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):  April 1, 2019


RICEBRAN TECHNOLOGIES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


California
0-32565
87-0673375
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1330 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 250
The Woodlands, TX
  
77380
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (281) 675-2421

(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)


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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Conditions

On April 1, 2019, RiceBran Technologies (the “Company”) announced certain financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing this information and certain other information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
 
Press Release issued April 1, 2019.

SIGNATURE

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.

 
RICEBRAN TECHNOLOGIES
     
Date:  April 1, 2019
By:
/s/ Dennis Dykes
   
Dennis Dykes
   
Chief Financial Officer
   
(Duly Authorized Officer)