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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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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): November 6, 2003

 

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PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware		1-9273		75-1285071
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

110 South Texas Street Pittsburg, Texas		75686-0093
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(ZIP Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (903) 855-1000

 

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Item 5. Other Events.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation dated November 6, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued on November 6, 2003.

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Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION
Date:  November 7, 2003		By:		/s/  Richard A. Cogdill
				Richard A. Cogdill
				Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued on November 6, 2003.