UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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 5, 2009
PILGRIM'S
PRIDE CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
1-9273
75-1285071
(State
or Other
Jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of
Incorporation) File
Number)
Identification No.)
4845
US Highway 271 N.
Pittsburg,
Texas
75686-0093
(Address
of Principal
Executive
Offices) (ZIP
Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (903)
434-1000
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
As
previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2008, which is incorporated herein
by
reference, on December 22, 2008, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (the "Company")
entered into a three-month consulting agreement with Robert A. Wright, the
Company's former Chief Operating Officer, and on December 24, 2008, the Company
entered into a four-month consulting agreement with J. Clinton Rivers, the
Company's former Chief Executive Officer and President (collectively, the
"Consulting Agreements"), subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court for
the
Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division (the "Bankruptcy
Court"). On March 5, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court issued a final order
approving the Consulting Agreements, which include non-competition covenants
for
the duration of the Consulting Agreements.
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.
PILGRIM'S
PRIDE
CORPORATION
Date: March
11,
2009 By:
/s/ Richard A.
Cogdill
Richard
A. Cogdill
Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and
Treasurer