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): April 25, 2005
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.) |
|
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
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
2.02.
Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
The
information in this Item 2.02 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 April
25, 2005, Pilgrim's Pride Corporation issued a press release announcing its
results of operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2005.
The press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press
Release dated April 25, 2005.
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:
April 25, 2005 By:
/s/
Richard A. Cogdill
Richard A. Cogdill
Executive Vice
President,
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press
Release dated April 25, 2005.