---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-032989"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CALM"
cik: "0000016160"
company_name: "CAL-MAINE FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T11:54:39.071011+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cal-Maine Foods' founder family sells 2.98M shares in secondary; company repurchases $50M concurrently

## Summary
- 2,978,740 shares sold by four daughters of late founder and board chair at $92.75/share; company received $0 proceeds.
- Company repurchased 551,876 shares at $90.60/share from those selling stockholders (~$50M total).
- Repurchase drawn from $500M program approved Feb 2025; ~$450M remains under the program.
- Special committee of independent directors approved both the secondary offering and the share repurchase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-032989
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CALM
- cik: 0000016160
- company_name: CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000121390025032989/0001213900-25-032989-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16160/000121390025032989/ea0238649-8k_calmaine.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-032989.txt

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