Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
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):  03/12/2013
 
Mondelez International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  1-16483
 
Virginia
  
52-2284372
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
Three Parkway North
Deerfield, IL 60015
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(847) 943-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 8.01.    Other Events
 
On March 13, 2013, Mondelez International, Inc. ("Company") announced that the Company's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program on March 12, 2013.   Pursuant to the stock repurchase program, the Company may repurchase, from time to time, the lesser of 40 million shares or $1.2 billion of Mondelez International's Class A Common Stock (including fees, commissions and expenses). The shares may be repurchased in one or more open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or a combination of the foregoing.

A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8 K.

 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Please see Exhibit Index.
 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
           
Mondelez International, Inc.
 
 
Date: March 14, 2013
     
By:
 
/s/    Carol J. Ward

               
Carol J. Ward
               
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
 
 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.

  
Description

EX-99.1
  
Mondelez International, Inc. Press Release, dated as of March 13, 2013.
DC13002.pdf -- Converted by SEC Publisher 4.2, created by BCL Technologies Inc., for SEC Filing

[MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. LOGO]

Contacts:    Michael Mitchell (Media)    Dexter Congbalay (Investors) 
    +1-847-943-5678    +1-847-943-5454 
    news@mdlz.com    ir@mdlz.com 

Mondelez International Authorizes Share Repurchases

     DEERFIELD, Ill. – March 13, 2013 – Mondelez International, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to the lesser of 40 million shares or $1.2 billion of Mondelez International’s Class A Common Stock. The primary purpose of the program will be to offset dilution from the company’s equity compensation plans.

     The shares will be repurchased from time to time in one or more open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or a combination of the foregoing, at the discretion of Mondelez International. Repurchases will be subject to market conditions and other factors.

     The authorization to repurchase shares will end in three years, unless it is terminated or extended by the Board of Directors.

About Mondelez International

     Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snacking powerhouse, with 2012 revenue of $35 billion. Creating delicious moments of joy in 165 countries, Mondelez International is a world leader in chocolate, biscuits, gum, candy, coffee and powdered beverages, with billion-dollar brands such as Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate, Jacobs coffee, LU, Nabisco and Oreo biscuits, Tang powdered beverages and Trident gum. Mondelez International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor’s 500, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit www.mondelezinternational.com and www.facebook.com/mondelezinternational.

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