Edgar Filing: CALAVO GROWERS INC

Calavo Growers, Inc.

October 4, 2017

/s/ Lecil E. Cole

Lecil E. Cole

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

(Principal Executive Officer)

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): October 4, 2017

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

(a)

On October 4, 2017 Calavo Growers, Inc. issued a press release announcing that Jim Catchot will retire as President of its Renaissance Foods Group, LLC (RFG) subsidiary effective October 31, 2017. Succeeding Jim Catchot as RFG President will be Jim Gibson. Mr. Gibson is a founding co-member of RFG and has served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. A copy of our press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)	Exhibits

	99.1	Press release dated October 4, 2017 of the Registrant.

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.