---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-102092"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVO"
cik: "0001802974"
company_name: "Mission Produce, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T02:04:51.759384+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mission Produce director resigns; annual meeting elects directors, approves compensation and auditor

## Summary
- Director Shaunte D. Mears Watkins resigned April 13, 2023, due to relocation; no disagreement; board size reduced from 9 to 8.
- Annual Meeting held April 13 with 82.39% quorum; all three director nominees elected with >80% of votes cast.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 43.8M for, 2.7M against, 1.8M abstain.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY2023 passed: 58.3M for, 9.1k against, 9.7k abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-102092
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVO
- cik: 0001802974
- company_name: Mission Produce, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312523102092/0001193125-23-102092-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312523102092/d484277d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shaunte D. Mears Watkins resigned as Director at Mission Produce, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective April 13, 2023, Shaunte D. Mears Watkins, a Class II director, resigned from the Board of Directors of Mission Produce, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312523102092/0001193125-23-102092-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Mission Produce, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-04-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-13
  source text: Proposal 1— Election of Directors Shares Voted Director Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Stephen J. Barnard 47,151,390 1,165,793 9,962,958 Bonnie C. Lind 38,195,517 10,121,666 9,962,958 Linda B. Segre 44,722,616 3,594,567 9,962,958
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312523102092/0001193125-23-102092-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Mission Produce, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2023-04-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-13
  source text: Proposal 2 — Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers Shares Voted For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 43,795,040 2,695,079 1,827,064 9,962,958
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312523102092/0001193125-23-102092-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Mission Produce, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-04-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-04-13
  source text: Proposal 3 — Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 Shares Voted For Against Abstain 58,261,270 9,123 9,748
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1802974/000119312523102092/0001193125-23-102092-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.