0001140361-11-042423.txt : 20110817 0001140361-11-042423.hdr.sgml : 20110817 20110816190931 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-11-042423 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110815 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20110817 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110816 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NUTRACEA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001063537 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS [2040] IRS NUMBER: 870673375 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-32565 FILM NUMBER: 111041125 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6720 N SCOTTSDALE RD STREET 2: SUITE 390 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 BUSINESS PHONE: 6025223000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6720 N SCOTTSDALE RD STREET 2: SUITE 390 CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85253 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NUTRASTAR INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20011221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE CONSUMER INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010418 8-K 1 form8k.htm NUTRACEA 8-K 8-15-2011 form8k.htm
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):  August 15, 2011
 
 
NUTRACEA
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
California
0-32565
87-0673375
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
6720 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 390
Scottsdale, AZ
85253
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (602) 522-3000

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 8.01 Other Items

Joint Research and Development Agreement

On August 15, 2011, NutraCea and DSM New Business Development B.V (“DSM”) entered into a Joint Research and Development Agreement.  Under the terms of the agreement, NutraCea and DSM will each share certain existing patented and proprietary intellectual property and know how and develop and evaluate new extraction and modification technologies to produce protein from rice bran for human food ingredient applications.  NutraCea and DSM will establish a steering committee that will manage and monitor the research and development and analyze whether and how the applications and technologies that may result from the relationship may be jointly commercialized.  NutraCea and DSM agreed to negotiate in good faith to determine the terms and conditions of any joint or separate commercialization of any resulting technology.  
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
NUTRACEA
     
Date: August 17, 2011
By:
/s/ W. John Short
   
W. John Short
   
Chief Executive Officer
   
(Duly Authorized Officer)