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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 10, 2020 Calavo Growers, Inc. issued a press release containing our financial results for the three month period ended January 31, 2020. A copy of our press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by Calavo Growers, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 10, 2020 Calavo Growers, Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of Joel Silva as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Previously Mr. Silva was Division Controller for the company’s Fresh and Foods divisions. He replaces James Snyder, who resigned effective March 6, 2020, to join a company in the financial services sector. Earlier in his career, Mr. Silva was an audit Partner at Arthur Andersen. Fully bilingual, he lived and worked in Mexico for five years. He holds a degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.
Mr. Silva will receive an initial annual base salary of $250,000. Mr. Silva will also be eligible to participate in other compensation and benefit programs that are available to Calavo’s executive officers. Mr. Silva will also receive a $50,000 bonus at the end of fiscal 2020.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Silva is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 | ||
99.2 | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL). | |
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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. | ||
March 13, 2020 | ||
By: | /s/ James Gibson | |
James Gibson | ||
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