AdvancePierre Foods: Announces Filing for IPO

Cincinnati / OH. (apf) AdvancePierre Foods Holdings Inc., a leading U.S. producer and distributor of sandwiches, sandwich components and other entrées and snacks, announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Morgan Stanley + Co. LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the preliminary prospectus relating to the proposed offering, when available, may be obtained from the joint book-running managers.