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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:20pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): </B></P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>November&nbsp;7, 2013 (November 7, 2013) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:6.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1225 Seventeenth Street Suite 1000 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (303)&nbsp;635-4000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not applicable </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:6.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:20pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the registrant&#146;s earnings release filed for the third quarter of 2013, issued November&nbsp;7, 2013. This release shall not be
deemed &#147;filed&#148; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise incorporated by reference into any filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">THE WHITEWAVE FOODS COMPANY</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ James T. Hau</P></TD></TR>
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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):
November 7, 2013 (November 7, 2013)
The WhiteWave Foods Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-35708
46-0631061
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1225 Seventeenth Street Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 635-4000
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))
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the registrant's earnings release filed for the third quarter of 2013, issued November 7, 2013. This release shall not be
deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise incorporated by reference into any filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1         Earnings Release issued November 7, 2013
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.
Date: November 7, 2013
THE WHITEWAVE FOODS COMPANY
By:
/s/ James T. Hau
James T. Hau
Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Earnings Release issued November 7, 2013