8-K 1 dkm512.txt FORM 8-K DATED OCTOBER 23, 2003 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) October 23, 2003 ---------------------------- THE RICEX COMPANY (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-24285 68-0412200 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1241 Hawk's Flight Court El Dorado Hills, California 95762 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (916) 933-3000 Item 5. Other Events. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99 is a copy of the press release issued by The RiceX Company on October 23, 2003, announcing the sale expiration of its share repurchase program previously announced on October 28, 2002. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith: Exhibit Number Document ------ -------- 99 Press Release Issued by The RiceX Company on October 23, 2003. 2 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. THE RICEX COMPANY By: /s/ Daniel L. McPeak Sr. -------------------------------------- Date: October 23, 2003 Daniel L. McPeak Sr. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 3

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)

November 14, 2002

THE RICEX COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		0-24285		68-0412200
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1241 Hawk’s Flight Court El Dorado Hills, California		95762
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (916) 933-3000

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 14, 2002, Daniel L. McPeak and Todd C. Crow, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of The RiceX Company (the ”Company”), each submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ”Commission”) certifications required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. '1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). The Company is filing, as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, copies of such certifications in the form in which said officers executed them, and caused them to be submitted to the Commission accompanying the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.

	THE RICEX COMPANY
Date: November 14, 2002	By:	/s/Todd C. Crow
		Todd C. Crow
		Vice President of Finance and
		Chief Financial Officer

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