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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): February 23, 2000
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AURORA FOODS INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 333-50681 94-3303521
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
1000 St. Louis Union Station, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63103
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (415) 982-3019
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456 Montgomery Street, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94104
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(Former Address) (Former Zip Code)
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Item 5. Other Events
Between February 23 and February 29, 2000, Aurora Foods Inc. (the
"Company") obtained six complaints (the "Complaints") that were filed in federal
court for the Northern District of California on behalf of putative classes of
persons who purchased Aurora common shares at various times since March 1999;
the Complaints allege violations of federal securities laws against the Company
and certain of its officers and directors. The actions allege that these
defendants disseminated materially false and misleading statements regarding the
Company's financial results.
As of this time, the Company has not received any additional complaints,
but the Company believes that one additional action may have been filed; this
disclosure is based solely on press releases issued.
The Company cannot predict whether additional suits will be filed.
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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.
AURORA FOODS INC.
By: /s/ Andrea Geisser
Name: Andrea Geisser
Title: Treasurer
Date: March 3, 2000
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