| 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): May 19, 2010 |
| Commission File No. 001-34198 |
| SUNOPTA INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Canada | 001-34198 | Not Applicable | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2838 Bovaird Drive West |
| Brampton, Ontario, L7A 0H2, Canada |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (905) 455-1990 |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
A copy of our May 19, 2010 press release relating to the approval by U.S. and Canadian courts of the Company’s agreement to settle all claims raised in previously announced class action proceedings arising from the Company’s restatement of interim financial results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (d) Exhibits | |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of SunOpta Inc., dated May 19, 2010. |
The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| SUNOPTA INC. | ||
| By | /s/ John Dietrich | |
| John Dietrich | ||
| Vice President Corporate Development | ||
| Date | May 19, 2010 | |