CALAVO GROWERS INC

Regulatory Filings • Dec 23, 2025

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): December 22, 2025

CALAVO GROWERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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California	​ ​	000-33385	​ ​	33-0945304
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	​	(Commission File Number)	​	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1141-A Cummings Road , Santa Paula , California 93060

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 805 ) 525-1245

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

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Title of each class	​ ​	Trading Symbol(s)	​ ​	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	​	CVGW	​	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 8.01 Other Events.

On December 22, 2025, Calavo Growers, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) advising the Company that the Commission’s staff (the “Staff”) has concluded its investigation relating to the Company (the “Investigation”) and, based on the information available as of that date, does not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against the Company.

The notice was provided under the guidelines set out in the final paragraph of Securities Act Release No. 5310.

The Investigation was previously disclosed by the Company in its periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Additional information regarding the Investigation can be found in the Company’s prior filings, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on January 14, 2025.

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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.

​	Calavo Growers, Inc.
December 23, 2025	​
​	By:	/s/ B. John Lindeman
​	Name:	B. John Lindeman
​	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
​	​	(Principal Executive Officer)

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