-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, P5LULHOMNA/0NRxR+PvQizXyinHGSYkrfrQ8x1C0nZB+DT+om1GLdSM5UBDlmfiu PyDJacvU2jhqjHtEacEDVA== 0001171520-04-000143.txt : 20040504 0001171520-04-000143.hdr.sgml : 20040504 20040504170647 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171520-04-000143 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040504 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040504 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001020859 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141] IRS NUMBER: 050376157 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15723 FILM NUMBER: 04778487 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 999 STREET 2: 260 LAKE RD CITY: DAYVILLE STATE: CT ZIP: 06241 BUSINESS PHONE: 8607792800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 999 STREET 2: 260 LAKE RD CITY: DAYVILLE STATE: CT ZIP: 06241 8-K 1 eps1438.txt UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. ================================================================================ 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): May 4, 2004 UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 000-21531 05-0376157 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 260 Lake Road Dayville, CT 06241 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (860) 779-2800 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired: Not Applicable (b) Pro Forma Financial Information: Not Applicable (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated May 4, 2004, announcing that the Company has entered into an amended and restated four-year $250 million revolving credit facility with a bank group led by Bank of America Business Capital (formerly Fleet Capital Corporation) as the administrative agent, effective April 30, 2004. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On May 4, 2004, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has entered into an amended and restated four-year $250 million revolving credit facility with a bank group led by Bank of America Business Capital (formerly Fleet Capital Corporation) as the administrative agent, effective April 30, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K. 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. UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. By: /s/ Rick D. Puckett ------------------------- Rick D. Puckett Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Date: May 4, 2004 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, dated May 4, 2004, announcing that the Company has entered into an amended and restated four-year $250 million revolving credit facility with a bank group led by Bank of America Business Capital (formerly Fleet Capital Corporation) as the administrative agent, effective April 30, 2004. EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.txt Exhibit 99.1 [LETTERHEAD OF UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2004 UNITED NATURAL FOODS ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY TO $250 MILLION Dayville, Connecticut - May 4, 2004 -- United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI), today announced that it has entered into an amended and restated four-year $250 million revolving credit facility with a bank group that was led by Bank of America Business Capital (formerly Fleet Capital Corporation) as the administrative agent, effective April 30, 2004. The amended and restated credit facility provides for improved terms and conditions that provide the Company with more financial flexibility and reduced costs, as well as increased liquidity. The new credit facility replaces an existing $150 million revolving credit facility. The Company's outstanding commitments under the amended and restated credit facility as of April 30, 2004 were approximately $123 million. "We are pleased to continue our long and successful relationship with Fleet Capital Corporation," said Steven Townsend, Chief Executive Officer. "Our new credit facility provides us with the financial flexibility to capitalize on future internal and external growth opportunities including strategic buying initiatives, the expansion of key distribution centers, new technologies and the ability to pursue strategic acquisition opportunities that may arise in the future." About United Natural Foods United Natural Foods, Inc. carries and distributes over 32,000 products to more than 14,000 customers nationwide. The Company serves a wide variety of retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and the food service channel. For more information on United Natural Foods, Inc., visit the Company's web-site at www.unfi.com. AT THE COMPANY: FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD: Rick D. Puckett Joseph Calabrese Vanessa Schwartz Chief Financial Officer General Information Analyst Information (860) 779-2800 (212) 445-8434 (212) 445-8433 "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the Company's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to general business conditions, the impact of competition and the Company's dependence on principal customers, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2004, and its other filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing reports until the effective date of its future reports required by applicable laws. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----