-----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, DSpKI9aMYu2V437OS/3ZPWGBMVvLJpBawtoVCVuLarz5Hzl5cKZ+4bw6QuMvdOpy 9f6f6RQMQSX4MtE1vunfbw== 0001029506-03-000059.txt : 20031203 0001029506-03-000059.hdr.sgml : 20031203 20031203172502 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001029506-03-000059 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031203 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20031203 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RALCORP HOLDINGS INC /MO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001029506 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS [2040] IRS NUMBER: 431766315 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MO FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12619 FILM NUMBER: 031035948 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 MARKET STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2900 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63101 BUSINESS PHONE: 3148777000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 MARKET STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2900 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63101 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW RALCORP HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961223 8-K 1 purchase_completion.htm COMPLETION TO PURCHASE OF BAKERY CHEF Completion to purchase of Bakery Chef



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 3, 2003




Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Missouri
 
1-12619
 
43-1766315
(State or other
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
Incorporation)
 
 
 
 




800 Market Street, Suite 2900
 
 
St. Louis, MO
 
63101
(Address of principal
 
(Zip Code)
executive offices)
 
 





(314) 877-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



 
     
 


Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

In a press release dated December 3, 2003, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the text of which is incorporated by reference herein, the Registrant announced that today it completed the purchase of Bakery Chef, Inc., a leading manufacturer of frozen griddle products (pancakes, waffles, and French Toast) and other frozen, pre-baked products.


Item 7.    Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated December 3, 2003




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 thereunto duly authorized.



RALCORP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)



Date: December 3, 2003                      By:    /s/ T. G. Granneman          
             T. G. Granneman
             Duly Authorized Signatory and
             Chief Accounting Officer

 
     
 


EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number        Description

Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated December 3, 2003




EX-99.1 3 press_release.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release
EXHIBIT 99.1
 
      PRESS RELEASE 


For Release:          Immediate
Contact:    Scott Monette
                 314/877-7113


RALCORP HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ITS
PURCHASE OF BAKERY CHEF, INC.


St. Louis, MO, December 3, 2003 . . . Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: RAH) announced today that it has completed the purchase of Bakery Chef, Inc., a leading manufacturer of frozen griddle products (pancakes, waffles, and French toast) and other frozen, pre-baked products. Ralcorp paid $287.5 million in cash for Bakery Chef, which had net sales of $165 million for the year ended December 31, 2002. As Ralcorp previously announced, based upon Bakery Chef’s 2002 results and Ralcorp’s initial assessment of Bakery Chef’s intangible asset valuation and related amortizatio n, Ralcorp anticipates the transaction will immediately add $.25 to $.35 to diluted earnings per share on an annual basis.
Joe Micheletto, Vice Chairman of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., said: “Today, Bakery Chef becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Ralcorp that will provide a platform for increasing Ralcorp’s existing access to the food service channel and allows entry into the frozen food segment. Ralcorp is now poised to take advantage of growth opportunities in frozen foods and enhance its offerings to food service customers.”
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. served as exclusive financial adviser to Ralcorp in this transaction . Goldman, Sachs & Company acted as exclusive advisor to Bakery Chef and its owners.
Ralcorp produces a variety of store brand foods that are sold under the individual labels of various grocery, mass merchandise and drug store retailers. Ralcorp’s diversified product mix includes: ready-to-eat and hot cereals, crackers and cookies, snack nuts, chocolate candy, salad dressings, mayonnaise, peanut butter, jams and jellies, syrups, and various sauces. In addition, Ralcorp holds a 21.5 percent interest in Vail Resorts, Inc., the premier mountain resort operator in North America.
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NOTE: Information in this press release that includes information other than historical data contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are sometimes identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “should,” “will,” “can,” “believes,” “could,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “expects,” or similar expressions. Any such forward-looking statements are made based on information currently known and are subject to various risks and uncertainties and are therefore qualified by the Company's cautionary statements contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition to such cautionary statements, Ralcorp will not achieve the anticipated benefits of the Bakery Chef acquisition if Bakery Chef’s results of operations decline or actual amounts of intangible values and related amortization differ from Ralcorp’s initial estimates.
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