Form 8-K B&G Foods, Inc. For: Mar 15

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2016

 

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

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 15, 2016

 

B&G Foods, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (973) 401-6500

 

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:

 

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On March 15, 2016, B&G Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing that we have revised our financial guidance for fiscal 2016 to reflect the impact of the common stock offering completed by our company today.  As a result of an additional 4.6 million shares of common stock outstanding following the offering, we revised our adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance from a range of $1.98 to $2.09 to a range of $1.90 to $2.00.  There is no change to our net sales guidance of $1.38 billion to $1.42 billion and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $294.0 million to $304.0 million for fiscal 2016.

 

The information contained in the press release, which is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated by reference herein and is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.”

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits.

 

99.1     Press Release dated March 15, 2016

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

	B&G FOODS, INC.
Dated: March 15, 2016	By:	/s/ Scott E. Lerner
		Scott E. Lerner
		Executive Vice President,
		General Counsel and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

B&G Foods Updates EPS Guidance to Reflect Common Stock Offering

 

PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 15, 2016 — B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it has revised its financial guidance for fiscal 2016 to reflect the impact of the common stock offering completed by the Company today.  As a result of an additional 4.6 million shares of common stock outstanding following the offering, the Company revised its adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance from a range of $1.98 to $2.09 to a range of $1.90 to $2.00.  There is no change to the Company’s net sales guidance of $1.38 billion to $1.42 billion and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $294.0 million to $304.0 million for fiscal 2016.

 

About B&G Foods, Inc.

 

B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute a diversified portfolio of high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods’ products are marketed under many recognized brands, including Ac’cent, B&G, B&M, Baker’s Joy, Bear Creek Country Kitchens, Brer Rabbit, Canoleo, Cary’s, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Devonsheer, Don Pepino, Emeril’s, Grandma’s Molasses, Green Giant, JJ Flats, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, MacDonald’s, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, Molly McButter, Mrs. Dash, New York Flatbreads, New York Style, Old London, Original Tings, Ortega, Pirate’s Booty, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina, Rickland Orchards, Sa-són, Sclafani, Smart Puffs, Spring Tree, Sugar Twin, Trappey’s, TrueNorth, Underwood, Vermont Maid and Wright’s. B&G Foods also sells and distributes Static Guard, a household product brand.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.”  The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include without limitation statements related to net sales, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted earnings per share expectations for fiscal 2016.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates” or “plans” to be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports, if any, on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.  Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.  B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

Contacts:

 

Investor Relations: ICR, Inc. Dara Dierks 866-211-8151

Media Relations: ICR, Inc. Matt Lindberg 203-682-8214