Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

 

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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):		March 31, 2017

The WhiteWave Foods Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35708	46-0631061
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
1225 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado		80202
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		[phone]

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 31, 2017, The WhiteWave Foods Company ("WhiteWave") issued a press release, attached as Exhibit 99, reporting that WhiteWave and Danone S.A. have achieved a major milestone towards the completion of the planned merger of the two companies with the reaching of an agreement in principle with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Department of Justice. WhiteWave expects the closing of Danone’s previously announced acquisition of WhiteWave for $56.25 per share in an all-cash merger transaction to occur shortly, although there can be no assurance regarding timing of completion of the regulatory process.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Press release dated March 31, 2017

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

		The WhiteWave Foods Company
April 3, 2017		By:		/s/ Helen N. Kaminski
				Name: Helen N. Kaminski
				Title: Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99		Press release issued March 31, 2017