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
November 29, 2007
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-7275 |
47-0248710 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One ConAgra Drive |
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Omaha, NE |
68102 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(402) 595-4000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) On November 29, 2007, the Board of Directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company bylaws. The bylaw amendment enables the Company to participate in a Direct Registration System administered by the Depository Trust Company. The Direct Registration System allows investors to have securities registered in their names without the issuance of physical certificates. The amendment took effect upon adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company.
A copy of the amended bylaws is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 3.1 Bylaws, as amended
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.
CONAGRA FOODS, INC.
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Date: November 29, 2007 |
By: /s/ Colleen Batcheler |
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Name: Colleen Batcheler |
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Title: Vice President, Chief Securities Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
Description |
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3.1 |
Bylaws, as amended |
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