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): April 19, 2004

 


 

KRAFT FOODS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Virginia

 

001-16483

 

52-2284372

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, Illinois

 

60093-2753

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 646-2000

 

 

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

 

 



 

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)           Exhibits

 

99.1.  Earnings Release dated April 19, 2004 (furnished pursuant to Item 12).

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On April 19, 2004, Kraft Foods Inc. issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 



 

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.

 

 

KRAFT FOODS INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/JAMES P. DOLLIVE 

 

 

 

 

Name: James P. Dollive

 

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

DATE: April 19, 2004

 

 



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Earnings Release dated April 19, 2004.