Current Report Filing (8-k)

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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): September 5, 2019

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CALAVO GROWERS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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California		000-33385		33-0945304
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	​	(Commission File Number)	​	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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1141-A Cummings Road, Santa Paula, 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: [phone]

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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

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(a)	On September 5, 2019 Calavo Growers, Inc. issued a press release containing our financial results for the three and nine month periods ended July 31, 2019. A copy of our press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.
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​	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.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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(d)	Exhibits
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​	99.1      Press release dated September 5, 2019 of the Registrant.
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​	104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

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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.
September 6, 2019	​
	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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