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CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Del Monte Foods Company
One Market
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.247.3000
http://www.delmonte.com
MAILING ADDRESS
Del Monte Foods Company
One Market, P.O. Box 193575
San Francisco, CA 94119-3575
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders is
Wednesday, November 15, 2000, at 2:00pm
The Mark Hopkins Hotel
One Nob Hill
San Francisco, CA 94108
FORM 10-K
The Company files an Annual Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K. Shareholders may obtain a copy of this report without charge by contacting:
Investor Relations
Del Monte Foods Company
One Market, P.O. Box 193575
San Francisco, CA 94119-3575
415.247.3382
TRANSFER AGENT & REGISTRAR
The Bank of New York
Shareholder Relations Department-11E
P.O. Box 11258
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10286
800.524.4458
e-mail: Shareowner-svcs@bankofny.com
http://stock.bankofny.com
MARKET PRICE AND DISTRIBUTION
Del Montes common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange under the symbol DLM. The common stock was first traded on the NYSE on February 5, 1999, concurrent with the underwritten initial public offering of 20,000,000 shares of Del Monte Foods Company common stock at an initial price to the public of $15.00 per share. As of July 31, 2000, there were approximately 320 holders of record of Del Montes common stock. The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices by quarter for the years ended June 30, 2000 and 1999:
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High |
Low |
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2000 |
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First Quarter |
16 7/8 |
13 1/2 |
Second Quarter |
14 5/8 |
9 5/16 |
Third Quarter |
12 5/8 |
8 7/16 |
Fourth Quarter |
10 1/4 |
6 13/16 |
1999 |
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First Quarter |
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Second Quarter |
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Third Quarter |
15 5/8 (1) |
11 3/8 (1) |
Fourth Quarter |
16 3/4 |
11 7/8 |
(1) For the period from February 5, 1999 to March 31, 1999.
Del Monte has not paid any cash dividends since issuance of the common stock. The terms of Del Montes debt limit the ability of Del Montes subsidiaries to distribute cash or other assets, which could affect Del Montes ability to pay dividends or make other distributions on the common stock.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
KPMG LLP
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111
TRADEMARKS
Del Monte, Contadina, Sunfresh, Fruit Cup, Snack Cups, Fruit Naturals, Orchard Select, Fruit Pleasures, FruitRageous, Can Do, Del Monte Lite, and Snap-E-Tom are registered trademarks of Del Monte Corporation.
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