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 8, 2011
Commission File No. 001 - 34198
SUNOPTA INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
CANADA
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.)
2838 Bovaird Drive West Brampton, Ontario, L7A 0H2,
Canada
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(905) 455-1990
(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:
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ITEM 2.02 – RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On March 8, 2011 the Company issued a press release announcing our financial results for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K report.
ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 8, 2011 |
The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| SUNOPTA INC. | ||
| By | /s/ John Dietrich | |
| John Dietrich, | ||
| Vice President, Corporate Development | ||
| Date | March 10, 2011 | |