Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE:PF) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 7, 2017, Pinnacle Foods Inc. (the ”Company”) entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. (“Ryder”) to acquire a frozen warehouse and vegetable packaging facility (the “Facility”) from Ryder located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin for $37.5 million plus contingent payments that are dependent on the satisfaction of certain pre-closing contract conditions.

The acquisition, which will be funded with cash on hand, will provide the Company with incremental capacity beginning in early 2018 to support the continued, strong growth of its Birds Eye franchise, including providing manufacturing flexibility for innovation. In addition, the Facility is also expected to drive productivity and margin enhancement, consistent with the network optimization initiatives in the Company’s long-term strategic plan, beginning in the second half of 2018. The Company expects to begin the integration of the Facility into its supply chain network in the second half of this year.

The purchase agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions. Subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions set forth in the purchase agreement, the Company expects the acquisition to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.

This information is being “furnished” to Item 7.01 and in accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form8-Kshall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933.

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About Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE:PF)
Pinnacle Foods Inc. is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded food products in North America. The Company operates through three segments: the Birds Eye Frozen segment, the Duncan Hines Grocery segment and the Specialty Foods segment. The Birds Eye Frozen segment manages its brands in the United States retail frozen vegetables (Birds Eye), frozen complete bagged meals (Birds Eye Voila!), and frozen seafood (Van de Kamp’s and Mrs. Paul’s) categories, plant based protein frozen products (gardein), as well as its Foundation Brands in the frozen and refrigerated bagels (Lender’s), frozen pizza for one (Celeste), single-serve frozen dinners and entrees (Hungry-Man), and frozen breakfast (Aunt Jemima) categories. The Duncan Hines Grocery Segment includes cake mixes, ready-to-serve frostings, brownie mixes, muffin mixes and cookie mixes. The Specialty Foods segment consists of snack products (Tim’s Cascade and Snyder of Berlin), foodservice and private label businesses.