Blue Buffalo Files For IPO

(RTTNews) - Pet food maker Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. said Wednesday that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

The total number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined.

The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is $500 million, which i solely meant for calculating registration fee.

Blue Buffalo has applied to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "BUFF".

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and LOYAL3 Securities, Inc. are acting as co-managers for the proposed offering.

Wilton, Connecticut-based Blue Buffalo is a producer and supplier of dog and cat foods. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the company had net sales of $917.8 million and net income of $101.9 million.