Form 8-K

 

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): January 27, 2004

 


 

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

 



Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

On January 26, 2004 , Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation held an earnings conference call to discuss its results of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2004. A transcript of the contents of the conference call is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


99.1    Transcript of Conference Call conducted by Registrant on January 26, 2004

 

 

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:  January 27, 2004       By:   /S/    RICHARD A. COGDILL
             
               

Richard A. Cogdill

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer,

Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


99.1    Transcript of Conference Call conducted by Registrant on January 26, 2004