UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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):November 3, 1994
Seaboard Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-3390 04-2260388
(Name or other (Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
200 Boylston Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02167
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(913) 676-8800
_________________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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SEABOARD CORPORATION
Item 5. Other Events.
The Delaware Chancery Court has approved the settlement of a
stockholders' derivative action brought in April 1990 against the
Company and certain subsidiaries, its parent Seaboard Flour
Corporation (SFC) and the directors of the Company at that time.
A Summary of Proposed Settlement was mailed by the Company to its
stockholders on or about August 31, 1994. The Settlement was
approved on substantially the terms set forth in the Summary.
Under the settlement, the Company will receive $10,800,000 from
SFC and the directors. Delaware Chancery Court has also approved
payment from the settlement proceeds of plaintiff's legal fees in
the amount of $2,000,000. The net proceeds will be recorded as
an increase to Additional Capital.
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SEABOARD CORPORATION
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.
DATE: November 9, 1994
Seaboard Corporation
by: /s/ Rick J. Hoffman
Rick J. Hoffman, Vice President
by: /s/ Jesse H. Bechtold
Jesse H. Bechtold, Chief Accounting
Officer
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