Cal-Maine Foods adopts new charter and bylaws; Class A conversion may now occur
Cal-Maine Foods filed a restated certificate of incorporation and amended bylaws on March 27, 2025, as part of governance changes tied to a planned conversion of its Class A common stock into common stock. The company also amended its credit agreement so the conversion does not trigger a change of control default, and it entered indemnification agreements with directors and certain officers. The filing says DLNL, LLC is not required to complete the conversion and gives no assurance of its timing.
Key points
- Restated charter filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 27, 2025; restated bylaws effective the same day.
- Second Amendment to the credit agreement with BMO Bank N.A., dated March 25, 2025, excludes the Class A conversion from the change of control definition; after conversion, a 30.0% or greater beneficial ownership acquisition would be a chang
- Indemnification agreements entered effective March 25, 2025, with directors and certain officers, including Adolphus B. Baker, Sherman L. Miller and Max P. Bowman.
- Board appointed Letitia C. Hughes as lead independent director and formed a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on March 25, 2025.
The filing
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