-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SeGWRMuKLilAOIF7u14QQoXxDpVjA6D0dzbwzL4/9I/yV4nGdS1yA/R3Q/BhSgpT BeSS8u95ryfb8m5Eic+Amw== 0000922907-07-000197.txt : 20070220 0000922907-07-000197.hdr.sgml : 20070219 20070220140446 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922907-07-000197 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070215 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070220 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070220 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000849667 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2090] IRS NUMBER: 841032638 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4100 N MULBERRY DRIVE SUITE 200 CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64116 BUSINESS PHONE: 8165026000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4100 N MULBERRY DRIVE SUITE 200 CITY: KANSS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64116 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HEETER JAMES A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001241680 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13403 FILM NUMBER: 07634912 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4520 MAIN STREET STE. 1100 CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64111 4 1 form4heeter_022007ex.xml X0202 4 2007-02-15 0 0000849667 AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO PLB 0001241680 HEETER JAMES A 4100 N. MULBERRY DRIVE, SUITE 200 KANSAS CITY MO 64116 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 2007-02-15 4 A 0 1878 0 A 9832 I See footnote Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 2007-02-15 5 G 0 1878 0 D 7954 I See footnote Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 4344 I Sonberk Profit Sharing Plan (c/o Sonnenschein nath & Rosenthal) IDA FBO James A. Heeter Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 100 I Judith S. Heeter, as Custodian for Jay Heeter Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 100 I Judith S. Heeter, as Custodian for Leigh C. Heeter Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 100 I Judith S. Heeter, as Custodian for Lindsey E. Heeter Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 745 I Judith S. Heeter (IRA Contributory Account dated 5/5/87) Award pursuant to AIPC Board Compensation Program. The award was granted to Mr. Heeter. Mr. Heeter is a general partner of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP (hereafter "Sonnenschein"). Pursuant to an agreement between Mr. Heeter and Sonnenschein, all economic benefits of the stock go to Sonnenschein and Mr. Heeter at no time has voting rights or the power to dispose of the stock. Mr. Heeter is not a controlling partner of Sonnenschein and does not have or share investment control over the stock. Therefore, Mr. Heeter disclaims beneficial ownership of this stock. Transfer without consideration made pursuant to the agreement between Mr. Heeter and Sonnenschein. /s/ Robert Schuller, Attorney-in-Fact for James A. Heeter 2007-02-20 EX-24 2 form4exh241_022007.htm Exhibit 24.1 

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Robert Schuller and Paul Geist, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

         (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of American Italian Pasta Company (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

         (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

         (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

         The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

         This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 3rd day of November, 2006.


Signature    /s/ William R. Patterson
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Print Name       William R. Patterson
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