UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 7, 2018
Kellogg Company
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-4171 | 38-0710690 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Kellogg Square
Battle Creek, Michigan 49016-3599
(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(269) 961-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 7, 2018, Kellogg Company (the “Company”) priced an offering of $400,000,000 of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2021 and $600,000,000 of 4.300% Senior Notes due 2028 (collectively, the “Notes”). In connection with such offering, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2018 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters mentioned therein. The Notes will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-209699) filed on February 25, 2016.
On May 8, 2018, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Prospectus Supplement, dated as of May 7, 2018 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) in connection with the public offering of the Notes.
For a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, please refer to the Prospectus Supplement and the copy of the Underwriting Agreement which is filed with this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services for the Company, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| KELLOGG COMPANY | ||||
| /s/ Gary H. Pilnick | ||||
| Date: May 10, 2018 | Name: | Gary H. Pilnick | ||
| Title: | Vice Chairman, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer | |||