KELLANOVA — Regulatory Filings 2017

May 10, 2017

8-K 1 d387511d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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 9, 2017

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 9, 2017, Kellogg Company (the “Company”) priced an offering of €600,000,000 of 0.800% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). In connection with the offering, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated May 9, 2017, with Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc., 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 10, 2017, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Prospectus Supplement dated May 9, 2017 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.

Exhibit 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated May 9, 2017, with Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc.

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, 2017	Name:	Gary H. Pilnick
	Title:	Vice Chairman, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated May 9, 2017, with Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc.