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| EX-99.1 - NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE COMPANY ON JUNE 12, 2012 - MICHAEL FOODS GROUP, INC. | d366064dex991.htm |
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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 12, 2012
MICHAEL FOODS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 333-173400 | 20-0344222 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 301 CARLSON PARKWAY SUITE 400 MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA |
55305 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(952) 258-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 8.01. Other Events.
On June 12, 2012, Michael Foods Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that a jury returned a verdict of patent infringement against Michael Foods, Inc. and awarded damages of $5.8 million in a case involving a single specialty product, pasteurized shell eggs. In National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc. et al. v. Michael Foods, Inc, et al., filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, the National Pasteurized Eggs entities (“NPE”) claimed changes that Michael Foods made to its processing parameters in April of 2010 resulted in pasteurized shell eggs that infringed on those made by NPE. A copy of the news release issued by the Company in connection with this Report on Form 8-K under Item 9.01 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
The following material is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |||
| 99.1 | News release issued by the Company on June 12, 2012. | |||
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 13, 2012 | MICHAEL FOODS GROUP, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ James E. Dwyer, Jr. | |||
| James E. Dwyer, Jr. Its: Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |||
| 99.1 | News release issued by the Company on June 12, 2012. | |||