On September 20, 2012, James A. Grimes, who has served as the Sanderson Farms, Inc.'s Secretary since 1993 and its Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since 1985, notified the company that he will retire effective October 31, 2012. On September 25, 2012 the company appointed Tim Rigney to serve as the Controller effective November 1, 2012. Mr. Rigney, has been the company's Corporate Accounting Manager since 2004 and has been employed by the company in various capacities since 1990.

The role of Controller is not a corporate office under the company's By-Laws, but Mr. Rigney, as Controller, will perform the functions of a principal accounting officer as that term is used in the rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.