UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

FORM 8-K

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 25, 2014 

 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

3320 Woodrow Wilson Avenue

Jackson, MS 39207

(Address of principal executive offices (zip code))

 

601-948-6813

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

☐ 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))

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Item 8.01   Other Events

 

On July 25, 2014, the Company announced it had entered into a new joint venture with Hickman’s Egg Ranch of Buckeye, Arizona.  Pursuant to this action, the new joint venture, Southwest Specialty Eggs, LLC, will acquire the Egg-lands Best, Inc. franchise for the state of Arizona.  A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

 

 

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release issued by the Company on July 25, 2014

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements for 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.

 

 

 

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