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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of the earliest event reported): April 22, 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
Incorporation or Organization Identification No.)
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 - S-1 Registration Statement
On April 22, 1998, a 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 to be formed and into which Van de Kamp's, Inc. (the
"Company") will be merged upon consummation of the IPO. The amount of the
offering is presently estimated to be $270,000,000. The Registration
Statement states that the net proceeds from the IPO will be used to repay
certain outstanding indebtedness, including up to $35,000,000 principal
amount of the 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005, issued under an
Indenture, dated as of September 15, 1995, between the Company and Harris
Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee. No assurance can be given that the
Registration Statement will become effective or that the IPO 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: May 6, 1998 By: /s/ Thomas O. Ellinwood
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Thomas O. Ellinwood
President
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