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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): June 12, 2008
Penford Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Washington   0-11488   91-1221360
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
7094 South Revere Parkway,    
Centennial, Colorado   80112-3932
(Address of principal executive offices   (Zip Code)
303-649-1900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
     
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Item 8.01:   Other Events
On June 13, 2008, Penford Corporation issued a press release announcing that the starch and ethanol plant of its principal subsidiary company, Penford Products Co., located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been temporarily shut down due to flooding. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information contained in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01:   Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d)   Exhibits
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press release dated June 13, 2008

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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
     
  Penford Corporation   
  (Registrant)   
     
June 13, 2008  /s/ Steven O. Cordier    
  Steven O. Cordier   
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press release dated June 13, 2008