B&G Foods Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
15 Oktober 2009 - 12:03AM
Business Wire
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS, BGF), a manufacturer and
distributor of high quality, shelf-stable foods, announced today
that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash
dividend of $0.17 per share of Class A common stock. The dividend
will be payable on February 1, 2010 to shareholders of record as of
December 31, 2009. At the closing market price of the Class A
common stock on October 13, 2009, the current dividend represents
an annualized yield of 8.6%.
“This is the twenty-first consecutive quarterly dividend
declared by B&G Foods’ Board of Directors since our initial
public offering in October 2004. By using the net proceeds of our
recently completed public offering of 11.5 million shares of Class
A common stock and cash on hand to redeem $90.0 million principal
amount of our 12% senior subordinated notes due 2016 on November 2,
2009, we are able to continue paying dividends at the rate of $0.68
per share per annum without any reduction in our free cash flow
despite the increased number of shares outstanding,” stated David
L. Wenner, President and Chief Executive Officer of
B&G Foods. “We continue to believe that our dividend
policy makes the best use of the strong free cash flow generated by
our portfolio of brands, providing our stockholders with an
excellent return on their investment.”
About B&G Foods, Inc.
B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and
distribute a diversified portfolio of high-quality, shelf-stable
foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. B&G
Foods’ products include hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned
meats and beans, spices, seasonings, marinades, hot sauces, wine
vinegar, maple syrup, molasses, salad dressings, Mexican-style
sauces, taco shells and kits, salsas, pickles, peppers and other
specialty food products. B&G Foods competes in the retail
grocery, food service, specialty, private label, club and mass
merchandiser channels of distribution. Based in Parsippany, New
Jersey, B&G Foods’ products are marketed under many recognized
brands, including Ac’cent, B&G, B&M, Brer Rabbit, Cream of
Rice, Cream of Wheat, Emeril’s, Grandma’s Molasses, Joan of Arc,
Las Palmas, Maple Grove Farms of Vermont, Ortega, Polaner, Red
Devil, Regina, Sa-són, Trappey’s, Underwood, Vermont Maid and
Wright’s.
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 the Company’s
dividend policy and the Company’s expectations regarding the
continued payment of dividends at the current intended dividend
rate. 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,” “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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal
2008 filed on March 5, 2009. We undertake 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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