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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - PENFORD CORP | d698834dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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 4, 2014
Penford Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington | 0-11488 | 91-1221360 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 7094 South Revere Parkway, Centennial, Colorado |
80112-3932 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
303-649-1900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K/A filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
As previously reported, on March 4, 2014, Penford Products Co., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penford Corporation (“Penford”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Gum Technology, an Arizona close corporation (“Seller”), and Allen J Freed and Sheryl I. Freed, the owners of Seller. On March 25, 2014, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Purchaser acquired substantially all of the assets of Seller and assumed certain liabilities in exchange for approximately $10.2 million in cash subject to certain adjustments.
A copy of Registrant’s press release dated March 25, 2014 announcing the completion of this transaction and certain inducement options granted to key employees of Seller is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 25, 2014 | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Penford Corporation | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| March 25, 2014 | /s/ Steven O. Cordier | |||||
| Steven O. Cordier | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 25, 2014 | |
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