NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Dec. 4, 2003--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that the ratings and outlook on ConAgra Foods Inc. (BBB+/Stable/A-2) would not be affected by the company's announcement that it had established a $1 billion common stock share repurchase program. Standard&Poor's expects that share repurchases will be done with proceeds from ConAgra's two recent divestitures (chicken processing operations and agricultural distribution operations) and free cash flow. However, the share buyback program will limit the company's financial flexibility for strategic acquisitions.