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 (Date of earliest event reported): April 10, 2013
CALAVO GROWERS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| California | 000-33385 | 33-0945304 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On April 10, 2013, Calavo Growers, Inc. (Calavo) repurchased 165,000 shares of its common stock from Limoneira Company (Limoneira) at a purchase price of $29.02 per share (the closing price on April 10, 2013). The total amount wired from Calavo to Limoneira was $4,788,300 related to this transaction. These shares will be cancelled and returned to authorized, but unissued, status.
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 12, 2013 |
By: | /s/ Lecil E. Cole | ||||||
| Lecil E. Cole | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||