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RULE 424 (b) (3) PROSPECTUS
REGISTRATION NO. 333-68877
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED DECEMBER 14, 1998
303,928 SHARES
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
Common Stock
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This is a prospectus supplement for the issuance of 303,928 shares of
the Company's common stock as partial consideration for the Company's business
combination with Dixon Tom-A-Toe Companies, Inc. pursuant to an Agreement and
Plan of Reorganization dated July 30, 1999, by and among the Company, Dixon
Tom-A-Toe Companies, Inc., The Leon Dixon Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Gary L. Dixon
and The Leon Dixon Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Nancy D. Bellows, as amended by the
First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated August 27,
1999.
The shares of common stock issued in connection with the Agreement and
Plan of Reorganization were registered in the names of The Leon Dixon
Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Gary L. Dixon (151,964 shares) and The Leon Dixon
Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Nancy D. Bellows (151,964 shares) (together, the
"Trusts"). The Trusts may offer and sell the common stock from time to time and
as described under the caption "Outstanding Securities Covered By This
Prospectus" in the prospectus.
The date of this supplement is August 30, 1999.
