Calavo Growers, Inc.
 

 
 
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): January 31, 2007
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
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     The discussion below in Item 2.03 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
     On January 31, 2007, Calavo Growers, Inc. (“we” or “the Company”), and Farm Credit West, PCA, entered into a Term Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”). Under the terms of the Agreement, we are advanced funds for the purchase and installation of capital items and other corporate needs of the Company. Total credit available under the borrowing agreement was $12 million and expires in February 2010, whereby all amounts unpaid and outstanding are due and payable. The credit facility contains various financial covenants, the most significant relating to working capital, tangible net worth (as defined), and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) (as defined).
     The preceding discussion is qualified by reference to the Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
10.1
  Term Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2007 between Calavo Growers, Inc. and Farm Credit West, PCA.

 


 

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.
 
 
February 1, 2007  By:   /s/ Lecil E. Cole    
    Lecil E. Cole   
    Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)