Form 8-K

 

 

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 25, 2012

 

 

CALAVO GROWERS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

California   000-33385   33-0945304

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1141-A Cummings Road, Santa Paula, California 93060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 525-1245

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 25, 2012, we held the annual meeting of shareholders of Calavo Growers, Inc. at 15765 W. Telegraph Road, Santa Paula, California, 93060. At the meeting, the holders of our outstanding common stock acted on the following matters:

(1) The shareholders voted on a cumulative basis and elected the following 13 directors, each to serve for a term of one year. Each nominee received the following votes:

 

Name of Nominee

   Votes
For
     Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

Lecil E. Cole

     17,621,021         1,682,955         1,887,002   

George H. Barnes

     6,123,171         1,207,315         1,887,002   

James D. Helin

     6,960,204         375,282         1,887,002   

Donald M. Sanders

     4,962,570         2,367,916         1,887,002   

Marc L. Brown

     6,366,345         2,977,141         1,887,002   

Alva V. Snider

     6,134,811         1,214,603         1,887,002   

Scott Van Der Kar

     7,204,981         2,351,134         1,887,002   

J. Link Leavens

     8,738,339         2,351,241         1,887,002   

Dorcas H. McFarlane

     6,400,217         2,351,943         1,887,002   

John M. Hunt

     6,136,324         1,729,162         1,887,002   

Egidio Carbone, Jr.

     7,119,284         358,757         1,887,002   

Harold Edwards

     13,620,126         2,368,360         1,887,002   

Steven Hollister

     6,974,026         356,460         1,887,002   

(2) The shareholders voted for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent accountants for fiscal 2012. Votes cast were as follows:

 

For      11,435,274   
Against      61,168   
Abstain      52,143   
Broker Non-Votes      34,237   

(3) The shareholders voted on an advisory basis to approve the compensation of the executive officers of Calavo Growers, Inc. as disclosed in the company’s 2012 proxy statement. Votes cast were as follows:

 

For      9,290,241   
Against      160,043   
Abstain      254,144   
Broker Non-Votes      1,878,394   

 

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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.

 

    Calavo Growers, Inc.

April 30, 2012

   
    By:  

/s/ Lecil E. Cole

     

Lecil E. Cole

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

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