SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
VITERRA INC /FI

(Last) (First) (Middle)
2625 VICTORIA AVE

(Street)
REGINA A9 S4T 7T9

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DAKOTA GROWERS PASTA CO INC [ N/A ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/04/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 05/04/2010 P 10,477,014 A $18.28 10,477,014(1) I See Footnote(2)
Series D Delivery Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share 05/04/2010 P 9,463,881 A $0.1 9,463,881(1) I See Footnote(2)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 05/04/2010 P 1,699,249(3) A $18.28 12,176,263 I See Footnote(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares of capital stock of Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc. ("Dakota Growers") were purchased by Viterra Inc. ("Viterra") in accordance with the terms of the tender offer set forth in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, as amended or supplemented (the "Schedule TO"), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2010 by Viterra and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Agricore United Holdings Inc. and Bluebird Acquisition Corporation ("Bluebird").
2. All shares of Dakota Growers reported on this Form 4 are held by Bluebird.
3. Reflects shares of Dakota Growers acquired by Bluebird upon the exercise of the "top-up" option described in the Schedule TO in exchange for a note in the aggregate principal amount of $31,062,271.72.
/s/ Ray Dean, Senior Vice President and General Counsel/Corporate Secretary 05/05/2010
/s/ Colleen Vancha, Senior Vice President Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs 05/05/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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