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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cal-Maine Foods (CALM)

Cal-Maine Foods retires 4.8 million Class A shares, ends ten-vote structure

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

Cal-Maine Foods converted 4,800,000 Class A shares into the same number of common shares on April 14, 2025, then retired the Class A shares and cut authorized shares by 4,800,000. The company says the change removes the ten-vote Class A stock, so each share now carries one vote, and that Daughters' LLC and its members no longer control a majority of voting power or qualify the company as a 'controlled company' under Nasdaq rules.

Key points

  • On April 14, 2025, the company issued 4,800,000 common shares in exchange for 4,800,000 Class A shares.
  • Former Class A holders now have one vote per share, down from ten votes per Class A share.
  • The Certificate of Retirement was filed April 15, 2025, reducing authorized shares by 4,800,000.
  • The company states the change does not alter economic interests or total outstanding shares.

The filing

CompanyCal-Maine Foods (CALM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 16, 2025, 4:01 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-25-032567

Items reported: 3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale3.03 Change to Shareholder Rights5.01 Change in Control5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:49 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 16, 2025.

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