Current Report Filing (8-k)
January 05 2016 - 4:02PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): December 31, 2015
The J. M. Smucker Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Ohio |
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001-05111 |
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34-0538550 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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One Strawberry Lane
Orrville, Ohio |
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44667-0280 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (330) 682-3000
Not Applicable
(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The J. M. Smucker Company (the Company) today announced that it
completed the divestiture of its U.S. canned milk brands and operations to Eagle Family Foods Group LLC, a subsidiary of funds affiliated with Kelso & Company, on December 31, 2015. The Company previously announced the transaction with
Eagle Family Foods Group LLC on November 3, 2015. The transaction included canned milk products that are primarily sold in U.S. retail and foodservice channels under the Eagle
Brand® and Magnolia® brands, along with other branded and private label trade names, with annual net sales of
approximately $200 million. The Companys manufacturing facilities in El Paso, Texas and Seneca, Missouri were included in the transaction. The transaction did not include the Companys canned milk business in Canada.
The information in this Item 7.01 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), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
SIGNATURE
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.
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THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY |
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By: |
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/s/ Jeannette L. Knudsen |
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Jeannette L. Knudsen |
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Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Date: January 5, 2016
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