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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): September 28, 1999
Favorite Brands International, Inc.
and the Guarantors identified in Footnote (1) below
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 333-67221 75-2608980
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
2121 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(847) 405-5800
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(1) The following domestic direct subsidiaries of Favorite Brands
International, Inc. are Guarantors of the Company's Senior Notes and are
Co-Registrants, each of which is incorporated in the jurisdiction and has
the I.R.S. Employer Identification Number indicated: Trolli Inc., a
Delaware corporation (52-1716800) and Sather Trucking Corp., a Delaware
corporation (41-1849044).
Item 5. Other Events
On September 28, 1999, Favorite Brands International, Inc., its
subsidiaries Sather Trucking Corp. and Trolli Inc. and its parent Favorite
Brands International Holding Corp., signed an agreement to sell substantially
all of their assets to Nabisco, Inc. and its affiliates for $475 million in
cash. The sale is subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and to
regulatory approval and other customary conditions. There can be no assurance
that these conditions will be satisfied or that the sale will be completed.
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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.
Favorite Brands International, Inc.
Dated: October 4, 1999 By: /s/ Steven F. Kaplan
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President, Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer