SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): August 12, 1999
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United Natural Foods, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-21531 05-0376157
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
260 Lake Road
Dayville, CT 06241
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(860) 779-2800
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 12, 1999, United Natural Foods, Inc. announced in a press
release (1) the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Robert
T. Cirulnick, (2) the appointment of Kevin T. Michel to serve as its interim
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and (3) the resignation of Barclay
McFadden III from the Board of Directors of United Natural Foods. The complete
text of this press release is included in this Form 8-K as exhibit 99 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) EXHIBITS.
99 Press release dated August 12, 1999.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: August 18, 1999 UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC.
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Kevin T. Michel
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Kevin T. Michel
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99 Press release dated August 12, 1999.
EXHIBIT 99
[LETTERHEAD OF UNITED NATURAL FOOTS, INC.]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 1999
UNITED NATURAL FOODS , INC. ANNOUNCES THE RESIGNATION
OF ITS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Dayville, Connecticut - On August 12, 1999, United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:
UNFI) announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously accepted the
resignation of Robert T. Cirulnick, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the
Company, for personal reasons. Mr. Cirulnick has served in that capacity since
February 1998. He will serve as a consultant to the Company while it completes
its Fiscal 1999 audit and to aid in the transition.
United Natural Foods also announced that Kevin T. Michel, a member of the Board
of Directors of the Company and Executive Vice President of United Natural
Foods' Western Region, will serve as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on an
interim basis pending the completion of a search for Mr. Cirulnick's successor.
Mr. Michel served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company's Western Region
(and its predecessor, Mountain People's Warehouse Inc.) from January 1995 until
December 1997.
Separately, Barclay McFadden III has resigned his position as a Director of the
Company effective July 31, 1999. Mr. McFadden has served on the Board since
December 1997. Mr. McFadden had previously served as the Chief Executive Officer
and a Director of Stow Mills, and joined the Board of Directors of United
Natural Food following the acquisition of that company by United Natural Foods
in November 1997.
The Company expects to name a successor to Mr. McFadden at its next quarterly
meeting.
For more information on United Natural Foods, Inc., via fax at no charge, please
dial 1-800-PRO-INFO and enter the Company's ticker symbol, UNFI.
AT THE COMPANY: AT THE FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
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Norman Cloutier Joseph Calabrese Lynn Sawyer-Landau
Chief Executive Officer General Information Analyst Information
(860) 779-2800 (212) 661-8030 (212) 661-8030
This press release may contain forward-looking statements and such statements
involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional
information concerning factors that could cause actual results to materially
differ from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in the
Company's SEC filings, including its periodic reports filed under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (copies of which are available upon request
from the Company's investor relations department).
