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<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">on July 14, 2004</P>
</FONT><P ALIGN="RIGHT">&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;<FONT SIZE=1>Registration No. 333-_______</P>
</FONT><P>................................................................................................................................................</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C.  20549</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM S-8</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</P>

</B></FONT><P>................................................................................................................................................</P>
<FONT SIZE=1>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"></P></FONT>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><CENTER><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=590>
<TR><TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">Tennessee</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">incorporation or organization)</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">54-0402940</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=16><P></P></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=16><P></P></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=16><P></P></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">12500 West Creek Parkway</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Richmond, Virginia</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" VALIGN="TOP">
<B><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">23238</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Zip Code)</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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</CENTER></P>

<FONT SIZE=1><P>&#9;</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Performance Food Group Employee Stock Purchase Plan</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Full title of the plan)</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">John D. Austin</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">12500 West Creek Parkway</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Richmond, Virginia 23238</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Name and address of agent for service)</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(804) 484-7700</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P></FONT>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><CENTER><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=631>
<TR><TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER"><BR>
</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Title of securities to be registered</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER"><BR>
</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount to be registered (1)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER"><BR>
</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed maximum offering price per share</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed maximum aggregate offering price</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount of registration fee</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31>
<FONT SIZE=1>
<P>Common Stock (3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31><P></P></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31>
<FONT SIZE=1>
<P>750,000 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31><P></P></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31>
<FONT SIZE=1>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">$26.02 (2) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31><P></P></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31>
<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">$19,515,000</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31><P></P></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=31>
<FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">$2,473</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=1><DIR>
<DIR>

<P>(1)&#9;Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</P>
<P>(2)&#9;Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</P>
<P>(3)&#9;Includes corresponding rights to acquire shares of Registrant's common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1997, as amended between Performance Food Group Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company.</P>
</DIR>
</DIR>

</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">Registration of Additional Securities</P>
</B>
<P>&#9;This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of Performance Food Group Company, a Tennessee corporation (the "Registrant"), for the Registrant's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.</P>

<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements</P>
</B>
<P>&#9;The Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-72400, 333-12223, 333-78229, 333-60528 and 333-102155) previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 1993, September 18, 1996, May 11, 1999, May 9, 2001 and December 23, 2002, respectively, are hereby incorporated by reference herein.</P>

<P>Item 8.  <U>Exhibits</P>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">Exhibit Number</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">Description</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>Opinion of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims PLC</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Consent of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">24</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="77%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P>&#9;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 14<SUP>th</SUP> day of July, 2004.</P>
<P>&#9;</P></FONT>
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<FONT SIZE=3><P>PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>By:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=2><P>/s/ Robert C. Sledd</U></FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Robert C. Sledd</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="87%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</P>

<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;</P>
<P>&#9;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Robert C. Sledd and John D. Austin, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>

<P>&#9;</P>
<P>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3><P>Signature</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3><P>Title</U></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3><P>Date</U></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3><P>/s/ Robert C. Sledd&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P>Robert C. Sledd</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>July 14, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3><P>/s/ John D. Austin&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P>John D. Austin</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>July 14, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3><P>/s/ Charles E. Adair&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P>Charles E. Adair</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>July 14, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3>
<P>/s/ Mary C. Doswell.&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P>Mary C. Doswell</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>July 14, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3>
<P>/s/ Fred C. Goad, Jr.&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P>Fred C. Goad, Jr.</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>July 14, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3>
<P>/s/ Timothy M. Graven&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P>Timothy M. Graven</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>July 14, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<U><FONT SIZE=3>
<P>/s/ John E. Stokely&#9;&#9;</P>
</U><P>John E. Stokely</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="35%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>July 14, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P></FONT>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">Exhibit Number</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">Description</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3>
<P>Opinion of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims PLC</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Consent of Bass, Berry &amp; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">24</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=3><P>Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="71%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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PFGC Form S-8
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission
on July 14, 2004
Registration No. 333-_______
................................................................................................................................................
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
................................................................................................................................................
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
54-0402940
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
12500 West Creek Parkway
Richmond, Virginia
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
23238
(Zip Code)
Performance Food Group Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
John D. Austin
12500 West Creek Parkway
Richmond, Virginia 23238
(Name and address of agent for service)
(804) 484-7700
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be registered (1)
Proposed maximum offering price per share
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
Amount of registration fee
Common Stock (3)
750,000 shares
$26.02 (2)
$19,515,000
$2,473
(1)	Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, includes an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)	Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(3)	Includes corresponding rights to acquire shares of Registrant's common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1997, as amended between Performance Food Group Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company.
Registration of Additional Securities
This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of Performance Food Group Company, a Tennessee corporation (the "Registrant"), for the Registrant's Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
Incorporation by Reference of Earlier Registration Statements
The Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-72400, 333-12223, 333-78229, 333-60528 and 333-102155) previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 1993, September 18, 1996, May 11, 1999, May 9, 2001 and December 23, 2002, respectively, are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
5
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 14
th
day of July, 2004.
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY
By:
/s/ Robert C. Sledd
Robert C. Sledd
President and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Robert C. Sledd and John D. Austin, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert C. Sledd
Robert C. Sledd
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
July 14, 2004
/s/ John D. Austin
John D. Austin
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
July 14, 2004
/s/ Charles E. Adair
Charles E. Adair
Director
July 14, 2004
/s/ Mary C. Doswell.
Mary C. Doswell
Director
July 14, 2004
/s/ Fred C. Goad, Jr.
Fred C. Goad, Jr.
Director
July 14, 2004
/s/ Timothy M. Graven
Timothy M. Graven
Director
July 14, 2004
/s/ John E. Stokely
John E. Stokely
Director
July 14, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
5
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney (included on page II-3)