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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): January 1, 2014

Post Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Missouri
1-35305
45-3355106
(State of Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
Number)
2503 S. Hanley Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63144

(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 644-7600
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:
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Item 2.01.            Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
 
On January 2, 2014, Post Holdings, Inc. (“Post”) announced that on January 1, 2014, Post completed its previously announced acquisition from Viterra Inc. (“Viterra”) of all of the stock of Agricore United Holdings Inc. (“Agricore”). Agricore is the parent company of Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc. (“Dakota Growers”), a manufacturer of dry pasta for retail and institutional markets. As part of the acquisition, Post also acquired the durum wheat inventory held by Viterra for the Dakota Growers business.
 
The purchase price for the transaction was $370 million in cash, subject to a post-closing working capital adjustment, and was funded through Post’s existing cash resources.
 
A copy of Post’s press release announcing the closing is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)          Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
 
Post intends to file the financial statements relating to the acquisition described in Item 2.01 above under cover of Form 8-K/A no later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.
 
(b)          Pro Forma Financial Information.
 
Post intends to file pro forma financial information relating to the acquisition described in Item 2.01 above under cover of Form 8-K/A no later than 71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.

(d)    Exhibits.
Number
Description
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release dated January 2, 2014




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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 thereunto duly authorized.


Date: January 2, 2014
Post Holdings, Inc. 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert V. Vitale
 
 
Name: Robert V. Vitale
 
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer




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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated January 2, 2014


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