-----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, LOx54fWptgrC0sTr5g/UfLH97LBydKNA0/+rSsSltAD035aiczXnGKXDwGXtnvcP lSa6mLBI/AESaRSFS+ZG0g== 0000950144-02-009119.txt : 20020820 0000950144-02-009119.hdr.sgml : 20020820 20020820112618 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-02-009119 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020819 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20020820 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DELHAIZE AMERICA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000037912 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411] IRS NUMBER: 560660192 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 0102 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-06080 FILM NUMBER: 02743539 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1330 STREET 2: 2110 EXECUTIVE DR CITY: SALISBURY STATE: NC ZIP: 28145 BUSINESS PHONE: 7046338250 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1330 STREET 2: 2110 EXECUTIVE DR CITY: SALISBURY STATE: NC ZIP: 28145 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FOOD TOWN STORES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830510 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FOOD LION INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 g78048e8vk.htm DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC. Delhaize America, Inc.
 

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 19, 2002

Delhaize America, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File No. 0-6080

     
North Carolina   56-0660192
 
(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
2110 Executive Drive, P.O. Box 1330
Salisbury, North Carolina		   28145-1330
 
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 633-8250

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Item 5. Other Events.

     On August 19, 2002 Delhaize Group, the Belgian international food retailer that owns Delhaize America, Inc. (“Delhaize America”), announced that Richard A. Anicetti, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Food Lion, LLC (“Food Lion”), which is Delhaize America’s largest operating company, is being promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Food Lion; Pierre-Olivier Beckers, Chief Executive Officer and President of Delhaize Group, is assuming the additional title of Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize America; and William McCanless, previously Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize America and Food Lion, will become Vice Chairman of Delhaize America and will continue to serve on the Delhaize Group Board of Directors. All changes are effective September 1, 2002.

     A copy of the press release issued by Delhaize Group regarding the above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits.

     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99   Delhaize Group Press Release dated August 19, 2002

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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.

         
        DELHAIZE AMERICA, INC.
 
Dated:   August 20, 2002   By: /s/ Michael R. Waller
       
                Michael R. Waller
        Executive Vice President

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99   Delhaize Group Press Release dated August 19, 2002

4 EX-99 3 g78048exv99.htm DELHAIZE GROUP PRESS RELEASE DATED AUGUST 19, 2002 Delhaize Group Press Release dated August 19, 2002

 

Exhibit 99

(DELHAIZE GROUP LOGO)

August 19, 2002

         
Contacts:   Guy Elewaut:   + 32 (0)2 412 29 48
    Geoffroy d’Oultremont:   + 32 (0)2 412 83 21
    Amy Shue (U.S. investors):   + 1 (704) 633-8250, ext. 2529
    Ruth Kinzey (U.S. media):   + 1 (704) 633-8250, ext. 2118

DELHAIZE GROUP ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE
STREAMLINES SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM

BRUSSELS, Belgium — August 19, 2002 — Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB, NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, announces the reorganization of its senior executive team in the United States. Rick Anicetti becomes Chief Executive Officer of Food Lion and Bill McCanless is named Vice Chairman of Delhaize America. The chief executives of the two key U.S. businesses will now report directly to Pierre-Olivier Beckers, Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize Group.

Delhaize Group is streamlining its senior executive team in a move to further capitalize on the recent share exchange transaction with its major U.S. subsidiary, Delhaize America.

Rick Anicetti, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Food Lion, is being promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Food Lion. Mr. Anicetti began his food industry career at sister banner Hannaford Bros. Co. in 1980. After completing the company’s retail management training program, he held a progression of roles of increasing responsibility and was ultimately named head of the southeastern operations of Hannaford. Mr. Anicetti joined Food Lion in August 2000 as Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to President in September 2001. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Food Bank of North Carolina, the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association, the North Carolina Food Dealers Association, and the Food Bank of Metrolina. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

Both Mr. Anicetti and Ron Hodge, Chief Executive Officer of Hannaford, will report directly to Pierre-Olivier Beckers, Chief Executive Officer and President of Delhaize Group. Mr. Beckers, Group President and CEO since 1999, possesses a broad-based retail experience that includes positions in purchasing, category management, and operations in Belgium and the United States. He is on the Board of Directors of the Food Marketing Institute and was elected recently to a two-year term as Chairman of CIES – The Food Business Forum, an international food business network serving as interface between more than 400 retailers and suppliers from 50 countries. Mr. Beckers has a bachelor’s degree in applied economics from I.A.G., Louvain-La-Neuve and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Bill McCanless, previously Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize America, will be Vice Chairman of Delhaize America and continue to serve on the Delhaize Group Board of Directors. Mr. Beckers is assuming the additional title of Chief Executive Officer of Delhaize America. All changes are effective September 1, 2002.

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Mr. Beckers said, “ The share exchange transaction was designed to create a solid platform for sharing the Group’s considerable retail expertise among all of its banners. The streamlining of our senior executive team will give me the opportunity to work directly with the seasoned operators of the Group’s two U.S. operating divisions, who together have over 40 years of retail experience. I look forward to playing a more active role in supporting the growth of our U.S. businesses and in developing the cross banner retail partnerships that will benefit all of our customers, associates and shareholders.”

“Bill did a great job leading the company through the late 1990s, and he built a first class retail team. He has integrated the Hannaford acquisition to take full advantage of the synergies and yet retain the distinct and successful operating characteristics of our U.S. banners. Bill will continue to contribute meaningfully to the further growth and development of Delhaize America and Delhaize Group in his roles as Vice Chairman of Delhaize America and as a board member at the Group level,” said Mr. Beckers.

DELHAIZE GROUP

Delhaize Group is a Belgian food retailer present in ten countries on three continents. At the end of the second quarter of 2002, Delhaize Group’s sales network consisted of 2,481 stores. In 2001, Delhaize Group posted EUR 21.4 billion in sales and cash earnings of EUR 339.0 million. Delhaize Group employs approximately 147,000 people. Delhaize Group is listed on Euronext Brussels and the New York Stock Exchange.

DELHAIZE AMERICA

Delhaize America, based in Salisbury, North Carolina, is one of the leading supermarket retailers in the U.S. operating 1,472 supermarkets under the banners Food Lion, Hannaford and Kash n’ Karry. In 2001, Delhaize America’s sales amounted to USD 14.9 billion (EUR 16.6 billion). Delhaize America employs approximately 114,000 people.

This press release is available in English, French and Dutch. You can also find it on Delhaize Group’s web site http://www.delhaizegroup.com. Questions can be sent to investor@delhaizegroup.com.

Some of the statements in this press release and other written and oral statements made from time to time by Delhaize Group and its representatives are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about strategic options, future strategies and the anticipated benefits of these strategies. These statements are based on Delhaize Group’s current expectations. Delhaize Group’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements are described in Delhaize Group’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2001 and other periodic filings made by Delhaize Group and Delhaize America with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. Delhaize Group and Delhaize Group disclaim any obligation to update developments of these risk factors or to announce publicly any revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this release, or to make corrections to reflect future events or developments.

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