Diamond Foods Issues Statement Regarding Termination of Pringles Transaction
February 15 2012 - 7:00AM
Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) ("Diamond") today announced that
The Procter & Gamble Company ("P&G") and Diamond have
mutually agreed to terminate Diamond's proposed acquisition of the
Pringles business and have released each other from all liabilities
related to the proposed acquisition. No "break-up" or other fees
will be paid in connection with this termination.
"Diamond has enjoyed a positive and constructive working
relationship with P&G throughout this process, and the mutual
termination of our agreement and release of all associated
liabilities was reached in the same spirit," said Rick Wolford,
Diamond Foods' Acting President and Chief Executive
Officer. "Diamond now will put its full effort on the growth
of our business with focused execution to continue to build our
successful brands."
About Diamond Diamond Foods is an innovative
packaged food company focused on building, acquiring and energizing
brands including Kettle® Chips, Emerald® snack nuts, Pop Secret®
popcorn, and Diamond of California® nuts. The Company's products
are distributed in a wide range of stores where snacks and culinary
nuts are sold. For more information visit our corporate web
site: www.diamondfoods.com.
CONTACT: Investor Contact:
Linda Segre
SVP, Corporate Strategy
Diamond Foods
415-445-7444
lsegre@diamondfoods.com
Media Contact:
Sard Verbinnen & Co for Diamond Foods
John Christiansen/Lucy Neugart
415-618-8750
jchristiansen@sardverb.com
lneugart@sardverb.com
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