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) February 20, 2019

Seaboard Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (913) 676-8800

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 20, 2019, the Registrant issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, and the Board of Directors’ declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $2.25 per share of common stock, payable on March 14, 2019, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 4, 2019. The full text of this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, and the related press release included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)   Exhibits

99.1 Press release of Seaboard Corporation dated February 20, 2019 announcing earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 and a declaration of a dividend. 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

REPORT OF EARNINGS AND DIVIDEND DECLARATION

 

February 20, 2019 

Merriam, Kansas

 

The following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation (NYSE American symbol: SEB) with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Merriam, Kansas, for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, in millions of dollars except share and per share amounts.

Notes to Report of Earnings:

For the three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017,  net earnings (loss) attributable to Seaboard included other investment loss of $167 million and other investment income of $58 million, respectively. Included in other investment loss for the three months ended December 31, 2018 was $122 million of non-cash, unrealized mark-to-market losses on short-term investments. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, net earnings (loss) attributable to Seaboard included other investment loss of $152 million and other investment income of $177 million, respectively.

Seaboard Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $2.25 per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable on March 14, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 4, 2019.

Seaboard Corporation today filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Seaboard has provided access to the Annual Report on Form 10-K on its website at https://www.seaboardcorp.com/investors.