The Hillshire Brands Company (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):   August 1, 2012

The Hillshire Brands Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 1-3344 36-2089049
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
3500 Lacey Road, Downers Grove, Illinois   60515
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (630) 598-6000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.

On August 1, 2012, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of The Hillshire Brands Company (the "Company"), upon the recommendation of the Company's management, determined that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for its fiscal years ended June 27, 2009, July 3, 2010 and July 2, 2011 and the unaudited financial statements for all of its fiscal quarters in fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012 should no longer be relied upon. The determination was made based upon information the Company received from D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V. ("D.E MASTER BLENDERS") regarding accounting irregularities and other adjustments within D.E MASTER BLENDERS’ Brazilian operations. D.E MASTER BLENDERS and its Brazilian operations were previously part of Sara Lee Corporation, the predecessor company to the Company, and were spun off from Sara Lee prior to the end of fiscal year 2012. The Company is evaluating the impact of these matters on its internal controls and related disclosures.

The Audit Committee and management of the Company have discussed the matters disclosed in this Current Report on Form 8-K with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

The Company issued a press release on August 1, 2012 regarding the matters disclosed in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99 Press release dated August 1, 2012.





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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.

         
    The Hillshire Brands Company
          
August 1, 2012   By:   /s/ William J. Kelley, Jr.
       
        Name: William J. Kelley, Jr.
        Title: Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99
  Press release dated August 1, 2012