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RUDDICK CORPORATION
AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PART I
Item 1. Business ............................................................ 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors ......................................................... 3
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments ............................................ 7
Item 2. Properties ........................................................... 7
Item 3. Legal Proceedings .................................................... 8
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder
Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Item 6. Selected Financial Data ................................................ 11
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure ............................................ 57
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures ............................................... 57
Item 9B. Other Information .................................................... 57
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Item 11. Executive Compensation ............................................... 58
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management and Related Shareholder Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,
and Director Independence .......................................... 59
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60