Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 2, 2022, Mariela Matute gave notice of her resignation from her position as Chief Financial Officer of Calavo Growers, Inc. ("Calavo"). Ms. Matute will continue as an employee of Calavo through May 19, 2022 to assist with the transition. Her departure is not based on any disagreement with Calavo's accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosures. On May 3, 2022, Brian Kocher, Calavo's President and Chief Executive Officer was appointed as Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis. In such role, he will also serve as the Company's principal accounting officer. Mr. Kocher's compensation is disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2022. Calavo has engaged an executive search firm to identify candidates for a permanent Chief Financial Officer.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 4, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the departure of Ms. Matute. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits


    99.1   Press Release dated May 4th, 2022.
    104  Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).


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