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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): September 18, 2019
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 1-9273 | 75-1285071
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1770 Promontory Circle |  | 80634-9038
Greeley | CO |  | (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices) |  |  |

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (970) 506-8000

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol |  | Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 |  | PPC |  | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 18, 2019, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (the “Company”) posted an investor day presentation on the Investor Relations Page of the Company’s website at: http://ir.pilgrims.com. The information contained on this website is not included as a part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report. The investor day presentation is also furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or any proxy statement or report or other document we may file with the SEC, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Investor Day Presentation, dated September 18, 2019.

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.

|  |  | PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION
Date: | September 18, 2019 |  | /s/ Fabio Sandri
|  |  | Fabio Sandri
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer