Gold Kist (NASDAQ:GKIS)
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Gold Kist Inc. (NASDAQ:GKIS) requests that its stockholders take no
action at this time in response to Pilgrim’s
Pride Corporation’s (NYSE:PPC) announcement
that it is commencing an unsolicited tender offer to acquire all
outstanding shares of common stock of Gold Kist at a price of $20.00 per
share.
Gold Kist’s Board of Directors will carefully
review the terms of the unsolicited tender offer, which is at the same
price as Pilgrim’s unsolicited proposal
announced on August 18, 2006.
The Board, in accordance with its fiduciary duties, will review and
consider Pilgrim’s unsolicited tender offer
and will make a recommendation to stockholders on or before October 12,
2006.
Merrill Lynch & Co. and Gleacher Partners LLC are acting as financial
advisors to Gold Kist and Alston & Bird LLP and Richards, Layton &
Finger are serving as outside legal counsel.
We will file a proxy statement in connection with our 2007 annual
meeting of stockholders. Our stockholders are strongly advised to read
the proxy statement when it becomes available, as it will contain
important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain the proxy
statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and
other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for free at the Internet website maintained by the Securities
and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
Copies of the proxy statement and any amendments and supplements to the
proxy statement will also be available for free at the Company’s
Internet website at www.goldkist.com
or by writing to Gold Kist Inc., Attn: Investor Relations, 244
Perimeter Center Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30346. In addition,
copies of the proxy materials may be requested by contacting our proxy
solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at (800) 322 2885 toll-free or by
email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com.
Detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of
individuals who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of
proxies of Gold Kist Inc. stockholders is available on Schedule 14A
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2006.
About Gold Kist
Gold Kist is the third largest chicken company in the United States,
accounting for more than nine percent of chicken produced in the United
States in 2005. Gold Kist operates a fully-integrated chicken production
business that includes live production, processing, marketing and
distribution. Gold Kist’s operations include
nine divisions located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and
South Carolina. For more information, visit the company’s
Web site at http://www.goldkist.com.
Gold Kist Inc. (NASDAQ:GKIS) requests that its stockholders take
no action at this time in response to Pilgrim's Pride Corporation's
(NYSE:PPC) announcement that it is commencing an unsolicited tender
offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Gold Kist
at a price of $20.00 per share.
Gold Kist's Board of Directors will carefully review the terms of
the unsolicited tender offer, which is at the same price as Pilgrim's
unsolicited proposal announced on August 18, 2006.
The Board, in accordance with its fiduciary duties, will review
and consider Pilgrim's unsolicited tender offer and will make a
recommendation to stockholders on or before October 12, 2006.
Merrill Lynch & Co. and Gleacher Partners LLC are acting as
financial advisors to Gold Kist and Alston & Bird LLP and Richards,
Layton & Finger are serving as outside legal counsel.
We will file a proxy statement in connection with our 2007 annual
meeting of stockholders. Our stockholders are strongly advised to read
the proxy statement when it becomes available, as it will contain
important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain the proxy
statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and
other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for free at the Internet website maintained by the
Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Copies of the proxy
statement and any amendments and supplements to the proxy statement
will also be available for free at the Company's Internet website at
www.goldkist.com or by writing to Gold Kist Inc., Attn: Investor
Relations, 244 Perimeter Center Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30346.
In addition, copies of the proxy materials may be requested by
contacting our proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at (800) 322
2885 toll-free or by email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com. Detailed
information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of
individuals who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of
proxies of Gold Kist Inc. stockholders is available on Schedule 14A
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2006.
About Gold Kist
Gold Kist is the third largest chicken company in the United
States, accounting for more than nine percent of chicken produced in
the United States in 2005. Gold Kist operates a fully-integrated
chicken production business that includes live production, processing,
marketing and distribution. Gold Kist's operations include nine
divisions located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and
South Carolina. For more information, visit the company's Web site at
http://www.goldkist.com.