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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): June 10, 1998
Commission file number 33-97752
VAN DE KAMP'S, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 43-172518
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
1000 St. Louis Union Station
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(Address of Principal Executive Office, Including Zip Code)
(314) 241-0303
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On June 10, 1998, a Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering ("IPO") of
common stock of a company (the "Public Company") to be formed and into which Van
de Kamp's, Inc. (the "Company") will be merged upon consummation of the IPO.
The Registration Statement states that the Public Company, as successor to the
Company, intends to redeem all of the Company's 12% Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2005 (the "Notes"), issued under an Indenture, dated as of September 15,
1995, between the Company and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee. As
disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 22, 1998,
the Company intends to redeem up to $35 million principal amount of the Notes
and pay the associated redemption premium with a portion of the net proceeds
from the IPO. The Company intends to redeem the remaining $65 million
principal amount of Notes and the associated redemption premium through
borrowing under its senior bank facilities. No assurance can be given that the
Registration Statement will become effective or that the IPO or such
redemptions will be consummated.
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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.
VAN DE KAMP'S, INC.
Date: June 10, 1998 By: /s/ Thomas O. Ellinwood
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Thomas O. Ellinwood
President
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