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Conagra Brands Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 5/29/16 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 7/15/16, at 2:11pm ET   ·   For:  5/29/16   ·   Accession #:  1628280-16-17613   ·   File #:  1-07275

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 7/15/16  Conagra Brands Inc.               10-K        5/29/16  143:19M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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12: EX-24       Power of Attorney                                   HTML     53K 
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26: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     48K 
27: R6          Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders'     HTML     88K 
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28: R7          Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders'     HTML     42K 
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35: R14         Discontinued Operations                             HTML    118K 
36: R15         Investments in Joint Ventures                       HTML     89K 
37: R16         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML     74K 
38: R17         Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets   HTML     81K 
39: R18         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     64K 
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47: R26         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    134K 
48: R27         Pension and Postretirement Benefits                 HTML    477K 
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56: R35         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     99K 
57: R36         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML    106K 
58: R37         Investments in Joint Ventures (Tables)              HTML     80K 
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60: R39         Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets   HTML     73K 
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62: R41         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     47K 
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67: R46         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    115K 
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71: R50         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML    117K 
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                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
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                (Balances in Accumulated Other Comprehensive                     
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86: R65         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML     80K 
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116: R95         Derivative Financial Instruments (Right to Reclaim  HTML     43K  
                Cash Collateral) (Details)                                       
117: R96         Derivative Financial Instruments (Assets and        HTML     58K  
                Liabilities on A Gross Basis) (Details)                          
118: R97         Derivative Financial Instruments (Derivatives Not   HTML     50K  
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119: R98         Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Narrative)     HTML     85K  
                (Details)                                                        
120: R99         Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Details)       HTML    101K  
121: R100        Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Funded Status  HTML     89K  
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                (Details)                                                        
122: R101        Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Components)    HTML     71K  
                (Details)                                                        
123: R102        Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Benefit        HTML     54K  
                Obligations) (Details)                                           
124: R103        Pension and Postretirement Benefits                 HTML     48K  
                (Weighted-Average Actuarial Assumptions) (Details)               
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127: R106        Pension and Postretirement Benefits                 HTML     71K  
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128: R107        Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Level 3)       HTML     62K  
                (Details)                                                        
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                Health Care Cost Trend Rates) (Details)                          
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                Cost Rates) (Details)                                            
131: R110        Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Estimated      HTML     55K  
                Future Gross Benefit Payments) (Details)                         
132: R111        Pension and Postretirement Benefits (Contributions  HTML     72K  
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134: R113        Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     60K  
135: R114        Business Segments and Related Information           HTML     80K  
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136: R115        Business Segments and Related Information           HTML     97K  
                (Details)                                                        
137: R116        Business Segments and Related Information (Net      HTML     65K  
                Sales by Product) (Details)                                      
138: R117        Business Segments and Related Information (Net      HTML     52K  
                Derivative Gains (Losses)) (Details)                             
139: R118        Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     83K  
140: R119        Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     50K  
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