DAYVILLE, Conn., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Natural Foods,
Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI) (the "Company") today announced the results of its Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, held Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at the Company's
corporate offices located at 260 Lake Road, Dayville, CT. Stockholders
ratified the three proposals on the proxy statement: the adoption and approval
of the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, the continuing appointment of KPMG LLP as
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2005, and the re-
election of three incumbent directors, Gordon D. Barker, Gail A. Graham and
Thomas B. Simone, to serve as Class II directors until the Company's 2007
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board presently consists of three classes
of directors; each elected for a three-year term.
Stockholders can access a webcast replay of the annual meeting via the
Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.unfi.com.
United Natural Foods will replay the webcast on their website through January
1, 2005.
About United Natural Foods
The Company carries and distributes over 35,000 products to more than
18,000 customers nationwide. The Company serves a wide variety of retail
formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product
superstores, independent retail operators and the food service channel. For
more information on United Natural Foods, Inc., visit the Company's website at
http://www.unfi.com .
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the Company's business
that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements, including but not limited to general business
conditions, the impact of competition and our dependence on principal
customers, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-K
filed with the Commission on October 14, 2004, and its other filings under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any forward-looking statements
are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and,
as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company is not undertaking to
update any information in the foregoing reports until the effective date of
its future reports required by applicable laws. Any projections of future
results of operations should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee
that such results will in fact occur. These projections are subject to change
and could differ materially from final reported results. The Company may from
time to time update these publicly announced projections, but it is not
obligated to do so.
SOURCE United Natural Foods, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Rick D. Puckett, Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of United
Natural Foods, +1-860-779-2800; or Joseph Calabrese, General Information,
+1-212-827-3772 of the Financial Relations Board /
/Web site: http://www.unfi.com /
(UNFI)