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): November 12, 2013
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 1-35491
| Virginia | 36-3083135 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL 60093-2753
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(847) 646-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As we have previously disclosed, on March 1, 2011, the Starbucks Coffee Company (“Starbucks”) took control of the Starbucks packaged coffee business (the “Starbucks CPG business”) in grocery stores and other channels. Starbucks did so without our authorization and in what we contended was a violation and breach of our license and supply agreement with Starbucks related to the Starbucks CPG business. The dispute was in arbitration in Chicago, Illinois. On November 12, 2013, the arbitrator issued his decision.
While we remained the named party in the proceeding, under the Separation and Distribution Agreement between Mondelēz International, Inc. and us, we agreed to direct any recovery we are awarded in the arbitration proceeding to Mondelēz International. In addition, Mondelēz International will reimburse us for any costs and expenses we incurred in connection with the arbitration. As a result, we do not believe that the arbitration’s outcome has or will have a material financial impact on us.
For further information about the arbitration proceeding, please refer to Mondelēz International’s press release on November 12, 2013.
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.
| Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: November 12, 2013 |
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By: | /s/ Kim K. W. Rucker | |||
| Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||