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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Members of the senior management team of Conagra Brands, Inc. (the “Company” or “Conagra”) are scheduled to meet with investors on May 15, 2020. During the meetings, the Company intends to discuss fourth quarter growth in retail sales across its categories for the ten week period ended May 3, 2020. In addition to discussing the data presented in the Company’s Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2020 (the “Prior Form 8-K”) and reaffirming the fiscal 2020 guidance set forth in the Prior Form 8-K, the Company expects to share the following additional information:
Conagra Brands Retail Sales Growth (1) |
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Ten Week Period Ended May 3, 2020 (% Change vs. Year Ago) |
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Total Conagra Retail Sales |
+37.2 |
% | ||
Total Conagra Frozen Retail Sales |
+29.7 |
% | ||
Total Conagra Frozen Meals Retail Sales (2) |
+27.1 |
% | ||
Total Conagra Snacks Retail Sales |
+20.4 |
% | ||
Total Conagra “Staples Brands” Retail Sales (3) |
+53.5 |
% |
(1) | Source: IRI Syndicated Market Advantage, Total US MULO+C |
(2) | Total Conagra Brands Frozen Single Serve and Frozen Multi-Serve Meals |
(3) | “Staples Brands” encompasses Conagra’s brands within the Grocery and Refrigerated businesses |
Conagra Brands Share Growth (1) |
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Ten Week Period Ended May 3, 2020 (Basis Point Change vs. Year Ago) |
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Total Conagra Share – All Conagra Categories |
+18 bps |
(1) | Source: IRI Syndicated Market Advantage, Total US MULO+C |
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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.
CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. | ||||||
Date: May 15, 2020 |
By: |
/s/ Colleen Batcheler | ||||
Name: |
Colleen Batcheler | |||||
Title: |
Executive Vice President, General | |||||
Counsel and Corporate Secretary |