PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2016--
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS) announced today the closing of its public
offering of 3,750,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering
price of $49.00 per share. In connection with the offering, B&G Foods
has granted the underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to
purchase up to an additional 550,000 shares of common stock.
After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other
estimated offering expenses, net proceeds to B&G Foods are approximately
$179.9 million, assuming no exercise of the underwriters' option to
purchase additional shares. B&G Foods intends to use the proceeds from
the offering for general corporate purposes, which could include, among
other things, repayment of long term debt or possible acquisitions.
Barclays Capital Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch
are acting as the underwriters for the offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus
and the related prospectus supplement included as part of an effective
registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Interested persons may obtain copies of the prospectus and the related
prospectus supplement from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
website at www.sec.gov
or by contacting any of the underwriters: Barclays Capital Inc., c/o
Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY
11717, by emailing [email protected]
or calling 888-603-5847; RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey Street, 8th
Floor, New York, NY 10281-8098, Attn: Equity Syndicate, by emailing [email protected]
or calling 877-822-4089; or BofA Merrill Lynch, NC1-004-03-43, 200 North
College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus
Department, or by emailing [email protected].
About B&G Foods, Inc.
B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute a
diversified portfolio of high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen
foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Based in
Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods’ products are marketed under many
recognized brands, including Ac’cent, B&G, B&M,
Baker’s Joy, Bear Creek Country Kitchens, Brer
Rabbit, Canoleo, Cary’s, Cream of Rice,
Cream of Wheat, Devonsheer, Don Pepino, Emeril’s,
Grandma’s Molasses, Green Giant, JJ Flats, Joan of Arc,
Las Palmas, Le Sueur, MacDonald’s, Mama Mary’s,
Maple Grove Farms, Molly McButter, Mrs. Dash, New York Flatbreads,
New York Style, Old London, Original Tings, Ortega,
Pirate’s Booty, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina,
Sa-són, Sclafani, Smart Puffs, Spring Tree,
Sugar Twin, Trappey’s, TrueNorth, Underwood, Vermont
Maid and Wright’s. B&G Foods also sells and distributes Static
Guard, a household product brand.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not statements of
historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release include
without limitation statements related to B&G Foods’ expected use of
proceeds of the common stock offering. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors
that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially
different from the historical results or from any future results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to
statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties readers
are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,”
“belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates” or “plans” to
be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward-looking statements
contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and
uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A,
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
and in its subsequent reports, if any, on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward looking
statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G
Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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