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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: April 21, 2010
CALAVO GROWERS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
California   000-33385   33-0945304
(State or Other   (Commission File   (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of   Number)   Identification No.)
Incorporation)        
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:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
     On April 21, 2010, we held the annual meeting of shareholders of Calavo Growers, Inc. at 15765 W. Telegraph Road, Santa Paula, California, 93060. At the meeting, the holders of our outstanding common stock acted on the following matters:
     (1) The shareholders voted on a cumulative basis and elected the following 13 directors, each to serve for a term of one year. Each nominee received the following votes:
                         
    Votes   Votes   Broker
Name of Nominee   For   Withheld   Non-Votes
Lecil E. Cole
     24,953,394       199,398       1,626,897  
George H. Barnes
     6,693,217       124,654       1,626,897  
Michael D. Hause
     6,671,497       146,374       1,626,897  
Donald M. Sanders
     9,201,003       489,244       1,626,897  
Fred J. Ferrazzano
     6,676,616       160,183       1,626,897  
Alva V. Snider
     6,757,454       131,345       1,626,897  
Scott Van Der Kar
     6,832,768       455,657       1,626,897  
J. Link Leavens
     10,586,222       455,657       1,626,897  
Dorcas H. McFarlane
     8,001,743       453,207       1,626,897  
John M. Hunt
     6,160,462       1,290,548       1,626,897  
Egidio Carbone, Jr.
     6,616,703       231,523       1,626,897  
Harold Edwards
     15,089,760       447,447       1,626,897  
Steven Hollister
     6,700,965       116,906       1,626,897  
 
(2) The shareholders voted for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent accountants for fiscal 2010. Votes cast were as follows:
         
For
     11,202,458  
Against
     49,841  
Abstain
     39,517  

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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.    
 
            
April 27, 2010
            
 
            
 
  By:   /s/ Lecil E. Cole
 
    
    Lecil E. Cole    
    Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and
President		    
    (Principal Executive Officer)    

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