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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 17, 2020
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CALAVO GROWERS, INC
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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California
000-33385
33-0945304
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1141-A Cummings Road
,
Santa Paula
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California
93060
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
805
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525-1245
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
CVGW
Nasdaq
Global Market
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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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Emerging growth company
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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.  ☐
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Calavo Growers, Inc. (the "Company") intends to make presentations, which will include a business update to investors and analysts. A copy of the Company's presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated under this Item 7.01 by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference to any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits
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99.1
Calavo Growers, Inc. Presentation
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SIGNATURE
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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.
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Calavo Growers, Inc.
November 17, 2020
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By:
/s/ James Gibson
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James Gibson
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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