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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

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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): November 5, 2003

 

 

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PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		1-9273		75-1285071
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

110 South Texas Street Pittsburg, Texas		75686-0093
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(ZIP Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (903) 855-1000

 

 

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Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The information in this Form 8-K 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 November 5, 2003, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation held an earnings conference call to discuss its results of operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 and for fiscal 2003 as a whole. A transcript of the contents of the conference call is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Signatures

 

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

 

						PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION
Date: November 5, 2003						By:		/s/    Richard A. Cogdill
								Richard A. Cogdill Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Transcript of Conference Call conducted by Registrant on November 5, 2003.