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): September 15, 2015
SUNOPTA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada | 001-34198 | Not Applicable | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2838 Bovaird Drive West
Brampton, Ontario, L7A 0H2, Canada
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(905) 455-1990
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On September 15, 2015, SunOpta Inc. issued a press release to announce that its subsidiary SunOpta Foods Inc. intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer approximately $330 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured second lien notes due 2022 in a private offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (d) | Exhibits |
The list of exhibits in the exhibit index hereto is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| SUNOPTA INC. | ||
| By |
/s/ Robert McKeracher | |
| Robert McKeracher | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Date |
September 15, 2015 | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated September 15, 2015 | |