form8k.htm


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 30, 2010
 

 
NUTRACEA
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 

 
California
0-32565
87-0673375
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
6720 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 390
Scottsdale, AZ
85253
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (602) 522-3000

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 8.01
Other Items.

As previously disclosed, on November 10, 2009, NutraCea filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code  in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona (the “Bankruptcy Court”), in the proceeding titled In re:  NutraCea., Case No. 2:09-bk-28817-CGC.   On October 27, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the first amended plan of reorganization proposed by NutraCea and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors dated August 10, 2010 (the “First Amended Plan”).

In accordance with the First Amended Plan, on November 30, 2010, the First Amended Plan became effective and NutraCea formally exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

On December 1, 2010, NutraCea issued a press release announcing its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
   
No.
 
Description
 
Press Release dated December 1, 2010

 
 

 

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.
  
 
NUTRACEA
     
Date: December 1, 2010
By:
/s/ Jerry Dale Belt
 
   
Jerry Dale Belt
   
Chief Financial Officer
   
(Duly Authorized Officer)