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AMERICAN
ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY
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NEWS
RELEASE
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Contact:
Sherlyn
Manson
Director
of Communications
816-584-5656
smanson@aipc.com
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For
Immediate Release
AMERICAN
ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ITS 2010 ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER
MEETING
KANSAS
CITY, MO., February 25, 2010 -- American Italian Pasta Company (NASDAQ:AIPC),
the largest producer of dry pasta in North America, announces results from its
2010 Annual Stockholder Meeting held today in Kansas City, MO.
All three
current members of the Board of Directors standing for election were approved by
the stockholders for the terms set forth in the company’s Proxy Statement, with
the company’s Board now comprised of the following members: David Allen,
Jonathan Baum, Cathleen Curless, Robert Druten, James Heeter, Jack Kelly, Ronald
Kesselman, William Patterson and Tim Pollak.
Following
the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors elected William Patterson as its
Chairman. The Board also elected Robert Druten, David Allen, James Heeter, and
Ronald Kesselman as Chairman of the Audit, Compensation, Governance, and
Enterprise Risk Management Committees, respectively.
The
stockholders also ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the company’s
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010.
“As a
Board, we are pleased with the financial and strategic results AIPC achieved in
fiscal 2009. We appreciate the confidence of AIPC stockholders and
look forward to continuing our work to enhance stockholder value,” said Board
Chairman William Patterson.
ABOUT
AIPC
Founded
in 1988 and based in Kansas City, Mo., American Italian Pasta Company is the
largest producer of dry pasta in North America. The company‘s four
plants are located in Excelsior Springs, MO; Columbia, SC; Tolleson, AZ, and
Verolanuova, Italy. AIPC has approximately 675 employees in the
United States and Italy.
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