UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 8, 2022
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (970 ) 506-8000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 8, 2022, the Board of Directors of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (the “Company”) approved a $200 million share repurchase plan given continued confidence in the growth potential of the business and its strong balance sheet position. The Company intends to implement its stock repurchase plan through various means, which may include but are not limited to open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, the use of derivative instruments and/or accelerated share repurchase plans. The extent to which the Company repurchases its shares and the timing of such repurchases will vary and depend upon market conditions and other corporate considerations, as determined by the Company's management team. The Company reserves the right to limit or terminate the repurchase plan without notice.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Words such as “subject,” “reflect,” “may,” “will,” “expects,” “believes” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements include future developments related to the matters discussed herein, and other factors discussed in the risk factors sections of Pilgrim’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and Pilgrim’s undertakes no obligation to update any such statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
SIGNATURE
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.
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| Date: | March 8, 2022 | /s/ Matthew Galvanoni | |||||||||
| Matthew Galvanoni | |||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||