SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): July 14, 2003
PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION
| Delaware | 1-9273 | 75-1285071 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 110 South Texas Street Pittsburg, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
75686-0093 (ZIP Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (903) 855-1000
| Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||||||
| Signatures | ||||||||
| Exhibit Index | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 Press Release | ||||||||
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On July 14, 2003, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation issued a press release announcing that it expects earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2003 to be higher than its previously released guidance and securities analysts’ published estimates and the expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for the proposed ConAgra chicken division acquisition, a copy of which 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: July 14, 2003 | By: | /s/ Richard A. Cogdill | ||
| Richard A. Cogdill Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 14, 2003 |