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 28, 2004
KRAFT FOODS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-16483 (Commission File Number) |
52-2284372 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) |
60093-2753 (Zip Code) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 646-2000 |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K are the consolidated balance sheets of Kraft Foods Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 (the "Financial Statements"), the independent auditors' report thereon and the statement regarding computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges. The Financial Statements, the independent auditors' report and the statement regarding computation of ratios of earnings to fixed charges will be incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The Financial Statements, together with the independent auditors' report thereon, are included herein.
(c) Exhibits
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 |
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| Name: | James P. Dollive | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| DATE: January 28, 2004 | |||
Exhibit No.