B&G Foods Announces Tax Treatment of Common Stock Dividends Paid in 2023

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2024-- B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) today explained the tax treatment for dividends paid in 2023 on the Company’s common stock. Holders are urged to check their 2023 tax statements received from brokerage firms in order to ensure that the cash distribution information reported on such statements conforms to the information reported herein.

Additional information concerning the tax treatment of dividends paid in 2023 is posted to the Investors section of B&G Foods’ website, www.bgfoods.com, under the headings “FAQs” and “IRS Form 8937.” Holders are also urged to consult their own tax advisors to determine their individual tax treatment.

In 2023, B&G Foods distributed $0.76000 per share of common stock (CUSIP # 05508R 10 6). Based on U.S. federal income tax laws, B&G Foods has determined that all of such distributions will be treated as a return of capital and no portion will be treated as a taxable dividend. Generally, the portion of the distribution on the common stock that is treated as a return of capital should reduce the tax basis in the shares of common stock up to a holder’s adjusted basis in the common stock, with any excess treated as capital gains.

The table below summarizes the tax treatment for dividends paid in 2023 on the Company’s common stock.


Declaration
Date


Record
Date


Payment
Date


Total Per Share
Distribution


2023 Taxable
Dividend


2023 Return of
Capital

11/9/2022

12/30/2022

1/30/2023

$0.19000

$0.000000

$0.19000

2/27/2023

3/31/2023

5/1/2023

$0.19000

$0.000000

$0.19000

5/16/2023

6/30/2023

7/31/2023

$0.19000

$0.000000

$0.19000

8/1/2023

9/29/2023

10/30/2023

$0.19000

$0.000000

$0.19000

 

2023 Totals

$0.76000

$0.000000

$0.76000

About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com.

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Source: B&G Foods, Inc.