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):
April 18, 1997
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UNITED GROCERS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
Oregon
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
2-60487
(Commission File No.)
93-0301970
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6433 S.E. Lake Road (Milwaukie, Oregon)
Post Office Box 22187 97222
Portland, Oregon (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(503) 833-1000
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Item 5. Other Events
On April 18, 1997, United Grocers, Inc. announced that its Chief
Executive Officer, Alan C. Jones, had decided to take early retirement. A press
release relating to such announcement is attached as an exhibit to this report
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Proforma Financial Information, and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
The exhibits filed herewith are listed in the exhibit index
following the signature page of this report.
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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.
UNITED GROCERS, INC.
Dated: April 28, 1997 By: /s/ John W. White
John W. White
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99 Press release announcing early retirement of Chief Executive Officer.
EXHIBIT 99
NEWS RELEASE: Gerber Public Relations
Contact: Phil Stevens, Gerber Public Relations - (503) 221-0100
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 1997
RESIGNATION LEADS TO SEARCH FOR NEW
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Portland, Ore. -- United Grocers, Inc. has announced that Alan Jones has
decided to take early retirement from his post as president and chief executive
officer, effective immediately. To assist in the transition, Jones will serve as
acting CEO until a successor is found.
The United Grocers board of directors will be conducting a nationwide
search to find a suitable replacement for the $1.3 billion grocery cooperative.
"Alan is leaving with tremendous respect from the United Grocers' board of
directors, employees and those in the grocery industry," said Gordon Smith,
chairman of the United Grocers' board of directors. "In the thirty years under
Alan's leadership, United Grocers experienced significant growth in sales. Our
goal remains to respond to the needs of the independent supermarket operator in
the markets we serve, so they can remain competitive with other retailers and
provide leadership in quality products and service."
United Grocers, Inc. is a retailer-owned cooperative serving more than 390
member stores throughout Oregon, Washington and California. The company operates
distribution centers in Portland and Medford, Ore., and Tracy and Modesto,
Calif.
United Grocers is best known by the names of its advertising groups --
Thriftway Stores, Sentry Supermarkets and Select Markets -- or by independent
operators such as Kienow's, Price Chopper, Ray's Food Place, Wizer's, Food Valu,
Hank's and many other fine independent grocers.
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