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calm8k20220930
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
September 30, 2022
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-38695
64-0500378
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1052 Highland Colony Pkwy
,
Suite 200
,
Ridgeland
,
MS
39157
(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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
CALM
The
NASDAQ
Global Select Market
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).
Emerging growth company
☐
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
5.02
–
Departure
of
Directors
or
Certain
Officers;
Election
of
Directors;
Appointment
of
Certain
Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Transition of Chief Executive Officer
On September
30, 2022,
Cal-Maine Foods,
Inc. (the
"Company") announced
that Adolphus B.
Baker, Chief
Executive Officer
("CEO") and Chairman of the Board,
will step down as the Company's CEO
effective immediately. Mr. Baker has
served as the
Company's
CEO
since
2010
and
was
elected
Chairman
of
the
Board
in
2012.
He
will
continue
to
serve
as
the
Company's
Chairman of the Board and as an executive officer of the Company.
On September 30, 2022, the
Board of Directors named Sherman
L. Miller President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company,
effective immediately. This transition is consistent with the Board's succession planning process. Mr. Miller previously served as
the
Company's
President
and
Chief
Operations
Officer
and
will remain
interim
Chief
Operations
Officer
until
a
successor
is
named.
Mr.
Miller
(age
48)
has
served
as
the
Company's
President
since
2018,
as
its
Chief
Operations
Officer
since
2011,
and
as
a
member of the Board since 2012. Mr. Miller has devoted his professional career to the Company since joining in 1996, including
by
serving
in
various
positions
of
increasing
responsibility
in
operations
prior
to
his
promotion
to
Company
Vice
President,
Operations, in 2007.
As
an
executive
officer
of
the
Company,
Mr.
Miller
receives
compensation,
including
base
pay,
bonuses,
certain
employee
benefits,
and
awards under
the Company's
long-term
incentive plan.
The details
of his
compensation
for fiscal
year
2022
are
disclosed
in
the
Company's
proxy
statement
filed
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
on
August
18,
2022. In
connection with Mr.
Miller's appointment as
Chief Executive Officer,
Mr. Miller is
receiving a $50,000
increase in base salary.
Mr. Baker's compensation has not been changed.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.
Miller and any other person pursuant to
which Mr. Miller was selected
as an
officer
of
the
Company.
Mr.
Miller
does
not
have
any
family
relationship
with
any
director
or
executive
officer
of
the
Company. There are no
related party transactions involving
Mr. Miller and
the Company that require
disclosure under Item
404(a)
of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on September 30, 2022.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors.
The following persons were nominated and elected to serve
as members of the Board of
Directors until our next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Nominees for the Board of Directors of the Company:
Names
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Non-Votes
Adolphus B. Baker
64,668,716
18,777,142
3,197,612
Max P. Bowman
79,816,511
3,629,347
3,197,612
Letitia C. Hughes
78,964,259
4,481,599
3,197,612
Sherman L. Miller
80,774,682
2,671,176
3,197,612
James E. Poole
79,151,289
4,294,569
3,197,612
Steve W. Sanders
80,888,032
2,557,826
3,197,612
Camille S. Young
81,012,333
2,433,525
3,197,612
Proposal No. 2:
Ratification of
the selection
of Frost, PLLC
as the
independent registered public
accounting firm
for
the Company for fiscal 2023.
The Company's stockholders approved the proposal by the following
vote:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Non-Votes
86,411,238
146,716
85,516
N/A
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press Release issued by the Company on September 30, 2022
104
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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.
CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC.
Date:
September 30, 2022
By:
/s/ Max P. Bowman
Max P. Bowman
Director, Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer