board of directors also declared a cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2010, of five cents ($0.05) per share, payable on June 10, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 18, 2011, subject to shareholders’ approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 4, 2011.
A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated March 3, 2011.
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.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. |
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Date: |
March 3, 2011 |
By: |
/s/ Richard Contreras |
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Richard Contreras |
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Senior Vice President & |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 |
Press Release dated March 3, 2011. |