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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2021 (April 28, 2021)

 

 

JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-19681   36-2419677
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

1703 North Randall Road, Elgin, Illinois 60123-7820

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 289-1800

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act:

 

 

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading
Symbol

 

Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share   JBSS  

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


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

On April 28, 2021, Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Board of Directors of the Company that he intends to step down from his role as Chief Financial Officer of the Company upon the filing of the Form 10-K of the Company for its 2021 fiscal year. Mr. Valentine will thereafter continue in his roles as Group President and Secretary, and will also continue to serve as a Director of the Company. His decision to step down is voluntary.

In accordance with succession plans for the CFO role, Frank S. Pellegrino, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Treasurer, will be appointed as Chief Financial Officer upon Mr. Valentine stepping down as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pellegrino joined the Company in January 2007 and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility within the Company. Mr. Pellegrino is also the current Principal Accounting Officer of the Company.


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.  
April 29, 2021     By:  

/s/ Michael J. Valentine

 
      Michael J. Valentine  
      Chief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary