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 23, 2014

 

 

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 23, 2014, 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

     17,333,815         1,662,176         2,223,702   

George H. Barnes

     7,563,240         1,767,277         2,223,702   

James D. Helin

     7,622,820         1,756,447         2,223,702   

Donald M. Sanders

     10,109,507         2,095,843         2,223,702   

Marc L. Brown

     6,290,929         3,062,338         2,223,702   

Michael A. DiGregorio

     9,231,366         151,268         2,223,702   

Scott Van Der Kar

     7,370,618         2,030,008         2,223,702   

J. Link Leavens

     12,316,595         2,030,024         2,223,702   

Dorcas H. Thille

     7,605,998         2,046,048         2,223,702   

John M. Hunt

     7,077,436         2,275,831         2,223,702   

Egidio Carbone, Jr.

     9,350,362         162,857         2,223,702   

Harold Edwards

     7,245,479         2,085,038         2,223,702   

Steven Hollister

     9,198,679         131,838         2,223,702   

(2) The shareholders voted for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent accountants for fiscal 2014. Votes cast were as follows:

 

For

     12,849,225   

Against

     103,406   

Abstain

     7,520   

(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 2014 proxy statement. Votes cast were as follows:

 

For

     9,710,837   

Against

     729,197   

Abstain

     296,415   

Broker Non-Votes

     2,223,702   

 

 

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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 25, 2014      
    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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