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Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-56613
333-56613-01
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 16
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 21, 1998)
12,000,000 PREFERRED SECURITIES
SUIZA CAPITAL TRUST II
5 1/2% TRUST CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES
(LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE $50 PER PREFERRED SECURITY
GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN BY,
AND CONVERTIBLE INTO COMMON STOCK OF,
SUIZA FOODS CORPORATION
This Prospectus Supplement No. 16 supplements and amends the Prospectus
dated July 21, 1998, as supplemented and amended by that Prospectus Supplement
No. 1 dated July 23, 1998, that Prospectus Supplement No. 2 dated August 10,
1998, that Prospectus Supplement No. 3 dated August 20, 1998, that Prospectus
Supplement No. 4 dated September 29, 1998, that Prospectus Supplement No. 5
dated October 23, 1998, that Prospectus Supplement No. 6 dated November 16,
1998, that Prospectus Supplement No. 7 dated January 4, 1999, that Prospectus
Supplement No. 8 dated February 2, 1999, that Prospectus Supplement No. 9 dated
March 1, 1999, that Prospectus Supplement No. 10 dated March 19, 1999, that
Prospectus Supplement No. 11 dated April 8, 1999, that Prospectus Supplement No.
12 dated May 7, 1999, that Prospectus Supplement No. 13 dated June 1, 1999, that
Prospectus Supplement No. 14 dated June 14, 1999, and that Prospectus Supplement
No. 15 dated August 23, 1999 (collectively, the "Prospectus") relating to the
5 1/2% Trust Convertible Preferred Securities (the "Preferred Securities") which
represent undivided beneficial interests in the assets of Suiza Capital Trust
II, a statutory business trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware
(the "Issuer" or the "Trust"), the common securities of the Issuer (the "Common
Securities" and, together with the Preferred Securities, the "Trust
Securities"), the 5 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due April 1, 2028
(the "Debentures") issued by Suiza Foods Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Suiza"), the Common Stock (as defined) issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Securities or the Debentures, as applicable, and the associated
Guarantee (as defined) (collectively, the "Offered Securities"). All capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined in this Prospectus Supplement shall have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Prospectus.
Following their original issuance by the Trust, the Preferred
Securities have been resold by the Initial Purchasers and subsequent purchasers
thereof to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from
registration under Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. The Preferred
Securities have been and will remain eligible for resale on the PORTAL Market.
However, Preferred Securities resold pursuant to this Prospectus will no longer
be eligible for trading on the PORTAL Market. Suiza and the Trust do not
currently intend to list the Preferred Securities resold pursuant to this
Prospectus on any securities exchange or to seek approval for quotation through
any automated quotation system. Accordingly, there can be no assurance as to the
development or liquidity of any market for the Preferred Securities resold under
this Prospectus. See "Risk Factors -- Absence of Public Market for the Preferred
Securities" in the Prospectus.
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Neither Suiza nor the Trust will receive any of the proceeds from the
sale of the Preferred Securities by the Selling Holders. Expenses of preparing
and filing the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, this Prospectus
Supplement No. 16 and all other prospectus supplements are borne by Suiza.
The Prospectus, together with this Prospectus Supplement No. 16,
constitutes the prospectus required to be delivered by Section 5(b) of the
Securities Act with respect to offers and sales of the Preferred Securities and
the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Securities. All
references in the Prospectus to "this Prospectus" are hereby amended to read
"this Prospectus (as supplemented and amended)".
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 13 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN
FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INVESTMENT IN THE
OFFERED SECURITIES.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR
HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION
TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is October 21, 1999.
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The Prospectus is hereby amended to add the following information to
the end of the Section of the Prospectus entitled "Selling Holders":
The table below sets forth information as of October 21, 1999
concerning beneficial ownership of the Preferred Securities of each of the
Selling Holders. All information concerning beneficial ownership has been
furnished by the Selling Holders.
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PREFERRED SECURITIES
OWNED BEFORE OFFERING NO. OF PREFERRED
--------------------------- SECURITIES OFFERED IN
NAME OF SELLING HOLDER(1) NUMBER PERCENT THE OFFERING
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Parker Society/Convertible Fd.(2) 1,100 * 1,100
University of So. Florida Fdn.(3) 500 * 500
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Except as otherwise set forth herein, none of the Selling Holders has,
or within the last three years has had, any position, office or other
material relationship with Suiza or the Trust or any of their
predecessors or affiliates.
(2) The Preferred Securities included herein for the account of Parker
Society/Convertible Fd. ("Parker") are in addition to those previously
disclosed for the account of Parker in the Prospectus.
(3) The Preferred Securities included herein for the account of University
of So. Florida Fd. ("USF") are in addition to those previously
disclosed for the account of USF in the Prospectus.
The Selling Holders identified above may have sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of all or a portion of their Preferred Securities since the
date on which they provided the information regarding their Preferred Securities
in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
None of the above listed Selling Holders has converted any of the Preferred
Securities into shares of Common Stock. See "Description of Preferred Securities
- --Conversion Rights" in the Prospectus. Additional Selling Holders or other
information concerning the above listed Selling Holders may be set forth from
time to time in additional prospectus supplements.
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