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 3, 2017

 

TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Commission File Number: 001-32504

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (708) 483-1300

 

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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 3, 2017, TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017 and providing information relating to its previously announced webcast being held to discuss such results. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K under Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto 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 the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific referencing in such filing.

 

Item 2.05. Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities

On August 3, 2017, TreeHouse issued a press release announcing its intention to close facilities in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Plymouth, Indiana and transition non-peanut packaging operations out of Dothan, Alabama. Production in the Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Plymouth, Indiana facilities is expected to cease by the end of 2017 and the Dothan, Alabama production transition will begin in November 2017 and occur over a 10-month period. A copy of the press release, including initial estimates of the financial impact to TreeHouse, is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

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Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Other Events

 

 

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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.

 

 

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Index to Exhibits