Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

March 27, 2008

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-7275   47-0248710
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

One ConAgra Drive

Omaha, NE

  68102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(402) 595-4000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 27, 2008, ConAgra Foods, Inc. issued a press release and posted a question and answer document on its website containing information on third quarter fiscal 2008 financial results. The press release and Q&A are furnished with this Form 8-K as exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively.

The release includes the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted operating profit for the Consumer Foods segment, adjusted sales for the Consumer Foods segment and adjusted sales for the Consumer Foods segment’s Priority Investment Brands and Enabler Brands. Management evaluates segment performance exclusive of items impacting comparability of year-over-year results because these items are non-recurring or extraordinary in nature. Management believes the presentation of financial information exclusive of items impacting comparability facilitates investor understanding of segment performance and trends.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1   Press Release issued March 27, 2008
Exhibit 99.2   Questions and Answers


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.

 

  CONAGRA FOODS, INC.
Date: March 27, 2008   By:  

/s/ Colleen Batcheler

  Name:   Colleen Batcheler
  Title:  

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

 

Description

99.1   Press Release issued March 27, 2008
99.2   Questions and Answers