Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

  x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended December 28, 2002

 

  ¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                                          to                                         

 

Commission file number 1-9273

 

PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   75-1285071
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

 

110 South Texas   75686-0093
Pittsburg, Texas   (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)    

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (903) 855-1000

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  þ  No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  þ  No  ¨

 

27,589,250 shares of the Registrant’s Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding as of January 21, 2003.

 

13,523,429 shares of the Registrant’s Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding as of January 21, 2003.

 


 


INTRODUCTORY NOTE

 

We filed our original Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2003. This Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A is being filed for the purposes of filing Exhibit 10.4. The remainder of the Form 10-Q, as previously filed, is unchanged.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a) Exhibit Number

 

10.1

  

First Amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement made as of September 7, 2001 by and between Grupo Pilgrim’s Pride Funding S. de R.L. de C.V., Comerica Bank Mexico, S.A., Institucion de Banca Multiple dated as of
June 28, 2002. *

 

10.2

  

Second Amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement made as of September 7, 2001 by and between Grupo Pilgrim’s Pride Funding S. de R.L. de C.V., Comerica Bank Mexico, S.A., Institucion de Banca Multiple dated as of
September 10, 2002. *

 

10.3

  

Third Amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement made as of September 7, 2001 by and between Grupo Pilgrim’s Pride Funding S. de R.L. de C.V., Comerica Bank Mexico, S.A., Institucion de Banca Multiple dated as of
December 13, 2002 *

 

10.4

   Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement made as of October 17, 2002 by and among the Company, CoBank, ACB, individually and as agent for the benefit of the present and future lenders, Farm Credit Services of America, FLCA, individually and as co-arranger, and the lenders parties thereto individually **

 


*  Previously filed  
**Filed herewith  

 

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

 

The Company filed a Form 8-K on October 15, 2002, to report two press releases announcing a voluntary recall of cooked deli products produced at its Franconia, Pennsylvania facility.

 

The Company filed a Form 8-K on October 30, 2002, to report certain supplemental historical financial information including quarterly information regarding net sales by primary market line.

 

The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K on January 15, 2003, to report certain supplemental historical financial information regarding net sales by primary market line.

 

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PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

        Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation
       

(Registrant)

 

 

Date: August 12, 2003

 

By:

 

/s/    Richard A. Cogdill

       

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

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CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Lonnie “Bo” Pilgrim, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c) Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a) All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

 

Date: August 12, 2003

  /s/    Lonnie “Bo” Pilgrim
   
   

Lonnie “Bo” Pilgrim

Chairman of the Board

Principal Executive Officer

 

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CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Richard A. Cogdill, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c) Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

a) All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

 

Date: August 12, 2003

  /s/     Richard A. Cogdill
   

Richard A. Cogdill

Chief Financial Officer

 

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