Pilgrim's Pride Corp 4th qtr Earnings Guidance and new COO
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 18, 2004
PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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75-1285071 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(IRS Employer
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110 South Texas Street
Pittsburg, Texas |
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75686-0093 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (903) 855-1000
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information in this Item 2.02 and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On October 18, 2004, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it had raised its previously issued earnings guidance for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2004.
The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(c) On October 18, 2004, the Company appointed J. Clinton Rivers, 45, Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Rivers previously served as the Company's Executive Vice President of Prepared Food Operations. Prior to assuming the position of Executive Vice President of Prepared Food Operations in 2002, Mr. Rivers was the Senior Vice President, Prepared Foods Operations, beginning in 1999, and earlier was named Vice President of Prepared Foods Operations in 1992. In 1989, he became Plant Manager of the Company's largest production facility in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, after leaving the Company for a brief period. He originally joined the Company in 1986 as Quality Assurance Manager, and also has held positions at Perdue Farms and Golden West Foods.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release dated October 18, 2004.
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.
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
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Date: October 20, 2004 |
By: /s/ Richard A. Cogdill |
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Richard A. Cogdill |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, |
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Secretary and Treasurer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release dated October 18, 2004.