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, 2017

 

 

Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37510   46-0552933

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

11 River Road

Wilton, CT 06897

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(203) 762-9751

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 1, 2017, Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. provided a letter to its retail partners. A copy of the letter is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

As permitted by General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, information that is furnished shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information and exhibit in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Letter from Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. to Retail Partners dated August 1, 2017.

SIGNATURE

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.

 

BLUE BUFFALO PET PRODUCTS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Lawrence Miller

Name:   Lawrence Miller
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: August 1, 2017

Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Letter from Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. to Retail Partners dated August 1, 2017.
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