UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 27, 2021 (
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| ITEM 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 27, 2021, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend (the “Special Dividend”) of $2.50 per share on all issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock of the Company. The Special Dividend will be paid on March 16, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 26, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The exhibit furnished herewith is listed in the Exhibit Index.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 27, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. | ||||||
| January 27, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michael J. Valentine | ||||
| Michael J. Valentine | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary | ||||||