AMERICAN MAIZE PRODUCTS CO
10-Q, 1995-08-11
GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS
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                                   FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


             (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1995

                                       OR

             ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              For the transition period from________ to___________

                           Commission File No. 1-6244
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                        AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Maine                                    13-0432720
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 (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                    Identification #)

     250 Harbor Drive, Stamford, CT                      06902
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 (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 356-9000
                                                   --------------

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.


                                              Yes  X     No
                                                 ----      -----

Number of shares outstanding of each of issuer's classes of common stock at June
30, 1995.

                                             Class A           Class B
                                            ---------         ---------
                           Outstanding      8,728,074         1,742,057

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                                     INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Part I                                                                                              Page #
              <S>                                                                                      <C>
              Financial Statements:
                  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
                    June 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994                                                  1

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of
                    Income and Retained Earnings for
                    the six and three months ended
                    June 30, 1995 and 1994                                                               2

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements of
                    Cash Flows for the six months ended
                    June 30, 1995 and 1994                                                               3

                  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
                    Statements                                                                         4-6

                  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                    Financial Condition and Results of
                    Operations                                                                         7-8

<CAPTION>
Part II
<S>           <C>                                                                                    <C> 
Item 1.       Legal Proceedings                                                                       9-10

Item 4.       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
                Holders                                                                              10-12

Item 6.       Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                          12


Signatures                                                                                              13

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              AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                            June 30,           December 31,
                                                                                              1995                  1994
                                                                                            --------              --------
                                                                                          (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                                         <C>                   <C>     
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                                  $  2,880              $  9,957
 Accounts receivable, trade, less allowance
  for doubtful accounts of $4,241 at
  June 30, 1995 and $3,834 at December 31, 1994                                               66,664                52,549
 Inventories                                                                                  81,203                86,855
 Other current assets                                                                         10,482                11,901
                                                                                            --------              --------
  Total current assets                                                                       161,229               161,262
                                                                                            --------              --------

Restricted cash                                                                               19,541                26,325

Property, plant and equipment, at cost                                                       569,558               514,644
 Less, Accumulated depreciation                                                              218,049               202,821
                                                                                            --------              --------
                                                                                             351,509               311,823
Excess  of  cost  over  net  assets  of  acquired  companies,  less  accumulated
 amortization of $4,889 at June 30, 1995 and $4,245 at December 31, 1994                      21,899                22,543
Prepaid pension costs                                                                         16,600                16,600
Other assets                                                                                  14,497                13,419
                                                                                            --------              --------
                                                                                            $585,275              $551,972
                                                                                            ========              ========
Current liabilities:
 Short-term debt                                                                            $ 10,000              $      -
 Long-term debt, current installments                                                            975                   944
 Accounts payable, trade                                                                      26,298                29,268
 Accrued expenses                                                                             27,495                29,593
 Accrued income taxes                                                                          1,358                 1,259
                                                                                            --------              --------
  Total current liabilities                                                                   66,126                61,064

Long-term debt, less current installments                                                    170,754               164,749
Deferred income taxes                                                                         33,533                31,663
Accrued postretirement and postemployment benefits                                            53,898                52,562
Other liabilities                                                                              4,816                 5,251
                                                                                            --------              --------
                                                                                             329,127               315,289
                                                                                            --------              --------
Stockholders' equity:
 Capital stock:
  Common, Class A, $.80 par value; authorized 15,000,000 shares at June 30, 1995
   and December 31, 1994; issued 9,073,503 shares at June 30, 1995 and 8,872,653
   shares at December 31, 1994                                                                 7,259                 7,098
  Common, Class B, $.80 par value; authorized
   2,500,000 shares; issued 1,809,282 shares at
   June 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994                                                         1,447                 1,447
 Capital in excess of par value of common stock                                              128,081               124,380
 Retained earnings                                                                           126,084               110,506
                                                                                            --------              --------
                                                                                             262,871               243,431
Less,  Common Stock in treasury,  at cost;  Class A, 345,429  shares at June 30,
 1995 and 348,148 shares at December 31, 1994; Class B,
  67,225 shares at June 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994                                         6,723                 6,748
                                                                                            --------              --------
   Total Stockholders' equity                                                                256,148               236,683
                                                                                            --------              --------
                                                                                            $585,275              $551,972
                                                                                            ========              ========
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




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              AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
       CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
           FOR THE SIX AND THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 AND 1994
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                  (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Six Months Ended                  Three Months Ended
                                                                   June 30,                           June 30,
                                                            --------------------------        ---------------------------
                                                              1995              1994              1995             1994
                                                              ----              ----              ----             ----
<S>                                                          <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>     
Net sales                                                    $299,440         $298,780          $158,365         $160,941
Cost of sales                                                 220,737          225,361           115,084          120,760
                                                             --------         --------          --------         --------
 Gross profit                                                  78,703           73,419            43,281           40,181
Selling, administrative and
 general expenses                                              45,637           45,851            23,354           22,371
Restructuring charges                                               -            5,400                 -                -
Provision for patent litigation                                     -            4,000                 -            4,000
                                                             --------         --------          --------         --------
  Operating profit                                             33,066           18,168            19,927           13,810
                                                             --------         --------          --------         --------

Other income (expenses):
 Interest expense                                              (3,952)          (5,966)           (2,027)          (3,035)
 Interest income                                                1,061              140               570               71
 Other, net                                                      (170)            (850)             (145)            (536)
                                                             --------         --------          --------         -------- 
                                                               (3,061)          (6,676)           (1,602)          (3,500)
                                                             --------         --------          --------         -------- 

Income before income taxes                                     30,005           11,492            18,325           10,310

Income taxes:
 Current                                                       (9,030)          (2,554)           (6,305)          (2,213)
 Deferred                                                      (1,865)          (2,155)             (167)          (1,997)
                                                             --------         --------          --------         -------- 
                                                              (10,895)          (4,709)           (6,472)          (4,210)
                                                             --------         --------          --------         -------- 

Net income                                                     19,110            6,783            11,853            6,100
Retained earnings at beginning
 of period                                                    110,506           90,221           116,011           89,268
Less: cash dividends paid                                       3,532            3,275             1,780            1,639
                                                             --------         --------          --------         --------
Retained earnings at end of
 period                                                      $126,084         $ 93,729          $126,084         $ 93,729
                                                             ========         ========          ========         ========

Earnings per share of common
 stock                                                          $1.84            $ .66             $1.13            $ .60
                                                                =====            =====             =====            =====

Dividends per share of common
 stock                                                          $ .34            $ .32             $ .17            $ .16
                                                                =====            =====             =====            =====

Weighted average number of
 common shares outstanding                                 10,401,891       10,233,010        10,470,131       10,239,194
                                                           ==========       ==========        ==========       ==========
</TABLE>



See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.








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              AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 AND 1994
                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                  Six Months Ended
                                                                                                      June 30,
                                                                                         ----------------------------------
                                                                                          1995                       1994
                                                                                         --------                   -------
<S>                                                                                      <C>                       <C>     
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income                                                                              $ 19,110                  $  6,783
 Adjustments to reconcile net income
 to net cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                                                            17,250                    16,631
  Deferred income taxes                                                                     1,865                     2,155
  Restructuring charges                                                                         -                     5,400
  Provision for patent litigation                                                               -                     4,000
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
   Accounts receivable, trade                                                             (14,115)                  (10,649)
   Inventories                                                                              5,652                    (8,131)
   Other current assets                                                                     1,419                    (1,764)
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                   (4,969)                   (4,724)
   Other, net                                                                                 183                     2,343
                                                                                         --------                  --------
    Net cash provided by operating activities                                              26,395                    12,044
                                                                                         --------                  --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
 Additions to property, plant and equipment                                               (56,622)                  (22,522)
                                                                                         --------                  -------- 
    Net cash used in investing activities                                                 (56,622)                  (22,522)
                                                                                         --------                  -------- 

Cash flows from financing activities:
 Cash dividends                                                                            (3,532)                   (3,275)
 Change in short-term debt                                                                 10,000                         -
 Borrowings on long-term debt                                                               6,500                    21,400
 Payments of long-term debt                                                                  (464)                  (10,336)
 Decrease in restricted cash                                                                6,784                         -
 Proceeds from the issuance of common stock                                                 3,862                       218
                                                                                         --------                  --------
    Net cash provided by financing activities                                              23,150                     8,007
                                                                                         --------                  --------

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                  (7,077)                   (2,471)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                                                9,957                     2,862
                                                                                         --------                  --------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                 $  2,880                  $    391
                                                                                         ========                  ========

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information 
Cash paid during the period for:
  Interest (net of amount capitalized)                                                   $  6,723                  $  5,618
  Income taxes (net of refunds)                                                          $  8,711                  $  4,179
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</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                  (Unaudited)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The  accompanying   condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  of  American
Maize-Products  Company and its  Subsidiaries  ("Company") for the six and three
month  periods  ended  June 30,  1995 and 1994 are  unaudited.  However,  in the
opinion  of  the  Company,  all  adjustments  (of  a  normal  recurring  nature)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been reflected therein.

Certain financial information which is normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,  but which
is  not  required  for  interim  reporting  purposes,   has  been  omitted.  The
accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements  should  be read in
conjunction  with the financial  statements  and notes  thereto  included in the
Company's  Annual Report to Shareholders  for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1994.

INVENTORIES

At June 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994, inventories consisted of the following:


                                          June 30,               December, 31
                                           1995                      1994
                                         -------                   -------
         Finished goods                  $23,893                   $28,904
         Work-in-process                   4,463                     4,145
         Raw materials                    33,614                    37,625
         Stores and supplies              19,233                    16,172
                                         -------                   -------
           Total                         $81,203                   $86,855
                                         =======                   =======


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Interest costs incurred  during the six and three months ended June 30, 1995 and
1994 were $6,648, $6,267, $3,617 and $3,253, respectively.  Interest capitalized
during these periods was $2,696, $301, $1,590 and $218, respectively.

For cash flow reporting  purposes all highly liquid  short-term  investments (as
denoted on the balance  sheet),  with  maturities  of three months or less,  are
considered cash equivalents.

Deposits made for hedging transactions to cover open positions on corn purchases
are included in inventory for cash flow reporting purposes.

The Company  periodically  enters into corn futures  contracts to hedge  against
sales  commitments  of  corn-derived  products.  The Company  utilizes  the corn
futures  market  to  minimize  the  inherent  risk   potential   resulting  from
significant  fluctuations  in the cost of corn.  The Company does not enter into
corn futures contracts for trading or speculative  purposes.  In accordance with
its hedging policy, the Company only enters into corn futures contracts to cover
the corn  requirements  to manufacture  products  covered by fixed price,  fixed
quantity contracts with customers and near term production commitments.  Futures
contract

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quantities are matched with approximate requirements under customer contracts by
using  the  futures  contract  dates  closest  to  expected  shipment  dates  to
customers.  The corn futures contracts outstanding at June 30, 1995 and December
31, 1994 expire at various dates and various prices through  December,  1996. At
June 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994,  the Company had corn futures  contracts of
$59,673  (23,720,000  bushels) and $24,841 (10,350,000  bushels),  respectively.
Unrealized gains and losses associated with these contracts are deferred and are
accounted for as part of the hedged transaction.  Based upon market rates, these
contracts had a deferred contract gain of $6,571 at June 30,1995, and a deferred
contract loss of $20 at December 31, 1994.  Settlement  gains and losses on corn
futures  contracts are matched to specific  inventory  purchases and credited or
charged to cost of sales at the time such  inventory  is sold.  Based upon daily
margin account activity, including contract purchases, contract sales and market
fluctuations in the value of open contracts,  cash settlement is made on a daily
basis to maintain margin accounts at specified levels.

SHORT-TERM DEBT

Short-term debt comprises borrowings on lines of credit from banks.

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The Company has certain contingent  liabilities  regarding existing or potential
claims,  lawsuits and other  proceedings,  including  those  involving a certain
patent infringement claim and an environmental civil action. With respect to the
environmental  civil  action,  there  have  been no  material  changes  from the
information set forth in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated  Financial  Statements
and under ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended  December 31, 1994.  The current  status of litigation
regarding a certain patent infringement claim is described in Part II, herein.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARD

In March 1995,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued  Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 121,  "Accounting  for the  Impairment  of
Long-Lived  Assets and for Long-Lived  Assets to Be Disposed Of". This statement
establishes  accounting  standards  for the  impairment  of  long-lived  assets,
certain  identifiable  intangibles,  and goodwill  related to those assets to be
held and used for long-lived assets and certain  identifiable  intangibles to be
disposed  of.  Implementation  of the  statement  is required  for fiscal  years
beginning after December 15, 1995. The Company  anticipates that the adoption of
this  statement  will not have a  material  impact  on the  Company's  financial
statements.  The Company has not determined  whether it will adopt the statement
prior to the required date.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The current status of litigation is described in Part II, herein.


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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On July 26, 1995,  the Company  announced  that it has entered into a definitive
merger  agreement  with  Eridania  Beghin-Say,  S.A.  ("EBS")  providing for the
acquisition of the Company by EBS in a merger transaction at a purchase price of
$40 per share.

In  connection  with the merger  agreement,  EBS executed an agreement  with the
stockholders  of GIH  Corp.,  which  owns  approximately  13%  of the  Company's
outstanding  Class A  shares  and 47% of its  outstanding  Class  B  shares,  to
purchase  all of the  stock  of GIH  Corp.  at a price  calculated  based  on an
underlying  value of $40 per share of the Company's  stock owned by GIH Corp. In
addition,  EBS entered  into an  agreement  with  William  Ziegler,  III and the
trustees of certain  trusts for the benefit of the Ziegler  family (the "Ziegler
Parties")  pursuant  to which,  immediately  following  the  acquisition  of the
Company,  EBS will sell 88% of the common stock of Swisher  International,  Inc.
("Swisher"),  the tobacco  business of the Company,  to the Ziegler  Parties for
$165 million. EBS will retain the remaining 12% interest in Swisher.

These  transactions  are  subject to a number of  conditions,  including,  among
others,  receipt of financing by the Ziegler Parties for the purchase of Swisher
and approval of the merger by the Company's shareholders.































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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)



FINANCIAL CONDITION (JUNE 30, 1995
 COMPARED TO DECEMBER 31, 1994)

The Company  currently  has available  $125,000  under a bank  revolving  credit
agreement which expires on December 31, 1998 and open lines of credit with banks
of $10,000. At June 30, 1995, borrowings outstanding under these facilities were
$6,500 and $10,000, respectively.

Significant  uses of cash during the period  included  capital  expenditures  of
$56,622,  increased  accounts  receivable of $14,115 and  reductions in accounts
payable and accrued expenses of $4,969.  The Company  anticipates  approximately
$66,050 of additional  capital spending for the remainder of the year which will
be financed  through  internal cash flow and  available  credit  facilities,  as
needed.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (SIX MONTHS
 ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 COMPARED WITH
 THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1994)

Net sales in 1995 were $299,440  compared to $298,780 in 1994.  The higher sales
were  attributable to higher selling prices and volumes in the tobacco  business
for cigars and moist snuff products.  Sales in the corn processing business were
off slightly due to lower sweetener prices.

Operating profits were $33,066 in 1995 compared to $18,168 in 1994. The improved
results were  attributable  to higher  selling prices and volumes in the tobacco
business for cigars and moist snuff  products.  Cost savings  resulting from the
consolidation  of its cigar and  smokeless  tobacco  business  during the second
quarter of 1994 also added to the increase in the  Company's  operating  profit.
Operating profits declined slightly in the corn processing business due to lower
margins for corn sweeteners.  Operating  results in the tobacco business include
restructuring charges of $5,400 in 1994. The 1994 operating results also include
a charge  of  $4,000  for the  establishment  of a reserve  for  ongoing  patent
infringement litigation.

Interest  expense  decreased to $3,952 in 1995  compared to $5,966 in 1994.  The
primary reason for the decrease were higher levels of capitalized interest, most
of which is related to the Hammond plant expansion and modernization.

Net income in 1995 was $19,110 or $1.84 per share,  compared to $6,783,  or $.66
per share, in 1994.







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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (THREE MONTHS
 ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 COMPARED WITH
 THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1994)

Net sales  decreased 1.6% in 1995 to $158,365  compared to $160,941 in 1994. The
lower sales were  attributable to lower sweetener  prices in the corn processing
business  partially  offset by higher  selling prices and volumes in the tobacco
business for cigars and moist snuff products.

Operating profits were $19,927 in 1995 compared to $13,810 in 1994. The improved
results were  attributable  to higher  selling prices and volumes in the tobacco
business for cigars and moist snuff  products.  Cost savings  resulting from the
consolidation  of the cigar and  smokeless  tobacco  business  during the second
quarter of 1994 also added to the increase in the  Company's  operating  profit.
Operating profits declined slightly in the corn processing business due to lower
margins for corn  sweeteners.  The 1994  operating  results  include a charge of
$4,000  for the  establishment  of a reserve  for  ongoing  patent  infringement
litigation.

Interest  expense  decreased to $2,027 in 1995  compared to $3,035 in 1994.  The
primary reason for the decrease were higher levels of capitalized interest, most
of which is related to the Hammond plant expansion and modernization.

Net income in 1995 was $11,853, or $1.13 per share,  compared to $6,100, or $.60
per share, in 1994.




























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                                    PART II


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

                  Grain Processing Corporation v. American Maize-Products
                  Company

                  A trial on the issue of damages was held July 10-12,  1995. On
July 31, 1995,  the court entered a judgment  awarding GPC damages in the amount
of $2,417,055, plus court costs. The Company previously established a reserve of
$4,000,000 for this litigation.

                  Seven Up Bottling Company of Jasper, Inc.
                  v. Archer Daniels Midland Co., et al.

                  Golden Eagle, Inc. v. Archer Daniels Midland Co.,
                  et al.

                  In July,  1995 Seven Up Bottling  Company of Jasper,  Inc. and
Golden Eagle,  Inc. filed separate lawsuits in federal district court in Alabama
on behalf of  themselves  and an alleged  class of all persons or  entities  who
directly  purchased  high  fructose  corn syrup from the  Company and from other
named defendants who, like the Company,  are manufacturers of high fructose corn
syrup.  The plaintiffs  allege that defendants  conspired to fix,  stabilize and
maintain at artificially  high levels the prices of corn sweeteners in violation
of the Clayton Act and the Sherman  Antitrust Act.  Plaintiffs  seek  injunctive
relief,  treble damages and attorneys' fees. The Company believes that it has no
liability and is vigorously defending the lawsuits.

                  Smokeless Tobacco Class Action Litigation

                  On July 24, 1995 a purported class-action lawsuit was filed in
federal  district  court in Kansas on behalf of an  alleged  class of  smokeless
tobacco  users in Kansas  against  the  Company,  four  other  manufacturers  of
smokeless tobacco products and various other  defendants.  The complaint alleges
fraud and misrepresentation in the marketing and sale of moist snuff and chewing
tobacco,  in particular,  failure to inform  purchasers of the alleged addictive
properties of nicotine. Plaintiffs seek damages in the amount of profits made on
the sale of smokeless  tobacco  products and the  establishment of a fund to pay
plaintiffs'  medical  expenses  allegedly  caused  by use of the  products.  The
Company  believes  that it has no  liability  and is  vigorously  defending  the
lawsuit.







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                  Steiner, Steiner, Sarnoff, Katz and Saltzman v. William
                  Ziegler, III.

                  The complaint in the above case in Maine has been  voluntarily
dismissed by plaintiffs, without prejudice, on May 23, 1995.

                  Steiner  v.  American  Maize-Products  Co.,  et  al.;  Katz v.
                  American  Maize-Products  Co., et al.;  Saltzman  v.  American
                  Maize-Products Co., et al.

                  In July 1995,  the plaintiffs in these three  purported  class
action lawsuits in Connecticut voluntarily withdrew their complaints against the
Company and all of its  directors  other than  William  Ziegler,  III, and filed
amended   complaints   against  Mr.  Ziegler  in  connection   with  the  merger
contemplated by the merger agreement executed on July 25, 1995 among the Company
and Eridania Beghin-Say, S.A. ("EBS") and the sale to Mr. Ziegler and to certain
Ziegler trusts,  immediately following the merger, of 88% of the common stock of
Swisher International, Inc., the Company's tobacco business, contemplated by the
stock  purchase  agreement  executed on July 26, 1995 among EBS, Mr. Ziegler and
the Ziegler trusts. The complaints allege that Mr. Ziegler has engaged in unfair
dealing with the Company's shareholders, and has breached his fiduciary duty, by
depriving the Company's shareholders of their fair portion of the value of their
shares and by placing  his  personal  interests  ahead of the  interests  of the
Company's  shareholders,  in  connection  with the  proposed  transactions.  The
plaintiffs are seeking  declaratory  and injunctive  relief against the proposed
transactions, an accounting of profits and unspecified damages.

                  Except as described above, no reportable  events have occurred
which would require  modification of the discussion under Legal  Proceedings set
forth in the  Company's  Form 10-K  Annual  Report  for the  fiscal  year  ended
December 31, 1994,  and in its Form 10-Q  Quarterly  Report for the period ended
March 31, 1995.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

                  (a) The 1995 Annual Meeting of  Shareholders  was held on June
28, 1995.

                  (b) Not applicable.

                  (c) The  following are the results of action taken at the 1995
Annual Meeting of Shareholders:







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                  (i) The  Company's  nominees  for the Board of  Directors  and
Clerk were elected with the following vote:

                                      Votes Cast

Class A Directors                  For        Withheld
(Class A Common Stock)

Paul F. Engler                7,797,233      89,777

Robert S. Pirie               7,796,468      90,542

William L. Rudkin             7,797,233      89,777

William J. vanden Heuvel      7,797,190      89,820

Class B Directors                For         Withheld
(Class B Common Stock)

Charles B. Cook, Jr.          1,453,314      19,849

James E. Harwood              1,453,424      19,739

John R. Kennedy               1,453,324      19,839

C. Alan MacDonald             1,453,324      19,839

Patric J. McLaughlin          1,453,295      19,868

H. Barclay Morley             1,453,324      19,839

William C. Steinkraus         1,452,620      20,543

William Ziegler, III          1,452,497      20,666

Clerk:                          For         Withheld
(Class B Common Stock)

Peter B. Webster              1,473,163         0

                  (ii)  The  re-appointment  of  Coopers  &  Lybrand  L.L.P.  as
independent  auditors of the Company for 1995 was  approved  with the  following
vote:

                                            Votes Cast

                                 For         Against  Withheld
Class B Common Stock          1,463,257       8,503    1,403






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                  (iii)  The  proposal  by a  shareholder  regarding  directors'
retirement benefits was not approved with the following vote:

                                                   Votes Cast

                                     For     Against  Abstain  No Vote

Class A and B Common Stock        129,641    267,176  831,093  245,253

                  (d)      Not applicable.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
         --------------------------------

         (a) Exhibits (exhibit reference numbers refer to Item 601 of Regulation
S-K)

         11   (a) Calculation of Primary Earnings Per Share

         11   (a) Calculation of Fully-Diluted Earnings Per Share

         (b) No reports on Form 8K were filed  during the quarter for which this
report is filed.
























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<PAGE>
                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.




                                           AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY



DATE:   August 11, 1995                     By /s/  Patric J. McLaughlin
       -----------------                      --------------------------
                                                    Patric J. McLaughlin
                                                    Chairman of the Board,
                                                    President and Chief
                                                    Executive Officer



DATE:   August 11, 1995                     By /s/  Edward P. Norris
       -----------------                      ----------------------
                                                    Edward P. Norris
                                                    Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer





























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<PAGE>


                                                               EXHIBIT 11 (a)

              AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
                   CALCULATION OF PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                  (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  Six Months Ended                        Three Months Ended
                                                      June 30,                                 June 30,
                                          ------------------------------               -------------------------
                                                1995              1994                    1995            1994
                                              -------            -------                 -------         -------
<S>                                          <C>              <C>                     <C>             <C>       
Weighted average number
 of common shares
 outstanding                                 10,401,891       10,233,010              10,470,131      10,239,194
                                             ==========       ==========              ==========      ==========

Net income                                      $19,110           $6,783                 $11,853          $6,100
                                                =======           ======                 =======          ======

Primary earnings per
 common share                                    $1.84             $.66                    $1.13            $.60
                                                 =====             ====                    =====            ====

</TABLE>

<PAGE>


                                                                EXHIBIT 11 (b)

              AMERICAN MAIZE-PRODUCTS COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
                CALCULATION OF FULLY-DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                  (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                Six Months Ended                         Three Months Ended
                                                    June 30,                                   June 30,
                                          ------------------------------               -------------------------
                                            1995             1994                        1995            1994
                                         -------          -------                      -------         -------

<S>                                          <C>              <C>                     <C>             <C>       
Weighted average number
 of common shares
 outstanding                                 10,401,891       10,233,010              10,470,131      10,239,194
Assumed exercise of
 certain options                                224,559           66,178                 182,124          64,495
                                             ----------       ----------              ----------      ----------
                                             10,626,450       10,299,188              10,652,255      10,303,689
                                             ==========       ==========              ==========      ==========

Net income                                      $19,110           $6,783                 $11,853          $6,100
                                                =======           ======                 =======          ======

Fully-diluted earnings
 per common share                                $1.80             $ .66                   $1.11           $ .59
                                                 =====             =====                   =====           =====
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1995
<CASH>                                           2,880
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   66,664
<ALLOWANCES>                                     4,241
<INVENTORY>                                     81,203
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               161,229
<PP&E>                                         569,558
<DEPRECIATION>                                 218,049
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 585,275
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           66,126
<BONDS>                                        170,754
<COMMON>                                         8,706
                                0
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                     247,442
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   585,275
<SALES>                                        299,440
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               299,440
<CGS>                                          220,737
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  220,737
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   407
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               3,952
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 30,005
<INCOME-TAX>                                    10,895
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             19,110
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    19,110
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.84
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.80
        


</TABLE>


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