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): January 9, 2015

 

 

Kellogg Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-4171   38-0710690

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Kellogg Square

Battle Creek, Michigan 49016-3599

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(269) 961-2000

(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.

Kellogg Company today announced that it does not expect the recent limited recall of certain packages of MorningStar Farms products to have a material impact on financial results.

The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements about a product recall. These statements are made on the basis of the Company’s views and assumptions as of this time and the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements unless required by law. These statements are not guarantees; they involve risks and uncertainties and actual events or results may differ materially from these statements. Investors should consult the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the information set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2013) for information about certain factors that could cause such differences. Copies of these filings may be obtained upon request from the Company’s Investor Relations Department or on the Company’s web site at http://www.kellogg.com.


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.

 

    KELLOGG COMPANY
Date: January 9, 2015    

/s/ Gary H. Pilnick

    Name:   Gary H. Pilnick
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
      Corporate Development and Secretary