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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-KA
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 22, 1998
Commission file number 33-24715
AURORA FOODS INC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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DELAWARE 13-3921934
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
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445 Hutchinson Avenue, Suite 960
Columbus, OH 43235
(Address of Principal Executive Office, Including Zip Code)
614-436-8600
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5. Other Events - S-1 Registration Statement
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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 Aurora Foods Inc., a Delaware
company (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 certain senior secured
indebtedness of the Company. 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.
AURORA FOODS INC.
Date: May 6, 1998 By /s/ Thomas Ferraro
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Thomas Ferraro
President
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