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

Effective February 3rd the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Seneca Foods Corporation (the "Company") increased the size of the Board from seven to eight members and appointed Linda K. Nelson to fill the newly created position on the Board. Ms. Nelson will serve as an independent director and has been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Ms. Nelson has over 26 years of experience in financial and operational management. Most recently, Ms. Nelson serves as a financial executive consultant, holding a senior leadership position on various acquisition and merger due diligence teams evaluating opportunities for both large-scale private equity firms and local entrepreneurs. From 2011 to 2013, Ms. Nelson held the role of Chief Financial Officer for First American Equipment Finance. Prior to that, Ms. Nelson was with Birds Eye Foods, Inc. for 15 years in increasingly responsible financial roles, reaching the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary in 2008.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Nelson and any other persons pursuant to which she was appointed a directors of the Company. There are no transactions in which Ms. Nelson has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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