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PepsiCoSANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC FORM 10-K (Annual Report) Filed 08/24/16 for the Period Ending 06/30/16 Address 1703 N. RANDALL ROAD ELGIN, IL, 60123-7820 847-289-1800 0000880117 JBSS 2060 - Sugar And Confectionery Products Food Processing Sector Consumer Non-Cyclicals Telephone CIK Symbol SIC Code Industry Fiscal Year 06/28 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2018, EDGAR Online, a division of Donnelley Financial Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, a division of Donnelley Financial Solutions, Terms of Use. UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One)xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 ¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from to Commission file number 0-19681 JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 36-2419677(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)1703 North Randall RoadElgin, Illinois 60123(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 289-1800Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which RegisteredCommon Stock, $.01 par value per share The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC(NASDAQ Global Select Market)Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act: Yes ¨ No x .Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act: Yes ¨ No x .Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended (the “Exchange Act”), during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has beensubject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨ .Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to besubmitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨ .Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not becontained to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or anyamendment to this Form 10-K. x .Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. Seedefinitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer xNon-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ¨Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x .The aggregate market value of the voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates was $456,365,691 as of December 24, 2015 (8,362,941 shares at $54.57 per share).As of August 12, 2016, 8,607,815 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value (“Common Stock”) and 2,597,426 shares of the registrant’s Class ACommon Stock, $.01 par value (“Class A Stock”), were outstanding. The Class A Stock is convertible at the option of the holder at any time and from time to time(and, upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, automatically converts) into one share of Common Stock.Documents Incorporated by Reference:Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held November 2, 2016 are incorporated by reference into PartIII of this Form 10-K. PART IItem 1 — Businessa. General Development of BusinessJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. was formed as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1979 as the successor by merger to an Illinois corporationthat was incorporated in 1959. As used throughout this annual report on Form 10-K, unless the context otherwise indicates, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” or“Company” refer collectively to John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, JBSS Ventures, LLC and Sanfilippo (Shanghai) Trading Co.Ltd. Our fiscal year ends on the final Thursday of June each year, and typically consists of fifty-two weeks (four thirteen week quarters). However, the fiscal yearended June 30, 2016 consisted of fifty-three weeks with our fourth quarter containing fourteen weeks. Additional information on the comparability of the periodspresented is as follows: • References herein to fiscal 2017 are to the fiscal year ending June 29, 2017. • References herein to fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 are to the fiscal years ended June 30, 2016, June 25, 2015 and June 26, 2014, respectively.We are one of the leading processors and distributors of peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds and other nuts in the United States. These nuts are sold under avariety of private brands and under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Fisher Nut Exactly and Sunshine Country brand names. We also market and distribute, andin most cases manufacture or process, a diverse product line of food and snack products, including peanut butter, almond butter, candy and confections, snacks andtrail mixes, snack bites, sunflower kernels, dried fruit, corn snacks, sesame sticks and other sesame snack products under private brands and brand names. Ourwebsite is accessible to the public at http://www.jbssinc.com. Information about us, including our code of ethics, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports onForm 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports are made available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonablypracticable after such reports have been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Our materials filed with the SEC are alsoavailable on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov . The public may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100F St., NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information about the reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. References to our websiteaddressed in this Form 10-K are provided as a convenience and do not constitute, and should not be viewed as, an incorporation by reference of the informationcontained on, or available through, the website. Therefore, such information should not be considered part of this Form 10-K.Our headquarters and executive offices are located at 1703 North Randall Road, Elgin, Illinois 60123, and our telephone number for investor relations is (847) 289-1800, extension 4612.b. Segment ReportingWe operate in a single reportable operating segment that consists of selling various nut and nut related products through four distribution channels, however, wediscontinued our export distribution channel at the end of fiscal 2016. See Part II, Item 8 — “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for our net sales, netincome and total assets.c. Narrative Description of Business(i) GeneralAs stated above, we are one of the leading processors and distributors of tree nuts and peanuts in the United States. Through a deliberate strategy of focused capitalexpenditures and complementary acquisitions, we have built a generally vertically integrated nut processing operation that enables us to control almost every stepof the process for pecans, peanuts and walnuts, including procurement from growers, shelling, processing, packaging and marketing. Vertical integration allows usto enhance product quality and, in most crop years, purchase inshell pecans, peanuts and walnuts at lower costs as opposed to purchasing these nut meats fromother shellers. We believe that our generally vertically integrated business model typically works to our advantage in terms of cost savings and provides us withbetter insight into crop development. Our generally vertically integrated model, however, can under certain circumstances result in reduced earnings or losses. SeePart I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors”.Our products are sold through the major distribution channels to significant buyers of nuts, including food retailers, commercial ingredient users, contractpackaging customers and international customers. Selling through multiple distribution channels allows us to generate multiple revenue opportunities for the nutswe process. For example, pecan halves could be sold to food retailers, and pecan pieces could be sold to commercial ingredient users. We process and sell all majornut types consumed in the United States, including peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts and almonds (our major nut types) in a wide variety of packaging, thusoffering our customers a complete nut product offering. 1(ii) Principal ProductsOur principal products are raw and processed nuts. These products accounted for approximately 83%, 84% and 83% of our gross sales for fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015and fiscal 2014, respectively. The nut product line includes almonds, pecans, peanuts, black walnuts, English walnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts, pistachios, pinenuts, Brazil nuts, and filberts. Our nut products are sold in numerous package styles and sizes, from stand-up bags, poly-cellophane packages, environmentallyfriendly packages, composite and clear-plastic cans, plastic tubs and plastic jars for retail sales, to large cases and sacks for bulk sales to commercial ingredientcustomers. In addition, we offer our nut products in a variety of different styles and seasonings, including non-blanched, blanched, oil roasted, dry roasted, salted,unsalted, honey roasted, flavored, spicy, chocolate and yogurt coated, butter toffee, praline and cinnamon toasted. We sell our products domestically to retailers andwholesalers as well as to commercial ingredient and contract packaging customers. We also sell certain of our products to foreign customers in the retail, contractpackaging and commercial ingredient markets. For more information about our revenues in our various distribution channels, see Part II, Item 8 — “FinancialStatements and Supplementary Data”.We acquire a substantial portion of our peanut, pecan and walnut requirements directly from domestic growers. The balance of our raw nut supply is purchasedfrom importers, trading companies and domestic processors.We manufacture and market peanut butter in several sizes and varieties. We also market and distribute, and in many cases process and manufacture, a wideassortment of other food and snack products. These other products include snack mixes, salad toppings, snacks, snack bites, trail mixes, dried fruit and chocolateand yogurt coated products sold to retailers and wholesalers; baking ingredients sold to retailers, wholesalers, and commercial ingredient customers; bulk foodproducts sold to retail and commercial ingredient users; an assortment of sunflower kernels, pepitas, snack mixes, almond butter, cashew butter, sesame sticks andother sesame snack products sold to retail supermarkets, mass merchandisers and commercial ingredient users and a wide variety of toppings for ice cream andyogurt sold to commercial ingredient users.(iii) Customers and ChannelsWe sell our products to approximately 550 customers through the consumer, commercial ingredient, contract packaging and export distribution channels. Theconsumer channel supplies nut-based products, including consumer-packaged and bulk products, to retailers including supermarket chains, wholesalers,supercenters, and other retail food outlets, across the United States. We sell products through the consumer channel under our brand name products, including theFisher , Orchard Valley Harvest, Fisher Nut Exactly and Sunshine Country brands, as well as under our customers’ private brands. The commercial ingredientchannel supplies nut-based products to other manufacturers to use as ingredients in their final food products such as bakery, confection, cereal and ice cream, andproduces nut-based products that are customized to the specifications of chefs, national restaurant chains, food service distributors, fast food chains, institutions andhotel kitchens. We sell products through the commercial ingredient channel under our Fisher brand and our customers’ private brands. Our contract packagingchannel produces and packages nut-based snacks for manufacturers under their brand name. Finally, our export distribution channel distributes our completeproduct portfolio of Fisher branded snack nuts, private brand snack nuts and commercial ingredients to approximately 80 customers worldwide, which accountedfor approximately 3.3% of our net sales in fiscal 2016.We are dependent on a few significant customers for a majority of our total net sales, particularly in the consumer channel. Sales to our five largest customersrepresented approximately 62% of net sales in fiscal 2016, 61% of net sales in fiscal 2015 and 57% of net sales in fiscal 2014. Net sales to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.accounted for approximately 26% of our net sales for fiscal 2016 and 24% of our net sales for both fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014. Net sales to Target Corporationaccounted for approximately 14% in both fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 and 12% in fiscal 2014. Net sales to The WhiteWave Foods Company accounted forapproximately 10% of our net sales for fiscal 2016. Net sales to PepsiCo, Inc. accounted for approximately 10% of our net sales for fiscal 2014. No other customeraccounted for more than 10% of net sales for any period presented.(iv) Sales and DistributionWe market our products through our own sales department and through a network of approximately 70 independent brokers and various independent distributorsand suppliers.We distribute products from each of our principal facilities. The majority of our products are shipped from our production and warehouse facilities by contract andcommon carriers.We operate a retail store at our Elgin production facility. This store sells Fisher snack and baking products, Orchard Valley Harvest products, bulk foods and otherproducts produced by us and other vendors. 2(v) MarketingMarketing strategies are developed for each distribution channel and focus primarily on branded products. Branded consumer efforts concentrate on building brandawareness, identifying and introducing new products, attracting new customers, increasing distribution and increasing consumption in the snack nut, recipe nut andproduce categories. Private brand and commercial ingredient channel efforts are focused on category management, new product identification and introduction,brand awareness, and merchandising support.A significant portion of our branded marketing efforts are focused on consumer promotional campaigns that include advertisements (e.g., social media, magazine,newspaper, internet and television) and coupon offers. Our integrated marketing efforts for the Fisher brand include sponsorships of celebrity chefs andprofessional sports franchises. Additionally, shipper display units are utilized in retail stores in an effort to gain additional temporary product placement and todrive sales volume. We work with third-party information agencies, such as Information Resources, Inc. (“IRi”), to monitor the effectiveness of our marketing andmeasure product growth.Commercial ingredient trade promotion includes periodically attending regional and national trade shows, trade publication advertising and one-on-one marketing.These promotional efforts highlight our processing capabilities, broad product portfolio, product customization and packaging innovation.Through participation in several trade associations, funding of industry research and sponsorship of educational programs, we support efforts to increase awarenessof the health benefits, convenience and versatility of nuts as both a snack and a recipe ingredient among existing and future consumers of nuts.(vi) CompetitionOur nuts and other snack food products compete against products manufactured and sold by numerous other companies in the snack food industry, some of whomare substantially larger and have greater resources than us. In the nut industry, we compete with, among others, The Kraft Heinz Company (Planters brand),Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. (who recently acquired the Emerald and Diamond brands), Treehouse Foods, Inc. and numerous regional snack food processors. Competitivefactors in our markets include price, product quality, customer service, breadth of product line, brand name awareness, method of distribution and sales promotion.The combination of our generally vertically integrated operating model with respect to pecans, peanuts and walnuts, our product quality, product offering, brandstrength, distribution model and the fact that we focus on nut and nut related products generally enable us to compete in each of these categories, but there can beno guarantee that our products will continue to be competitive with many of our larger competitors. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors” below.(vii) Raw Materials and SuppliesWe purchase nuts from domestic and foreign sources. In fiscal 2016, all of our walnuts, almonds and peanuts were purchased from domestic sources. We purchaseour pecans from the southern United States and Mexico. Cashew nuts are imported from Vietnam, India, Brazil and certain West African countries. For fiscal 2016,approximately 30% of the dollar value of our total nut purchases was from foreign sources.Competition in the nut shelling industry is driven by shellers’ ability to access and purchase raw nuts, to shell the nuts efficiently and to sell the nuts to processors.We shell all major domestic nut types, with the exception of almonds, and are among a few select shellers who further process, package and sell nuts to the end-user. Raw material pricing pressure and the high cost of equipment automation have previously contributed to a consolidation among shellers across all nut types,especially peanuts and pecans.We are generally vertically integrated with respect to pecans, peanuts and walnuts and, unlike our major consumer distribution channel competitors who purchasenuts on the open market, we purchase a substantial portion of our pecans, peanuts and walnuts directly from growers. However, there are risks associated withvertical integration, such as susceptibility to market declines for pecans, peanuts and walnuts. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors” below.Due, in part, to the seasonal nature of the industry, we maintain significant inventories of peanuts, pecans and walnuts at certain times of the year, especially in thesecond and third quarters of our fiscal year. Fluctuations in the market price of pecans, peanuts and walnuts and other nuts may affect the value of our inventoryand thus may also affect our gross profit and gross profit margin. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors”. 3We purchase some of our packaging and labels from a related party. We purchase other inventory items such as roasting oils, seasonings, plastic jars, labels, stand-up bags, composite and clear-plastic cans and other packaging materials from other third parties. Material costs, including tree nuts, peanuts, other commodities andother inventory items represented approximately 85% of our total cost of sales for fiscal 2016.(viii) Trademarks and PatentsWe market our products primarily under name brands, including the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Fisher Nut Exactly and Sunshine Country brand names.Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest and Sunshine Country are registered as trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as in various other foreignjurisdictions. We do not own any trademarks for any private brands, which are owned by the respective private brand customer. Our trademarks are important asthey provide our customers with information about the quality of our products. However, registration and use of our trademarks in foreign jurisdictions may besubject to certain risks in addition to other risks generally related to our intellectual property. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors” below. We also own severalpatents of various durations. We expect to continue to renew for the foreseeable future those trademarks that are important to our business and expand registrationof our trademarks into new jurisdictions. We intend to protect our intellectual property rights vigorously.(ix) EmployeesAs of June 30, 2016, we had approximately 1,350 full-time employees, including approximately 230 corporate staff employees. Due to the seasonality of ourbusiness, our labor requirements typically peak during the last quarter of the calendar year.(x) SeasonalityOur business is seasonal. Demand for peanut and tree nut products is highest during the last four months of the calendar year. Peanuts, pecans and walnuts, three ofour principal raw materials, are primarily purchased between September and February and are processed throughout the year until the following harvest. As a resultof this seasonality, our personnel requirements rise during the last four months of the calendar year. Our working capital requirements generally peak during thethird quarter of our fiscal year.(xi) BacklogBecause the time between order and shipment is usually less than three weeks, we believe that any backlog as of a particular date is not material to anunderstanding of our business as a whole.(xii) Operating Hazards and Uninsured RisksThe sale of food products for human consumption involves the risk of injury to consumers as a result of product contamination or spoilage, including the presenceof shell fragments, foreign objects, insects, foreign substances, pathogens, chemicals, aflatoxin and other agents, or residues introduced during the growing, storage,handling or transportation phases. We (i) maintain what we believe to be rigid quality control standards and food safety systems and are SQF 2000 Code Level 2certified, (ii) generally inspect our nut and other food products by visual examination, metal detectors or electronic monitors at various stages of our shelling andprocessing operations, (iii) work with the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) in its inspection of peanuts shipped to and from our peanut shellingfacilities, (iv) maintain environmental pathogen programs, and (v) seek to comply with the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act by labeling each product that wesell with labels that disclose the nutritional value and content of each of our products; however, no assurance can be given that some nut or other food products soldby us may not contain or develop harmful substances. In order to mitigate this risk, we strive to select high-quality nut suppliers and currently maintain productliability and contaminated product insurance at amounts we believe are adequate in light of our operations. 4Item 1A — Risk FactorsWe face a number of significant risks and uncertainties, and therefore, an investment in our Common Stock is subject to risks and uncertainties. The factorsdescribed below could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. While each risk is described separately, some ofthese risks are interrelated and it is possible that certain risks could trigger the applicability of other risks described below. Also, the risks and uncertaintiesdescribed below are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we view as not rising to the level of beingmaterial, could also potentially impair our business, results of operations and financial condition. Investors should consider the following factors, in addition to theother information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Part II, Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition andResults of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” before deciding to purchase our Common Stock.We Cannot Control the Availability or Cost of Raw Materials and this May Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Results of Operations, Cash Flows andFinancial ConditionThe availability and cost of raw materials for the production of our products, including peanuts, pecans, almonds, cashews, walnuts and other nuts are subject tocrop size and yield fluctuations caused by factors beyond our control, such as weather conditions, natural disasters (including floods, droughts, frosts, earthquakesand hurricanes), changing climate patterns, plant diseases, foreign currency fluctuations, trade agreements and embargos, political unrest, changes in globalcustomer demand, changes in government agricultural programs and purchasing behavior of certain countries, including China and India. Additionally, anydetermination by the USDA or other government agencies that certain pesticides, herbicides or other chemicals used by growers have left harmful residues onportions of the crop or that any portion of the crop has been contaminated by aflatoxin or other agents, or any future product recalls for other reasons could reducethe supply of edible nuts and other raw materials used in our products and could cause our costs to increase significantly.Because these raw materials are commodities, their prices are set by the market and can therefore fluctuate quickly and dramatically due to varied events, such asthose described above. Furthermore, we are not able to hedge against changes in nut commodity prices because no appropriate futures, derivative or other risk-sharing market for these commodities exists. Consequently, in order to achieve or maintain profitability levels, we attempt to increase the prices of our products toreflect the increase in the costs of the raw materials that we use and sell. However, we may not be successful in passing along partial or full price increases to ourcustomers, if at all. In addition, even if we are successful in passing across partial or full price increases, we may not be able to do so in a timely fashion. Ourability to raise prices and the timing of any price increases is often dependent upon the actions of our competitors, some of whom are significantly larger and morediversified than we are. Additionally, any such product price increase that we are able to pass along to our customers may ultimately reduce the demand for, andsales of, our products as customers reduce purchases or, buy lower priced products. Alternatively, if the prices of any raw materials significantly decrease and wehave inventories of such materials on hand, we may be unable to reduce product prices without impacting our gross margin. Any competitors who purchase suchmaterial on the open market may be able to reduce prices in a more timely manner and we could lose market share to such competitors. Any one or more of theforegoing aspects may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.Moreover, fluctuations in the market prices of nuts may affect the value of our inventories and profitability. We maintain significant inventories of nuts, and ourfinancial condition could be materially and adversely affected by any significant decrease in the market price of such raw materials. See Part II, Item 7 —“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources”.Significant Private Brand Competitive Activity Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsSome customer buying decisions, including some of our largest customers, are based upon a periodic bidding process in which the single, successful bidder isassured the selling of the selected product to the food retailer, supercenter or mass merchandiser until the next bidding process to the exclusion of other bidders.Our sales volume may decrease significantly if our bids are too high and we lose the ability to sell products through these channels, even temporarily. Alternatively,we risk reducing our margins if our bids are successful but below our desired price points. In addition, margins could be further reduced if commodity prices riseand customers are unwilling or unable to accept price increases. Any of these outcomes may materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results ofoperations.Our Inability to Manage Successfully the Price Gap Between our Private Brand Snack Nut Products and Those of our Branded Competitors May Materiallyand Adversely Affect Our Results of OperationsAlthough demand for private brand snack nut products (and our private brand snack nut products in particular) has increased, our competitors’ branded snack nutproducts have certain advantages over our private brand snack nut products primarily due to their advertising strategies, perceived product attributes, namerecognition and pricing flexibility. 5At the retail level, private brand snack nut products generally sell at a discount to those of branded competitors. If branded competitors reduce the price of theirproducts, the price of branded snack nut products offered to consumers may approximate the prices of our private brand snack nut products. Further, promotionalactivities by branded competitors such as temporary price reductions, buy-one-get-one-free offerings and coupons, have the same general effect as price decreases.Price decreases initiated by branded competitors could result in a decline in the demand for our private brand snack nut products, which could negatively impactour sales volumes and overall profitability. Such sales volume and profitability decreases could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.In addition, many of our competitors with significant branded operations have more diversified product offerings among a wider variety of food categories than wehave. Such competitors could, as a result of their size or diversified offerings, be in a better position to decrease their prices or offer better promotions for theirbranded snack nut products. If competitors are able to exploit their size or diversification to make significant price reductions and offer better promotions, it coulddecrease our private brand snack nut sales, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.Changing Consumer Preferences and Demand Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsOur financial performance depends in part on our ability to anticipate and offer products to our customers that appeal to their preferences. Consumer preferences,whether for branded products or private brand products, can quickly change based on a number of factors beyond our control. If we fail to anticipate, identify orreact quickly to these changes and are unable to develop and market new and improved products to meet consumer preferences, demand for our products couldsuffer. In addition, demand for our products could be affected by consumer concerns regarding the health effects of nutrients or ingredients in any of our products.The development and introduction of new products requires substantial research and development, testing and marketing expenditures, which we may be unable tofully recover if the new products do not achieve the necessary commercial success. New product introduction also results in increased costs, including from the useof new manufacturing techniques, capital expenditures, new raw materials and ingredients, and additional marketing and trade spending. Reduction in demand as aresult of changing consumer preferences or inability to provide consumers with products they demand could materially and adversely affect our financial conditionand results of operations.Negative Consumer Perception About Our Branded Products Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsOur ability to develop, maintain and continually enhance the value of our branded products is critical to improving our operating and financial performance andimplementing our Strategic Plan. The value of our branded products is based in large part on the degree to which consumers react and respond positively to thesebrands. Our brand value could diminish significantly due to a number of factors, including consumer perception that we have acted in an irresponsible or recklessmanner, adverse publicity about our products (whether actual or fictitious), our failure to maintain the quality of our products, the failure of our products to deliverconsistently positive consumer experiences, concerns about food safety or allergies, or our products becoming unavailable to consumers.In addition, our success in enhancing the value of branded products depends on our ability to adapt to a rapidly changing media environment. We increasingly relyon social media and online advertising campaigns as well as advertising outside of traditional print and television channels. Negative posts or comments (whetheractual or fictitious) about us or the type of products we produce, market or sell on online social networks, product review sites or similar online activity couldseriously impact consumer demand for our products. We are subject to a variety of legal and regulatory restrictions on how we market and advertise our products.These restrictions may limit our ability to respond as the media and communications environment continues to evolve. If we do not react appropriately, then ourproduct sales, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.We Sometimes Enter Into Fixed Price Commitments without First Knowing Our Acquisition Costs, Which Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on OurFinancial Condition and Results of OperationsWe enter into fixed price commitments with a portion of our commercial ingredient sales customers and certain other customers. The commitments are for a fixedperiod of time, typically three months to twelve months, but may be extended if remaining balances exist. Such commitments with a term of six months or morerepresented approximately 5% of our annual net sales in fiscal 2016. Sometimes we enter into fixed price commitments with respect to certain of our nut productsbefore fixing our acquisition costs in order to maintain customer relationships or when, in management’s judgment, market or crop harvest conditions so warrant.To the extent we do so and our fixed prices are not properly aligned with our acquisition costs, then these fixed price commitments may result in reduced ornegative gross profit margins which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.Our Generally Vertically Integrated Model Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Results of OperationsWe have a generally vertically integrated nut processing operation that enables us to control almost every step of the process for pecans, peanuts and walnuts,including procurement from growers. Our generally vertically integrated model has in the past resulted, and may in the future result, in significant losses becausewe are subject to the various risks associated with purchasing a majority of 6our pecans, peanuts and walnuts directly from growers, including the risk of purchasing such products from growers at costs that later, due to altered marketconditions, prove to be above prevailing market prices at time of sale. Accordingly, because we purchase a majority of our pecans, peanuts and walnuts directlyfrom growers during harvest season and shell and process these nuts throughout our fiscal year, there is a possibility that, after we acquire these nuts, marketconditions may change and we will be forced to sell these nuts at reduced prices relative to our acquisition costs, or even at a loss which could materially andadversely affect our results of operations.We Operate in a Competitive Environment Which Could Materially and Adversely Affect our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsWe operate in a highly competitive environment. The principal areas of competition are, among others, brand recognition, taste, flavor, quality, price, advertising,promotion, convenience and service. Our principal products compete against food and snack products manufactured and sold by numerous regional, national andinternational companies, some of which are substantially larger and have greater resources than us, such as Kraft Heinz Company (Planters brand), Snyder’s-Lance,Inc. (who recently acquired the Emerald and Diamond brands) and Treehouse Foods, Inc. Most of our competitors that sell and market the other top branded snacknut products have committed more financial, marketing and other resources to such brands when compared to the resources spent by us on our brands.Additionally, many retail customers have continued to emphasize their own private label offerings as a key part of their strategy and may develop or expand theirown private label nut and nut product offerings. Many of our competitors buy their nuts on the open market and are thus not exposed to the risks of purchasinginshell pecans, peanuts and walnuts directly from growers at fixed prices that later, due to altered market conditions, may prove to be above prevailing marketprices. We also compete with other shellers in the commercial ingredient market and with regional processors in the retail and wholesale markets. In order tomaintain or increase our market share, we must continue to price our products competitively and spend on marketing, advertising, new product innovation and shelfplacement and slotting fees, which may cause a decline in gross profit margin if we are unable to increase sales volume as well as reduce our costs, which couldmaterially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.We are Dependent Upon Certain Significant Customers Which Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition, Cash Flows and Results ofOperationsWe are dependent on a few significant customers for a large portion of our total net sales, particularly in the consumer channel. Sales to our five largest customersrepresented approximately 62%, 61% and 57% of net sales in fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014, respectively. There can be no assurance that all significantcustomers will continue to purchase our products in the same quantities, same product mix or on the same terms as in the past, particularly as increasingly powerfulretailers may demand lower pricing, different packaging, larger marketing support, payments for retail space, establish private brands or request other terms of salewhich negatively impact our profitability. A loss of one of our largest customers, a material decrease in purchases by one of our largest customers, the inability tocollect a receivable from or a significant business interruption at one of our largest customers would result in decreased sales and would materially and adverselyaffect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.We are Subject to Customer Pricing Pressures and Retail Consolidation Trends Which Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition andResults of OperationsAs the retail grocery trade continues to consolidate and our retail customers grow larger, become more sophisticated and obtain more purchasing power, our retailcustomers are demanding lower pricing, especially private brand customers, and increased free or discounted promotional programs. Further, these retail customersmay begin to place a greater emphasis on the lowest-cost supplier in making purchasing decisions especially during periods of increased or variable raw materialacquisition costs. An increased focus on the lowest-cost supplier could reduce the benefits of some of our competitive advantages, which include a focus oncustomer service, innovation, production capacity, category management and quality. As the retail environment consolidates, many customers are reducinginventories or focusing on a limited number of brands (often the number one or number two brand by market share) in making purchasing decisions. Further,certain customers in the retail channel, such as dollar stores and other discount sellers, have become increasingly sophisticated and may demand similar pricing toretail grocery customers. If we fail to respond to these trends, our sales volume growth could suffer, and it may become necessary to lower our prices and increasepromotional support of our products, any of which would materially and adversely affect our gross profit and gross profit margin and could materially andadversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.Food Safety, Allergy and Product Contamination Concerns Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsIf consumers in our principal markets lose confidence in the health or safety of nut products, particularly with respect to peanut and tree nut allergies, food borneillnesses or other food safety matters, this could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Individuals with nut allergies maybe at risk of serious illness or death resulting from the consumption of our nut products, including consumption of other companies’ products containing ourproducts as an ingredient. Notwithstanding our existing food safety controls, we process peanuts and tree nuts on the same equipment, and there is no guaranteethat our other products will not be cross-contaminated. Concerns generated by risks of peanut and tree nut cross-contamination and other food safety matters,including food borne illnesses, may discourage consumers from buying our products, cause production and delivery 7disruptions, or result in product recalls. Product safety issues (i) concerning products not manufactured, distributed or sold by us and (ii) concerning products wemanufacture, distribute and sell, may materially and adversely affect demand for products in the nut industry as a whole, including products without actual safetyproblems. Decreases in demand for products in the industry generally could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Inaddition, the cooling system at the Elgin, Illinois facility utilizes ammonia. If a leak in the system were to occur, there is a possibility that the inventory in coldstorage at the Elgin, Illinois facility could be destroyed which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.The Risk Assessment Conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the Risks of Tree Nuts May Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our FinancialCondition, Results of Operations and Cash FlowsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) is assessing the risks of Salmonella contamination associated with tree nuts. This assessment, which includesrandomly sampling tree nuts in the marketplace, has already resulted in product recalls in the nut industry. The results and impact of this risk assessment and recallsbased on sampling could also lead to increased industry-specific regulation and/or additional risk-based preventive controls which may result in increasedcompliance costs, capital expenditures to meet FDA-imposed requirements and reputation risks to our branded and private brand products. Recalls or significantexpenditures to satisfy FDA requirements could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.Product Liability, Product Recalls, Product Labeling and Product Advertising Claims May Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Results of Operations andCash FlowsWe face risks associated with product liability claims, product recalls and other liabilities in the event: (i) our food safety and quality control procedures areineffective or fail, (ii) we procure products from third parties that are or become subject to a recall, regardless of whether or not our food safety and quality controlprocedures are ineffective or fail, (iii) our products cause injury or become adulterated or misbranded, (iv) our products are determined to be promoted or labeled ina misleading fashion, (v) government authorities test our products and determine that they contain a contaminant or present a food safety risk, (vi) our products aretampered with, or (vii) one of our competitors is subject to claims, recalls or other liabilities involving products similar to ours. In recent years, the food industryhas been a target of litigation over product labeling and advertising, including nut products. Such litigation results in significant costs to defend and resolve. Inaddition, we do not control the labeling of other companies’ products containing our products as an ingredient. A product recall of a sufficient quantity, asignificant product liability judgment against us, a significant advertising-related liability or judgment against us or other safety concerns (whether actual orclaimed) could cause our products to be unavailable for a period of time, could result in a loss of consumer confidence in our products and expose us to liabilities inexcess of any insurance we maintain for such events. If these kinds of events were to occur, they would have a material adverse effect on the demand for ourproducts and, consequently, our results of operations and cash flows.We are Dependent on Certain Key Personnel and the Loss of Any of Their Services Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Results of OperationsOur future success will be largely dependent on the personal efforts of our senior operating management team, including Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Chief ExecutiveOfficer, Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary, James A. Valentine, Chief Information Officer and Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr.,Chief Operating Officer, President and Assistant Secretary. We believe that the expertise and knowledge of these individuals in the industry, and in their respectivefields, is a critical factor to our growth and success. Although some of our officers own significant amounts of our Class A Common Stock, these individuals havenot entered into any employment or non-compete agreement with us, nor do we have key officer insurance coverage policies in effect. The departure of any of theseindividuals could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects and that in turn would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.Our success is also dependent upon our ability to attract and retain additional qualified personnel, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.We are Subject to Government Regulation Which Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Results of OperationsWe are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA, the USDA, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and other state, local and foreignauthorities in jurisdictions where our products are manufactured, processed or sold. Among other things, these regulations govern the manufacturing, importation,processing, packaging, storage, distribution, advertising and labeling of our products. Our manufacturing and processing facilities and products are subject toperiodic compliance inspections by federal, state, local and foreign authorities. We are also subject to environmental regulations governing the discharge of airemissions, water and food waste, the usage and storage of pesticides, and the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of wastematerials. Amendments to existing statutes and regulations, adoption of new statutes and regulations, increased production at our existing facilities as well as ourexpansion into new operations and jurisdictions, may require us to obtain additional licenses and permits and could require us to adapt or alter methods ofoperations at costs that could be substantial. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations may be time-consuming, expensive or costly to us in different waysand could materially and adversely affect our results of operations. Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could subject us to civil remedies,including fines, injunctions, recalls or seizures, as well as possible criminal sanctions, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations. 8Specifically , governmental policies affecting the agricultural industry, such as taxes, tariffs, duties, subsidies, incentives, and import and export restrictions onagricultural commodities and commodity products, can influence the planting, location and size of certain crops, whether commodity products are traded, thevolume and types of imports and exports, and the viability and volume of production of certain of our products. In addition, international trade disputes canadversely affect commodity trade flows by limiting or disrupting trade between countries or regions. Future government policies may adversely affect the supplyof, demand for, and prices of our products, restrict our ability to do business in its existing and target markets, and negatively impact our revenues and operatingresults.The Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”) gives the FDA expanded authorities over the safety of the national food supply, including increased inspections andmandatory recalls, as well as stricter enforcement actions, each of which could result in additional compliance costs and civil remedies, including fines, injunctions,withdrawals, recalls or seizures and confiscations. The FSMA further instructed the FDA to develop new rules and regulations, including the performance of hazardanalyses, implementation of preventive plans to control hazards, and foreign supplier verification provisions. We currently have “hazard analysis and criticalcontrol points” (“HACCP”) procedures in place that may appropriately address many of the existing or future concerns as a result of FSMA; however, the newFDA rules and regulations will likely require us to change certain of our operational processes and procedures, and implement new ones, and there could also beunforeseen issues, requirements and costs that arise from these new FDA rules and regulations. HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressedthrough the analysis and control of hazards from raw material production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of thefinished product.We are a publicly traded company and subject to changing rules and regulations of federal and state governments as well as other regulatory entities. These entities,including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the SEC, the Department of Justice and the Nasdaq Global Select Market, have issued a significantnumber of new and increasingly complex requirements and regulations over the last several years and continue to develop additional regulations and requirementsin response to laws enacted by Congress. Our efforts to comply with these requirements have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, an increase inexpenses and a diversion of management’s time from other business activities. Failure to comply with any law or regulation could subject us to civil or criminalremedies, including fines and injunctions, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.Operational, Legal, Economic, Political and Social Risks of Doing Business in Emerging Markets and Other Foreign Countries May Have a Material AdverseEffect on Our Results of OperationsApproximately 30% of the dollar value of our total nut purchases for fiscal 2016 were made from foreign countries. We purchase our cashews from Vietnam, India,Brazil and certain West African countries and some of our pecans from Mexico, which are in many respects emerging markets. Further, we may look to expand oursales internationally and enter new emerging and established markets. To this extent, we are exposed to various risks inherent in emerging markets, includingincreased governmental ownership and regulation of the economy, greater likelihood of inflation and adverse economic conditions, governmental attempts tocontrol inflation, such as setting interest rates and maintaining wage and price controls, supply reduction into the United States from increased demand in foreigncountries, international competition, compliance with, and subjection to, foreign laws, including our ability to protect our intellectual property, such as our brands,compliance with U.S. laws and regulations related to conduct in foreign countries, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, currency exchange rates, potential forcontractual defaults or forced renegotiations on purchase contracts with limited legal recourse, tariffs, quotas, duties, import and export restrictions and otherbarriers to trade that may reduce our profitability or sales and civil unrest, armed hostilities and significant political instability.The existence of risks in emerging markets and other foreign countries could jeopardize or limit our ability to purchase sufficient supplies of cashews, pecans andother imported raw materials and limit our ability to make international sales, and may materially and adversely affect our results of operations by increasing thecosts of doing business overseas.The Way in Which We Measure Inventory May Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Results of OperationsWe acquire our inshell nut inventories of pecans, peanuts and walnuts from growers and farmers in large quantities at harvest times, which are primarily during thesecond and third quarters of our fiscal year, and receive nut shipments in bulk truckloads. The weights of these nuts are measured using truck scales at the time ofreceipt, and inventories are recorded on the basis of those measurements. The nuts are then stored in bulk in large warehouses to be shelled or processed throughoutthe year. Bulk-stored nut inventories are relieved on the basis of continuous high-speed bulk weighing systems as the nuts are shelled or processed or on the basisof calculations derived from the weight of the shelled nuts that are produced. While we perform various procedures periodically to confirm the accuracy of ourbulk-stored nut inventories, these inventories are estimates that must be periodically adjusted to account for positive or negative variations in quantities and yields,and such adjustments directly affect earnings. The quantities of each crop 9year bulk-stored nut inventories are generally shelled out over a ten to fifteen month period, at which time revisions to any estimates, which historically averagedless than 1.0% of inventory purchases, are also recorded. The precise amount of our bulk-stored nut inventories is not known until the entire quantity of theparticular nut is depleted, which may not necessarily occur every year. Prior crop year inventories may still be on hand as the new crop year inventories arepurchased. The majority of bulk-stored nut inventories at June 30, 2016 will be processed during the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and any adjustment to our bulkstored nut inventory quantity will be recorded at that time. There can be no assurance that any bulk stored nut inventory quantity adjustments will not have amaterial adverse effect on our results of operations in the future.Certain of Our Stockholders Possess a Majority of Aggregate Voting Power in the Company and Members of The Sanfilippo Group Have Pledged aSubstantial Amount of their Class A Common Stock, Which May Make a Takeover or Change in Control More or Less Difficult and Could Materially andAdversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsAs of August 24, 2016, Jasper B. Sanfilippo Sr., Marian Sanfilippo, Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., Lisa A. Sanfilippo, John E. Sanfilippo andJames J. Sanfilippo (the “Sanfilippo Group”) own or control Common Stock (one vote per share) and Class A Common Stock (ten votes per share on all mattersother than the election of Common Stock directors) representing approximately a 51.2% voting interest in the Company. As of August 24, 2016, Michael J.Valentine and Mathias A. Valentine (the “Valentine Group”) own or control Common Stock (one vote per share) and Class A Common Stock (ten votes per shareon all matters other than the election of Common Stock directors) representing approximately a 24.1% voting interest in the Company. In addition, the SanfilippoGroup and the Valentine Group as holders of the Class A Common Stock are entitled to elect six Class A Directors which represents 67% of our entire Board ofDirectors. As a result, the Sanfilippo Group and the Valentine Group together are able to direct the election of a majority of the members to the Board of Directors.In addition, the Sanfilippo Group is able to exert certain influence on our business, or take certain actions, that cannot be counteracted by another stockholder orgroup of stockholders. The Sanfilippo Group is able to determine the outcome of nearly all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including anyamendments to our certificate of incorporation or bylaws. The Sanfilippo Group has the power to prevent or cause dividends, or a change in control or sale of theCompany, which may or may not be in the best interests of other stockholders, and can take other actions that may be less favorable to other stockholders and morefavorable to the Sanfilippo Group, subject to applicable legal limitations, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operationsand cash flows.In addition, several members of the Sanfilippo Group that beneficially own a significant interest in our Company have pledged a substantial portion of theCompany’s Class A Stock that they own to secure loans made to them by commercial banks. If a stockholder defaults on any of its obligations under these pledgeagreements or the related loan documents, these banks may have the right to sell the pledged shares. Such a sale could cause our Company’s stock price to decline.Many of the occurrences that could result in a foreclosure of the pledged shares are out of our control and are unrelated to our operations. Because these shares arepledged to secure loans, the occurrence of an event of default could result in a sale of pledged shares that could cause a change of control of our Company, evenwhen such a change may not be in the best interests of our stockholders, and it could also result in a default under certain material contracts to which we are a party,including an event of default under the Credit Agreement by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance (f/k/a Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC), as thearranger and administrative agent and a syndicate of lenders, dated February 7, 2008 (as amended, the “Credit Facility”), which could materially and adverselyaffect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. 10Essentially all of Our Real Property is Encumbered, Which Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Ability to Obtain Additional Capital if Required WhichCould Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition, Results of Operations and Cash FlowsOur financing arrangements include a mortgage facility, which is secured by essentially all of our owned real property located in Elgin, Illinois, Gustine, Californiaand Garysburg, North Carolina. Because essentially all of our owned real property is encumbered, such properties are not available as a means of securing furthercapital in the event that additional capital is required because of unexpected events, losses or other circumstances, which could materially and adversely affect ourfinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows.General Economic Conditions and Increased Production Costs Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsGeneral economic conditions and the effects of a recession, including uncertainty in economic conditions and an economic downturn, and political uncertainties,including political action or inaction having an impact on the economy, could have a material adverse effect on our cash flow from operations, results of operationsand financial condition. These conditions may include, among other things, higher unemployment, increased commodity costs, increased raw material costs,increased packaging material prices, decreases or alterations in consumer demand, changes in buying patterns, adverse changes in tax rates, interest rate and capitalmarket volatility, adverse changes in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar and higher general water, energy, transportation and fuel costs. Maintaining the pricesof our products, initiating price increases (including passing along price increases for commodities used in our products) and increasing the demand for ourproducts (especially when prices for our products are decreasing due to commodity price decreases), all of which are important to our plans to increase profitability,may be materially and adversely affected by general economic conditions and increases in production costs. Among other considerations, nuts and our otherproducts are not essential products and therefore demand and sales volume could decrease. In addition, a general economic downturn could cause one or more ofour vendors, suppliers, distributors and customers to experience cash flow problems and, therefore, such vendors, suppliers, distributors and customers may beforced to reduce their output, shut down their operations or file for bankruptcy protection, which in some cases would make it difficult for us to continue productionof certain products, could require us to reduce sales of our products or could result in uncollectable accounts receivable. Financial difficulties or solvency problemsat these vendors, suppliers and distributors could materially adversely affect their ability to supply us with products or adequate products, which could disrupt ouroperations. It may be difficult to find a replacement for certain vendors, suppliers or distributors without significant delay or increase in cost. Any of the foregoingcould materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.Litigation Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsWe have been the subject of litigation and investigations in the past, and we may become the subject of litigation and investigations in the future, which mayinclude lawsuits or claims related to contracts, intellectual property, product recalls, product liability, the marketing and labeling of products, employment matters,environmental matters or other aspects of our business. Plaintiffs or regulatory bodies could seek recovery of very large or indeterminate amounts, and themagnitude of the potential loss relating to lawsuits and investigations is difficult to accurately estimate. Regardless of whether any claims against us are valid, orwhether we are ultimately held liable, such litigation and investigations may be expensive to defend and may divert time, money and management attention awayfrom our operations and negatively impact our financial performance. We maintain insurance in amounts we believe to be adequate based on our businessoperations. However, we may incur claims or liabilities for which we are not insured, that exceed the amount of our insurance coverage or that our insurers mayraise various objections and exceptions to coverage. A judgment or settlement for significant monetary damages or requiring other significant changes to ourbusiness or assets could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Any adverse publicity resulting from allegations orinvestigations may also adversely affect our reputation and the reputation of our products, which in turn could materially and adversely affect our financialcondition and results of operations.Technology Disruptions, Failures or Breaches Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsWe depend on information technology to maintain and streamline our operations, including, among other things, (i) interfacing with our locations, customers andsuppliers, (ii) complying with financial reporting, legal and tax regulatory requirements, (iii) maintaining logistics, inventory control and monitoring systems and(iv) providing us with real-time feedback about our business. Like other companies, our information technology systems may be vulnerable to a variety ofinterruptions due to events beyond our control, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, telecommunications failures, outages during replacement or upgrades,computer viruses, hardware failures, power outages, hackers, cyber risks and other security issues. We have technology security initiatives, cyber insurance anddisaster recovery plans in place to mitigate our risk to these vulnerabilities, but these measures may not be adequate, particularly as the global dependence ontechnology increases. In addition, if we are unable to prevent security breaches or disclosure of non-public information, we may suffer financial and reputationaldamage, litigation or remediation costs or penalties because of the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information belonging to us or to our customers,consumers, or suppliers. 11In addition, we have outsourced several information technology support services and administrative functions to third-party service providers, and may outsourceother functions in the future to achieve cost savings and efficiencies. If the service providers to which we outsource these functions do not perform effectively, wemay not be able to achieve the expected cost savings and may have to incur additional costs to correct errors made by such service providers. Depending on thefunction involved, such errors may also lead to business disruption, processing inefficiencies, the loss of or damage to intellectual property through security breach,the loss of sensitive data through security breach, or otherwise. While we or any third party service provider have not experienced any significant disruption, failureor breach impacting our information technology systems, any such disruption, failure or breach could adversely affect our financial condition and results ofoperations.Our Products are Processed at a Limited Number of Production Facilities and any Significant Disruption at any of Our Production Facilities or Disruptionwith a Third Party Supplier Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsOur products are shelled, manufactured or otherwise processed at our five production facilities. However, certain nut and nut-related products, including theshelling of peanuts, walnuts and pecans and processing and packaging of certain other products, are conducted only at a single location. If any of these productionfacilities experiences a disruption for any reason, including a work stoppage, power failure, fire, pandemic, terrorism or weather related condition or naturaldisaster, this could result in a significant reduction or elimination of the availability of some of our products. In addition, a dispute with, or disruption at, asignificant third party supplier, service provider or distributor may impact our ability to produce, package, market, transport and sell our products. If we were notable to obtain alternate production, shelling or processing capability in a timely manner or on satisfactory terms, this could have a material adverse effect on ourfinancial condition and results of operations.Inability to Protect Our Intellectual Property or Avoid Intellectual Property Disputes Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition andResults of OperationsWe consider our intellectual property rights, particularly and most notably our brand trademarks (such as our Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest and SunshineCountry trademarks), but also our patents, trade secrets, know-how copyrights and licensing agreements, to be a significant and valuable aspect of our business. Weattempt to protect our intellectual property rights through a combination of patent, service mark, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, as well as licensingagreements, third party nondisclosure and assignment agreements and policing of third party misuses of our intellectual property both domestically andinternationally. Our failure to obtain or adequately protect our trademarks, products, new features of our products, or our trade secrets and technology, or anychange in law or other changes that serve to lessen or remove the current legal protections of our intellectual property, may diminish our competitiveness and couldmaterially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.In addition, we may be unaware of intellectual property rights of others that may cover some of our technology, brands or products. Any disputes regarding patentsor other intellectual property could be costly and time-consuming and could divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our businessoperations. Third party claims of intellectual property infringement might also require us to enter into costly license agreements. We also may be subject tosignificant damages or injunctions against development and sale of certain products if found to be liable for infringing activity. Any such activities could materiallyand adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.Unsuccessful Implementation of Our Strategic Plan Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsWe developed a strategic plan (the “Strategic Plan”), most recently updated in fiscal 2016, to help us achieve long-term profitable growth. As part of this StrategicPlan, we have taken a number of actions including, among other things, the 2010 acquisition of OVH, promotion of our branded and snack nut products, expandingdistribution in traditional retail channels and alternative channels and other strategies related to increasing sales of non-branded business at existing key customers.We are taking these actions in order to increase sales in all of our distribution channels. There are no assurances that we will be successful in achieving any portionof our Strategic Plan, or any other efficiency measures.In addition, we have in the past, as part of our Strategic Plan, engaged in strategic acquisitions and joint ventures. However, we may be unable to successfullymanage completed acquisitions or joint ventures, identify additional acquisitions or joint ventures, or negotiate favorable financial or other terms with third partieswhich are attractive or advantageous to grow or otherwise supplement our existing business. In addition, the identification and completion of any acquisition orjoint venture may divert management’s attention from ordinary business matters, require a number of one-time or ongoing advisory costs, result in the loss ofemployees or customers of our business or the acquired business, involve the assumption of unknown and potentially significant liabilities or result in impairmentcharges if the assumptions underlying the purchase are not satisfied. Due to various uncertainties inherent in such activities, we may be unable to achieve asubstantial portion of any anticipated benefits or cost savings from previous acquisitions or joint ventures or other anticipated benefits in the timeframe weanticipate, or at all.Any inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Strategic Plan could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. 12Increases in Labor Costs or Work Stoppages or Strikes Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of OperationsAs the number of our employees has grown, personnel costs, including the costs of medical and other employee health and welfare benefits, have increased. Thesecosts can vary substantially as a result of an increase in the number, mix and experience of our employees and changes in health care and other employment-relatedlaws. There are no assurances that we will succeed in reducing future increases in such costs, particularly if government regulations require us to change our healthand welfare benefits or we need to attract and retain additional qualified personnel. Our inability to control such costs could materially and adversely affect ourfinancial condition and results of operations.Although we consider our labor relations to be good, if a significant number of our employees engaged in a work slowdown, or other type of labor unrest, it couldin some cases impair our ability to supply our products to customers, which could result in reduced sales, and may distract our management from focusing on ourbusiness and strategic priorities. Any of these activities could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. 13Item 1B — Unresolved Staff CommentsNone.Item 2 — PropertiesWe own or lease five principal production facilities. Our primary processing and distribution facility is located at our Elgin, Illinois site which also houses ourprimary manufacturing operations and corporate headquarters (the “Elgin Site”). The remaining principal production facilities are located in Bainbridge, Georgia;Garysburg, North Carolina; Selma, Texas and Gustine, California. In addition, we operate a retail store at the Elgin Site.As described below in Part II, Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and CapitalResources”, the Mortgage Facility (as defined below) is secured by mortgages on essentially all of our owned real property located in Elgin, Illinois, Gustine,California and Garysburg, North Carolina.We believe that our facilities are generally well maintained and in good operating condition.a. Principal FacilitiesThe following table provides certain information regarding our principal facilities: Location SquareFootage Type ofInterest Description of Principal Use Date CompanyConstructed,Acquired or FirstOccupiedBainbridge, Georgia 300,000 Owned andLeased Peanut shelling, purchasing, processing,packaging,warehousing and distribution 1987Garysburg, North Carolina 160,000 Owned Peanut shelling, purchasing, processing,packaging,warehousing and distribution 1994Selma, Texas (1) 300,000 Leased Pecan shelling, processing, bulk packaging,warehousing and distribution 1992Gustine, California 215,000 Owned Walnut shelling, processing, packaging,warehousing and distribution 1993Elgin, Illinois (2) (Elgin Office Building) 400,000 Owned Rental Property 2005Elgin, Illinois (Elgin Warehouse Building) 1,001,000 Owned Processing, packaging,warehousing, distribution and corporate offices 2005 (1)The sale and lease back of the Selma properties to related party partnerships was consummated in fiscal 2007. See Note 5 to the Consolidated FinancialStatements — “Long-Term Debt”.(2)The Elgin Office Building (part of the Elgin Site) was acquired in April 2005. Approximately 31% of the Elgin Office Building is currently being leased tounrelated third parties. The remaining portion of the office building may be leased to third parties; however, there can be no assurance that we will be ableto lease the unoccupied space. Further capital expenditures will likely be necessary to lease all of the remaining space. 14b. Manufacturing Capability, Utilization, Technology and EngineeringOur principal production facilities are equipped with modern processing and packaging machinery and equipment.The Elgin Site was designed to our specifications with what we believe to be state-of-the-art equipment. The layout is designed to efficiently move products fromraw storage to processing to packaging to distribution. The Elgin Site was designed to minimize the risk of cross contamination between tree nuts and peanuts.Also, the Elgin Site is designed to accommodate an increase in production capacity of 20% to 35% of our current capacity.The Selma facility contains our automated pecan shelling and bulk packaging operation. The facility’s pecan shelling production lines currently have the capacityto shell in excess of 90 million inshell pounds of pecans annually. During fiscal 2016, we processed approximately 39 million inshell pounds of pecans at the Selmafacility.The Bainbridge facility is located in the largest peanut producing region in the United States. This facility takes direct delivery of farmer stock peanuts and cleans,shells, sizes, inspects, blanches, roasts and packages them for sale to our customers. The production line at the Bainbridge facility is almost entirely automated andhas the capacity to shell approximately 120 million inshell pounds of peanuts annually. During fiscal 2016, the Bainbridge facility shelled approximately 81 millioninshell pounds of peanuts.The Garysburg facility has the capacity to process approximately 60 million inshell pounds of farmer stock peanuts annually. During fiscal 2016, the Garysburgfacility processed approximately 11 million inshell pounds of peanuts.The Gustine facility is used for walnut shelling, processing, packaging, warehousing and distribution. This facility has the capacity to shell in excess of 60 millioninshell pounds of walnuts annually. During fiscal 2016, the Gustine facility shelled approximately 22 million inshell pounds of walnuts.The Bainbridge, Garysburg, Selma, and Gustine facilities are equipped to handle the processing, packaging, warehousing and distribution, and in the case of ourBainbridge and Garysburg facilities, the purchasing of nuts. Furthermore, at our Elgin Site, we process, package, warehouse and distribute nuts. We currently havemore than sufficient capacity at our facilities to handle the aforementioned operations.Item 3 — Legal ProceedingsWe are a party to various lawsuits, proceedings and other matters arising out of the conduct of our business. Currently, it is management’s opinion that the ultimateresolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, results of operation or cash flows.For a discussion of our legal proceedings, investigations, settlements and other contingencies, see “Note 7 — Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” in theNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.Item 4 — Mine Safety DisclosuresNot applicable. 15EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANTPursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K and Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K, the following executive officer description information isincluded as an unnumbered item in Part I of this Report in lieu of being included in the Proxy Statement for our annual meeting of stockholders to be held onNovember 2, 2016. Below are our executive officers as of August 24, 2016:Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Chief Executive Officer , age 53 — Mr. Sanfilippo has been employed by us since 1991 and in November 2006 was named our ChiefExecutive Officer. Mr. Sanfilippo served as our Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing from January 2001 to November 2006. He served as our Senior VicePresident Sales and Marketing from August 1999 to January 2001. Mr. Sanfilippo has been a member of our Board of Directors since August 1999. He served asGeneral Manager West Coast Operations from September 1991 to September 1993. He served as Vice President West Coast Operations and Sales from October1993 to September 1995, and Mr. Sanfilippo served as Vice President Sales and Marketing from October 1995 to August 1999.Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary , age 57 — Mr. Valentine has been employed by us since 1987. In November2006, Mr. Valentine was named our Chief Financial Officer and Group President and, in May 2007, Mr. Valentine was named our Secretary. Mr. Valentine servedas our Executive Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from January 2001 to November 2006. Mr. Valentine served as our Senior VicePresident and Secretary from August 1999 to January 2001. He has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 1997. Mr. Valentine served as our VicePresident and Secretary from December 1995 to August 1999. He served as an Assistant Secretary and the General Manager of External Operations for us fromJune 1987 and 1990, respectively, to December 1995. Mr. Valentine’s responsibilities also include peanut, almond, imported nut, packaging and other ingredientprocurement and our contract packaging business.Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, President and Assistant Secretary , age 48 — Mr. Sanfilippo has been employed by us since 1992. InNovember 2006, Mr. Sanfilippo was named our Chief Operating Officer and President and, in May 2007, Mr. Sanfilippo was named our Treasurer and held thatposition until January 2009. Mr. Sanfilippo served as our Executive Vice President Operations, retaining his position as Assistant Secretary, which he assumed inDecember 1995 from 2001 to November 2006. Mr. Sanfilippo became a member of our Board of Directors in December 2003. He became our Senior VicePresident Operations in August 1999 and served as Vice President Operations from December 1995 to August 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Sanfilippo was the GeneralManager of our Gustine, California facility beginning in October 1995, and from June 1992 to October 1995 he served as Assistant Treasurer and worked in ourFinancial Relations Department. Mr. Sanfilippo is responsible for overseeing our plant operations, research and development, and product innovation.James A. Valentine, Chief Information Officer , age 52 — Mr. Valentine has been employed by us since 1986 and in November 2006 was named our ChiefInformation Officer. He served as our Executive Vice President Information Technology from August 2001 to November 2006. Mr. Valentine served as SeniorVice President Information Technology from January 2000 to August 2001 and as Vice President of Management Information Systems from January 1995 toJanuary 2000. Mr. Valentine is responsible for overseeing our information technology functions and managing cyber risks.Michael G. Cannon, Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations , age 63 — Mr. Cannon joined us in October 2005 as Senior Vice President of Operations.Previously, he was Vice President of Operations at Sugar Foods Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of food products, from 1995 to October 2005. Mr. Cannon isresponsible for the production operations for all of our facilities.Thomas J. Fordonski, Senior Vice President, Human Resources , age 63 — Mr. Fordonski joined us in August 2007 as Vice President of Human Resources andwas promoted to Senior Vice President of Human Resources in January 2010. Previously, he was Director of Human Resources for Continental AG, a German-based global manufacturer of electronic automotive equipment. Prior to that, Mr. Fordonski was at Motorola, Incorporated for 25 years, with his career culminatingas the Director of Human Resources for the global supply chain in the messaging and cellular communications business. He is responsible for leading our humanresources activities and functions.Frank S. Pellegrino, Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller , age 42 — Mr. Pellegrino joined us in January 2007 as Director of Accountingand was appointed Corporate Controller in September 2007. In January 2009, he was named Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller. In August 2012, hewas promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance. Previously, Mr. Pellegrino was Internal Audit Manager at W.W. Grainger, a business-to-business distributor, fromJune 2003 to January 2007. Prior to that, he was a Manager in the Assurance Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was employed from 1996 to 2003.Mr. Pellegrino is responsible for our accounting and finance functions. 16Christopher Gardier, Senior Vice President, Consumer Sales , age 56 — Mr. Gardier joined us in May 2010 as Vice President, Consumer Sales. In August2012, Mr. Gardier was promoted to Senior Vice President, Consumer Sales. Previously, Mr. Gardier was the Vice President Sales for the Snacks Division at TheHain Celestial Group, where he led a national sales team of eight regional managers selling natural and organic salty snack brands. Prior to that, Mr. Gardier was aCustomer Vice President, Central Region at Pepperidge Farm for six years, where he led a team of independent biscuit and bakery distributors covering 13Midwestern states. Prior to that, Mr. Gardier was a Director of National Accounts at Frito Lay for almost five years, where he led a sales and operations teamresponsible for the mass merchandising channel. Mr. Gardier is responsible for leading our Consumer Sales efforts, including our Fisher, Fisher Nut Exactly andOrchard Valley Harvest brands.Howard Brandeisky, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Customer Solutions, age 55 — Mr. Brandeisky joined us in April 2010 as Vice President,Marketing & Innovation. His role was expanded to include Customer Solutions in March 2011. In October 2013, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, GlobalMarketing and Customer Solutions. Previously, he was an independent consultant in the food industry for a year. Prior to that, Mr. Brandeisky was at Kraft Foods,Inc. for 24 years, with his career culminating as a Vice President of Marketing. He is responsible for leading the marketing, consumer insights, creative services,and customer solutions activities and functions.RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CERTAIN DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERSMathias A. Valentine, a director of the Company, is (i) the father of Michael J. Valentine, an executive officer and director of the Company, and James A.Valentine, an executive officer of the Company and (ii) the uncle of Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr. and Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, executive officers and directors of theCompany, and James J. Sanfilippo, a director of the Company.Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary and a director of the Company, is (i) the son of Mathias A. Valentine, (ii) the brotherof James A. Valentine and (iii) the cousin of Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo and James J. Sanfilippo.Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company, is (i) the brother of Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr. and James J. Sanfilippo, (ii) the nephewof Mathias A. Valentine and (iii) the cousin of Michael J. Valentine and James A. Valentine.Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, President and a director of the Company, is (i) the brother of Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo and James J. Sanfilippo,(ii) the nephew of Mathias A. Valentine and (iii) the cousin of Michael J. Valentine and James A. Valentine.James J. Sanfilippo, a director of the Company, is (i) the brother of Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo and Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., (ii) the nephew of Mathias A. Valentine and(iii) the cousin of Michael J. Valentine and James A. Valentine.James A. Valentine, Chief Information Officer of the Company, is (i) the son of Mathias A. Valentine, (ii) the brother of Michael J. Valentine and (iii) the cousin ofJasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo and James J. Sanfilippo.Timothy R. Donovan, a director of the Company, is (i) a nephew by marriage of Mathias A. Valentine, director of the Company and (ii) the first cousin by marriageof Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Michael J. Valentine and James A. Valentine, executive officers and certain of whom are also directors of theCompany, and James J. Sanfilippo, a director of the Company. 17PART IIItem 5 — Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder MattersWe have two classes of stock: Class A Stock and Common Stock. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to elect 25% of the total members of the Board ofDirectors, rounded up to the nearest whole number, and the holders of Class A Stock are entitled to elect the remaining directors. With respect to matters other thanthe election of directors or any matters for which class voting is required by law, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share while the holdersof Class A Stock are entitled to ten votes per share. Our Class A Stock is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and there is no established public tradingmarket for the Class A Stock. However, each share of Class A Stock is convertible at the option of the holder at any time and from time to time (and, upon theoccurrence of certain events specified in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, automatically converts) into one share of Common Stock.Our Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and our trading symbol is “JBSS”. The following tables set forth, for the quarters indicated,the high and low reported sales prices for the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Price Range of Common Stock Year Ended June 30, 2016 High Low 4 th Quarter $72.84 $41.61 3 rd Quarter $72.55 $47.85 2 nd Quarter $66.29 $48.79 1 st Quarter $57.23 $34.57 Price Range of Common Stock Year Ended June 25, 2015 High Low 4 th Quarter $55.91 $41.05 3 rd Quarter $48.66 $34.80 2 nd Quarter $47.99 $30.53 1 st Quarter $32.94 $25.26 18The graph below compares our cumulative five-year total stockholder return on our Common Stock with the cumulative total returns of the Russell 2000 ConsumerStaples Index and the Russell 2000 Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our Common Stock, in each index (with the reinvestment ofall dividends) from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2016.COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*Among John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., the Russell 2000 Index,and the Russell 2000 Consumer Staples Index *$100 invested on July 1, 2011 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.Indexes calculated on month-end basis.The information contained in the preceding performance graph shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall suchinformation be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that wespecifically incorporate it by reference in such filing.As of August 12, 2016 there were 34 holders and 17 holders of record of our Common Stock and Class A Stock, respectively.Under our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Class A Stock and the Common Stock are entitled to share equally on a share for share basis in any dividendsdeclared by the Board of Directors on our common equity. Our current financing agreements, as amended on July 7, 2016, allow us to make up to one cashdividend or distribution of our stock per quarter in an amount not to exceed $60 million in the aggregate per fiscal year. See Part II, Item 7 — “Management’sDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Financing Arrangements.”On October 27, 2015 our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend. A $2.00 special cash dividend was paid to holders of Common Stock and Class A Stock onDecember 11, 2015. On October 28, 2014, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend. A $1.50 special cash dividend was paid to holders of Common Stockand Class A Stock on December 12, 2014.As in past years, we expect that our Board of Directors will consider declaring a special dividend in the second quarter of our 2017 fiscal year, subject to ourfinancial position and performance.For purposes of the calculation of the aggregate market value of our voting stock held by non-affiliates as set forth on the cover page of this Report, we did notconsider any of the siblings or spouses of Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Sr. (our former chairman of the board) or Mathias A. Valentine, or any of the lineal descendants ofeither Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Sr., Mathias A. Valentine or such siblings (other than those who are our executive officers, directors or who have formed a group withinthe meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with either Jasper B. Sanfilippo Sr. or Mathias A.Valentine) as an affiliate. See “Review of Related Party Transactions” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” contained in ourProxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting and “Relationships Among Certain Directors and Executive Officers” appearing immediately before Part II of thisReport. 19Securities Authorized under Equity Compensation PlansThe following table sets forth information as of June 30, 2016, with respect to equity securities authorized for issuance pursuant to equity compensation planspreviously approved by our stockholders and equity compensation plans not previously approved by our stockholders.Equity Compensation Plan Information Plan Category (a) Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of options,warrants and rights (b) Weighted average exercise price of outstandingoptions, warrants and rights (c) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equitycompensation plans (excluding securities reflected in Column (a)) Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders —stock options 9,500 $8.78 865,053 Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders —restricted stock units 228,270 — 865,053 Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders — — — 20Item 6 — Selected Financial DataThe following historical consolidated financial data as of and for the years ended June 30, 2016, June 25, 2015, June 26, 2014, June 27, 2013 and June 28, 2012was derived from our consolidated financial statements. The financial data should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements andnotes thereto, which are included elsewhere herein, and with Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.The information below is not necessarily indicative of the results of future operations.Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data: (dollars in thousands, except per share data) Year Ended June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 June 26, 2014 June 27, 2013 June 28, 2012 Net sales $952,059 $887,245 $778,622 $734,334 $700,575 Cost of sales 814,591 755,189 655,757 614,372 593,521 Gross profit 137,468 132,056 122,865 119,962 107,054 Selling and administrative expenses 86,156 80,177 77,510 78,343 74,081 Gain on sale of assets held for sale, net — — (1,641) — — Income from operations 51,312 51,879 46,996 41,619 32,973 Interest expense 3,492 3,966 4,354 4,754 5,364 Rental and miscellaneous expense, net 1,358 3,049 2,810 1,569 1,388 Income before income taxes 46,462 44,864 39,832 35,296 26,221 Income tax expense 16,067 15,559 13,545 13,536 9,099 Net income $30,395 $29,305 $26,287 $21,760 $17,122 Basic earnings per common share $2.71 $2.63 $2.38 $2.00 $1.60 Diluted earnings per common share $2.68 $2.61 $2.36 $1.98 $1.58 Cash dividends declared per share $2.00 $1.50 $1.50 $1.00 $— Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: (dollars in thousands) June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 June 26, 2014 June 27, 2013 June 28, 2012 Working capital $158,914 $150,205 $137,143 $114,992 $87,110 Total assets 391,406 431,935 394,611 374,744 371,727 Long-term debt, less current maturities 28,883 32,290 35,666 33,665 36,206 Total debt 44,374 96,819 79,557 74,222 94,778 Stockholders’ equity 251,193 241,278 226,827 215,304 201,013 21Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated FinancialStatements. Our fiscal year ends on the final Thursday of June each year, and typically consists of fifty-two weeks (four thirteen week quarters). However, thefiscal year ended June 30, 2016 consisted of fifty-three weeks with our fourth quarter containing fourteen weeks. Additional information on the comparability ofthe periods presented is as follows: • References herein to fiscal 2017 are to the fiscal year ending June 29, 2017. • References herein to fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014 are to the fiscal years ended June 30, 2016, June 25, 2015 and June 26, 2014, respectively.As used herein, unless the context otherwise indicates, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” or “Company” refer collectively to John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. and ourwholly-owned subsidiaries, JBSS Ventures, LLC and Sanfilippo (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd. Our Credit Facility and Mortgage Facility, as defined below, aresometimes collectively referred to as “our financing arrangements.”We are one of the leading processors and distributors of peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds and other nuts in the United States. These nuts are sold under avariety of private brands and under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Fisher Nut Exactly and Sunshine Country brand names. We also market and distribute, andin most cases manufacture or process, a diverse product line of food and snack products, including peanut butter, almond butter, candy and confections, snacks andtrail mixes, snack bites, sunflower kernels, dried fruit, corn snacks, sesame sticks and other sesame snack products under private brands and brand names. Wedistribute our products in the consumer, commercial ingredients, contract packaging and export distribution channels.We developed a strategic plan (the “Strategic Plan”) whose long-term objective is to drive profitable growth. During the third quarter of fiscal 2016, our executiveteam reviewed our Strategic Plan, and in particular our strategy of increasing sales through international expansion. Based on the complexity, high level ofcompetition and overall sales, our management concluded that we should discontinue our efforts to sell branded consumer products into China and certain otherinternational markets. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we reviewed and considered alternatives to replace our export growth strategy and modified our StrategicPlan accordingly. For fiscal 2017, our Strategic Plan will focus on the following goals: i.Growing Fisher and Orchard Valley Harvest into leading nut brands by focusing on consumers demanding quality nuts in the snacking, recipe andproduce categories, ii.Expanding our customer reach by entering new channels, launching differentiated products and investing in new businesses, and iii.Providing integrated nut solutions to grow non-branded business at existing key customers in each distribution channel.We continue to execute portions of this strategy. Fiscal 2016 sales volume of Fisher brand products increased approximately 11% over last year. During fiscal2016, we realized distribution gains for our Orchard Valley Harvest and Sunshine Country brands. The improved distribution drove an increase in sales volume,especially during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2016. In addition, we introduced an innovative snack bite product, Fisher Nut Exactly , to a number ofretailers in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2015. Overall, fiscal 2016 sales volume for Fisher Nut Exactly increased 90% compared to the prior year.We face a number of challenges in the future which include, among others, volatile commodity costs for certain tree nuts and intensified competition for marketshare from both private brand and name brand nut products. We experienced increasing almond acquisition costs during fiscal 2015, which increased further in thefirst half of fiscal 2016. Consequently, the resulting price increases reduced consumer demand for certain almond products during fiscal 2016. However, during thesecond half of fiscal 2016, acquisition costs for almonds declined significantly and acquisition costs for walnuts also declined. We expect this trend regardingalmond acquisition costs to continue into the first two quarters of fiscal 2017. These declines in acquisition costs are expected to result in lower selling prices forproducts that contain these nuts. Since sales of almonds and walnuts comprise a significant percentage of our total net sales, we anticipate that lower selling pricescould result in a reduction in total net sales and gross profit in future comparisons until the impact of lower retail prices ultimately drives increased consumerdemand and sales volume for these products.We will continue to focus on seeking profitable business opportunities to further utilize our additional production capacity at our Elgin Site. We expect to maintainour recent level of promotional and advertising activity for our Orchard Valley Harvest and Fisher (including Fisher Nut Exactly ) brands. We continue to seedomestic sales and volume growth in our Orchard Valley Harvest and Sunshine Country brands and expect to continue to focus on this portion of our brandedbusiness. We will continue to face the ongoing challenges specific to our business such as food safety and regulatory issues and the maintenance and growth of ourcustomer base. See the information referenced in Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors” of this report for additional information about our risks, challenges anduncertainties. 22Annual Highlights • Our net sales for fiscal 2016 increased by $64.8 million, or 7.3%, to $952.1 million compared to fiscal 2015. • Gross profit increased by $5.4 million; however our gross profit margin, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 14.4% in fiscal 2016 from 14.9% in fiscal2015. • Total operating expenses for fiscal 2016 increased by $6.0 million, and our operating expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were consistent with fiscal 2015at 9.0% of net sales. • Diluted earnings per share increased approximately 3% compared to last fiscal year. • Our strong financial position allowed us to pay a special cash dividend of $22.5 million in December 2015. • The total value of inventories on hand at the end of fiscal 2016 decreased by $41.4 million, or 20.9%, in comparison to the total value of inventories on handat the end of fiscal 2015.With the exception of pecans, we have seen acquisition costs for domestic tree nuts decrease in the 2015 crop year (which falls into our current 2016 fiscal year).While we completed our procurement of the current year crop of inshell walnuts during the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the total payments to our walnut growerswere not determined until the third quarter of fiscal 2016, which is typical. The final prices paid to the walnut growers were based upon current market prices andother factors, such as crop size and export demand. At June 30, 2016 there are no amounts due to walnut growers.Results of OperationsThe following table sets forth the percentage relationship of certain items to net sales for the periods indicated and the percentage increase or decrease of such itemsfrom fiscal 2016 to fiscal 2015 and from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2014. Percentage of Net Sales Percentage Change Fiscal 2016 Fiscal 2015 Fiscal 2014 Fiscal 2016vs. 2015 Fiscal 2015vs. 2014 Net sales 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 7.3% 14.0% Gross profit 14.4 14.9 15.8 4.1 7.5 Selling expenses 5.3 5.6 6.2 3.0 2.9 Administrative expenses 3.7 3.4 3.8 14.8 4.4 Fiscal 2016 Compared to Fiscal 2015Net SalesOur net sales increased 7.3% to $952.1 million for fiscal 2016 from $887.2 million for fiscal 2015. Sales volume (measured as pounds sold to customers) increasedby 6.6% for fiscal 2016 in comparison to sales volume for fiscal 2015. Sales volume increased for all major nut types except almonds and pecans.The following summarizes sales by product type as a percentage of total gross sales. The information is based upon gross sales, rather than net sales, becausecertain adjustments from gross sales to net sales, such as promotional discounts, are not allocable to product type. Product Type Fiscal 2016 Fiscal 2015 Peanuts 13.9% 13.7% Pecans 13.1 12.7 Cashews & Mixed Nuts 23.3 22.0 Walnuts 9.4 11.0 Almonds 23.0 23.4 Trail & Snack Mixes 12.4 12.0 Other 4.9 5.2 Total 100.0% 100.0% 23The following table shows a comparison of net sales by distribution channel (dollars in thousands): Distribution Channel Fiscal 2016 Fiscal 2015 Change PercentChange Consumer (1) $561,191 $529,076 $32,115 6.1% Commercial Ingredients 222,535 207,370 15,165 7.3 Contract Packaging 137,053 114,799 22,254 19.4 Export (2) 31,280 36,000 (4,720) (13.1) Total $952,059 $887,245 $64,814 7.3% (1) Sales of branded products were approximately 35% and 32% of total consumer channel sales during fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively. Fisher branded productswere approximately 87% and 90% of branded sales during fiscal 2016 and 2015 respectively, with branded produce products accounting for the remainingbranded product sales. (2) Export sales consist primarily of bulk products and consumer branded and private brand products. Consumer branded and private brand products accounted forapproximately 60% and 65% of total sales in the export channel during fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, respectively. In fiscal 2017 we will be consolidating ourbulk export business into our commercial ingredients channel and the remaining portion of our export consumer products business into our consumer channel.Net sales in the consumer distribution channel increased by 6.1% in dollars and 4.5% in sales volume in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. IRi market data fromJune 2016 indicates that Fisher recipe nuts continue to be the branded market share leader in the overall recipe nut category. Total Fisher brand sales volumeincreased by 12.0% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 due primarily to new distribution gains and increased promotional activity. Sales volume for Fishersnack nuts and peanut butter increased a combined 21.0%, primarily as a result of increased promotional activity and new distribution gains. Fisher recipe nut salesvolume increased 5.8% from fiscal 2015, primarily as a result of increased distribution to existing customers. A 41.0% increase in combined sales volume ofOrchard Valley Harvest and Sunshine Country produce products due to new distribution gains also contributed to the sales volume increase. Private brand salesvolume increased by 1.4% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015.Net sales in the commercial ingredients distribution channel increased by 7.3% in dollars and 6.9% in sales volume compared to fiscal 2015. The sales volumeincrease was primarily due to an increase in sales of peanuts to peanut oil stock crushers and to other peanut shellers and increased sales of cashew products to anexisting customer. In August 2016, we were notified by a significant customer in the commercial ingredients sales channel of its intent to move some or all of itsalmond butter requirements to a vertically integrated almond butter supplier during our second quarter of fiscal 2017. Almond butter sales to this customer in fiscal2016 were approximately $90.0 million while the gross profit margin on this business was substantially lower than our total gross profit margin for fiscal 2016.Although demand for almond butter has increased considerably in recent years, net sales in our commercial ingredients sales channel in fiscal 2017 may decline ifthis lost sales volume cannot be replaced through organic growth or expansion of products at existing customers.Net sales in the contract packaging distribution channel increased by 19.4% in dollars and 10.4% in sales volume in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. The salesvolume increase was primarily due to increased sales with existing customers due in large part to new item introductions and increased promotional activityimplemented by customers in this channel.Net sales in the export distribution channel decreased 13.1% in dollars for fiscal 2016, though sales volume increased 15.6% compared to fiscal 2015. The salesvolume increase was primarily due to increased sales of bulk walnuts.Gross ProfitGross profit increased 4.1% to $137.5 million in fiscal 2016 from $132.1 million in fiscal 2015. Our gross profit margin decreased to 14.4% of net sales for fiscal2016 from 14.9% for fiscal 2015.The increase in gross profit resulted primarily from increased sales volume. The decline in gross profit margin was primarily attributable to a decline in gross profiton sales of walnuts in the third quarter.Operating ExpensesTotal operating expenses for fiscal 2016 increased by $6.0 million to $86.2 million. Operating expenses as a percent of net sales were 9.0% for both fiscal 2016 andfiscal 2015.Selling expenses for fiscal 2016 were $51.1 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 3.0%, over the amount recorded for fiscal 2015. The increase was drivenprimarily by a $2.3 million increase in compensation-related expenses and a $0.5 million increase inmarketing and advertising expense. Partially offsetting these increases was a $1.7 million decrease in shipping expense driven primarily by decreasing fuel costsand an increase in customers using their own freight carriers to pick up their orders.Administrative expenses for fiscal 2016 were $35.0 million, an increase of $4.5 million, or 14.8%, from the amount recorded for fiscal 2015 due primarily to a $3.3million increase in both incentive and ordinary compensation-related expenses.Income from OperationsDue to the factors discussed above, our income from our operations was $51.3 million, or 5.4% of net sales, for fiscal 2016, compared to $51.9 million, or 5.8% ofnet sales, for fiscal 2015. 24Interest ExpenseInterest expense was $3.5 million for fiscal 2016 compared to $4.0 million for fiscal 2015. The decrease in interest expense was due primarily to lower debt levels.Rental and Miscellaneous Expense, NetNet rental and miscellaneous expense was $1.4 million for fiscal 2016 compared to $3.0 million for fiscal 2015. The decrease was primarily due to repairs to theexterior of our office building located at the Elgin Site being completed during fiscal 2015 while no such repair expenses were incurred in fiscal 2016.Income Tax ExpenseIncome tax expense was $16.1 million, or 34.6% of income before income taxes, for fiscal 2016 compared to $15.6 million, or 34.7% of income before incometaxes, for fiscal 2015.Net IncomeNet income was $30.4 million, or $2.71 basic and $2.68 diluted per common share, for fiscal 2016, compared to $29.3 million, or $2.63 basic and $2.61 diluted percommon share, for fiscal 2015, due to the factors discussed above.Fiscal 2015 Compared to Fiscal 2014Net SalesOur net sales increased 14.0% to $887.2 million for fiscal 2015 from $778.6 million for fiscal 2014. Sales volume (measured as pounds sold to customers)increased by 5.4% for fiscal 2015 in comparison to sales volume for fiscal 2014. The increase in net sales was attributable to both an 8.1% increase in the weightedaverage sales price per pound, driven by selling price increases due to higher commodity acquisition costs for most major tree nut types, as well as theaforementioned sales volume increase. Approximately 78% of the total sales volume increase occurred in the consumer distribution channel.The following summarizes sales by product type as a percentage of total gross sales. The information is based upon gross sales, rather than net sales, becausecertain adjustments from gross sales to net sales, such as promotional discounts, are not allocable to product type. Product Type Fiscal 2015 Fiscal 2014 Peanuts 13.7% 15.1% Pecans 12.7 13.6 Cashews & Mixed Nuts 22.0 18.7 Walnuts 11.0 11.7 Almonds 23.4 22.3 Trail & Snack Mixes 12.0 11.4 Other 5.2 7.2 Total 100.0% 100.0% 25The following table shows a comparison of net sales by distribution channel (dollars in thousands): Distribution Channel Fiscal 2015 Fiscal 2014 Change PercentChange Consumer (1) $529,076 $453,339 $75,737 16.7% Commercial Ingredients 207,370 193,180 14,190 7.3 Contract Packaging 114,799 98,125 16,674 17.0 Export (2) 36,000 33,978 2,022 6.0 Total $887,245 $778,622 $108,623 14.0% (1) Sales of branded products, primarily all Fisher brand, were approximately 32% and 31% of total consumer channel sales during fiscal 2015 and 2014,respectively. (2) Export sales consist primarily of bulk products and consumer branded and private brand products. Consumer branded and private brand products accounted forapproximately 65% and 60% of total sales in the export channel during fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014, respectively.Net sales in the consumer distribution channel increased by 16.7% in dollars and 7.9% in sales volume in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. IRi market data fromJune 2015 indicates that Fisher recipe nuts continue to be the market share leader in the overall recipe nut category, excluding wholesale club sales. Total Fisherbrand sales volume increased by 9.7% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 due primarily to higher sales to existing customers. Fisher brand snack nut salesvolume increased 14.0% due largely to the distribution of inshell peanuts we regained at a major Fisher snack customer. Fisher recipe nut sales volume increased4.7% from fiscal 2014, primarily as a result of increased sales to a significant customer. Private brand consumer sales volume increased by 6.6% in fiscal 2015compared to fiscal 2014 due to an increase in sales of snack nut and trail mix products at two significant customers.Net sales in the commercial ingredients distribution channel increased by 7.3% in dollars for fiscal 2015, though sales volume was relatively unchanged comparedto fiscal 2014. An increase in almond and peanut sales volume to existing customers was nearly offset by lower bulk pecan sales volume as a result of a smallerpecan crop and lower sales volume of macadamia nuts and walnuts due to lost business with customers using these nuts in their products.Net sales in the contract packaging distribution channel increased by 17.0% in dollars and 8.0% in sales volume in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. Theincrease in sales volume primarily resulted from increased sales of peanut, cashew and mixed nut products to existing customers in this channel.Net sales in the export distribution channel increased 6.0% in dollars for fiscal 2015, though sales volume decreased 4.6% compared to fiscal 2014. The salesvolume decrease was primarily due to a significantly lower supply of bulk inshell walnuts for the export market. The decrease in volume was offset by an 11.0%increase in the weighted average sales price per pound.Gross ProfitGross profit increased 7.5% to $132.1 million in fiscal 2015 from $122.9 million in fiscal 2014. Our gross profit margin decreased to 14.9% of net sales for fiscal2015 from 15.8% for fiscal 2014. The increase in gross profit resulted primarily from increased sales volume. The decline in gross profit margin was primarily dueto higher acquisition costs for pecans and almonds, combined with an increase in manufacturing cost mainly related to employee related costs and repair andmaintenance expenses.Operating ExpensesTotal operating expenses for fiscal 2015 increased by $4.3 million to $80.2 million due partially to the prior year’s $1.6 million pretax gain on the sale of an Elgin,Illinois site that was formerly owned by the company which did not recur this fiscal year. Operating expenses for fiscal 2015 decreased to 9.0% of net sales from9.7% of net sales for fiscal 2014 primarily due to a higher net sales base.Selling expenses for fiscal 2015 were $49.6 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 2.9%, over the amount recorded for fiscal 2014 due primarily to a $0.7 millionincrease in marketing and advertising expense and a $0.6 million increase in compensation-related expenses.Administrative expenses for fiscal 2015 were $30.5 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 4.4%, from the amount recorded for fiscal 2014 due primarily to a $2.0million increase in compensation-related expenses, partially offset by, among other things, a decrease in professional expenses of $0.5 million. 26Income from OperationsDue to the factors discussed above, our income from our operations was $51.9 million, or 5.8% of net sales, for fiscal 2015, compared to $47.0 million, or 6.0% ofnet sales, for fiscal 2014.Interest ExpenseInterest expense was $4.0 million for fiscal 2015 compared to $4.4 million for fiscal 2014. The decrease in interest expense was due primarily to lower interestrates for the short-term borrowing facility.Rental and Miscellaneous Expense, NetNet rental and miscellaneous expense was $3.0 million for fiscal 2015 compared to $2.8 million for fiscal 2014. The increase was primarily due to increasedmaintenance expense on the exterior of the office building located on our Elgin, Illinois campus which was completed during the first half of fiscal 2015.Income Tax ExpenseIncome tax expense was $15.6 million, or 34.7% of income before income taxes, for fiscal 2015 compared to $13.5 million, or 34.0% of income before incometaxes for fiscal 2014. The increase in the effective tax rate of fiscal 2015 is primarily due to the fiscal 2014 tax benefit of losses realized when the Companydivested its equity investment in ARMA Energy, Inc. (“AEI”) and cancelled a secured promissory note due from AEI in fiscal 2014 which did not recur this fiscalyear.Net IncomeNet income was $29.3 million, or $2.63 basic and $2.61 diluted per common share, for fiscal 2015, compared to $26.3 million, or $2.38 basic and $2.36 diluted percommon share, for fiscal 2014, due to the factors discussed above. 27Liquidity and Capital ResourcesGeneralThe primary uses of cash are to fund our current operations, fulfill contractual obligations, pursue our Strategic Plan and repay indebtedness. Also, variousuncertainties could result in additional uses of cash. The primary sources of cash are results of operations and availability under our Credit Agreement, datedFebruary 7, 2008 and subsequently amended most recently in July 2016 (as amended, the “Credit Facility”), that provides a revolving loan commitment and letterof credit subfacility. We anticipate that expected net cash flow generated from operations and amounts available pursuant to the Credit Facility will be sufficient tofund our operations for the next twelve months. Our available credit under our Credit Facility has allowed us to consummate business acquisitions, devote morefunds to promote our branded products (especially our Fisher and Orchard Valley Harvest brands), reinvest in the Company through capital expenditures, developnew products, pay a special cash dividend the past four years, and explore other growth strategies outlined in our Strategic Plan.Cash flows from operating activities have historically been driven by net income but are also significantly influenced by inventory requirements, which can changebased upon fluctuations in both quantities and market prices of the various nuts and nut products we buy and sell. Current market trends in nut prices and cropestimates also impact nut procurement.The following table sets forth certain cash flow information for the last three fiscal years (dollars in thousands): June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 2016 to 2015 $ Change June 26, 2014 Operating activities $89,248 $13,933 $75,315 $11,950 Investing activities (14,925) (14,281) (644) (2,056) Financing activities (74,049) 410 (74,459) (8,844) Total cash flow $274 $62 $212 $1,050 Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $89.2 million in fiscal 2016, an increase of $75.3 million compared to fiscal 2015. This increasewas due primarily to a reduced use of working capital for inventory and accounts receivable in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015.Net accounts receivable were $78.1 million at June 30, 2016, a slight increase of $2.5 million, or 3.2%, from the balance at June 25, 2015. The increase in netaccounts receivable was due primarily to higher dollar sales in the month of June 2016 than in the month of June 2015.Total inventories were $156.6 million at June 30, 2016, a decrease of $41.4 million, or 20.9%, from the inventory balance at June 25, 2015. This decrease wasprimarily driven by the decrease in walnut acquisition costs and lower amounts of finished goods and work-in-process inventories on hand.The weighted average cost per pound of raw nut and dried fruit input stocks on hand at June 30, 2016 decreased by 31.6% compared to June 25, 2015 mainly due tosignificantly lower acquisition costs for walnuts and to a lesser extent almonds. Pounds of raw nut input stocks on hand at the end of June 30, 2016 increased by8.6 million pounds, or 20.0%, when compared to the quantity of raw nut input stocks on hand at June 25, 2015, due primarily to increased quantities of peanuts andinshell walnuts. The weighted average cost per pound of finished goods on hand at June 30, 2016 decreased by 11.0% over the weighted average cost per pound offinished goods on hand at June 25, 2015 primarily due to the above noted decreased acquisition costs.Cash provided by operating activities was $13.9 million in fiscal 2015, an increase of $2.0 million compared to fiscal 2014. This increase is due primarily toincreased net income. The impact on operating cash flows from the net changes in fiscal 2015 working capital was comparable to the prior year.Net accounts receivable were $75.6 million at June 25, 2015, an increase of $19.8 million, or 35.5%, from the balance at June 26, 2014. The increase in netaccounts receivable is due primarily to higher dollar sales in the month of June 2015 than in the month of June 2014 and a slightly higher amount of days-salesoutstanding.Total inventories were $198.0 million at June 25, 2015, an increase of $15.2 million, or 8.3%, from the inventory balance at June 26, 2014. This increase is dueprimarily to increased costs and quantities of finished goods and work-in-process inventories. The increase in quantities of finished goods and work-in-processinventories was a result of building pecan inventories in preparation for production line upgrades that were implemented near the end of fiscal 2015. The increasein the costs of these inventory items were primarily attributable to increased acquisition costs for pecans, almonds and cashews.The weighted average cost per pound of raw nut and dried fruit input stocks on hand at June 25, 2015 increased by 36.5% compared to June 26, 2014 due to higheracquisition costs for pecans, almonds and cashews combined with a large decline in quantity of lower cost peanut input stocks. Pounds of raw nut input stocks onhand at the end of June 25, 2015 decreased by 14.7 million pounds, or 25.5%, 28when compared to the quantity of raw nut input stocks on hand at June 26, 2014, due primarily to the above noted decrease in peanuts on hand. The weightedaverage cost per pound of finished goods on hand at June 25, 2015 increased by 5.8% over the weighted average cost per pound of finished goods on hand atJune 26, 2014 primarily due to the above noted increased acquisition costs.Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities was $14.9 million in fiscal 2016. Capital expenditures accounted for a $15.0 million use of cash in fiscal2016.Cash used in investing activities was $14.3 million in fiscal 2015. Capital expenditures accounted for a $14.4 million use of cash in fiscal 2015. Partially offsettingthis use of cash was $0.1 million of proceeds from disposition of assets.Cash used in investing activities was $2.1 million in fiscal 2014. Capital expenditures accounted for a $9.9 million use of cash in fiscal 2014. Partially offsettingthese capital expenditures were $7.9 million of proceeds from the disposition of assets, primarily the sale of the Old Elgin Site.We expect total capital expenditures for equipment purchases and upgrades, facility maintenance and food safety enhancements for fiscal 2017 to beapproximately $12.5 million. Absent any material acquisitions or other significant investments, we believe that cash on hand, combined with cash provided byoperations and borrowings available under the Credit Facility, will be sufficient to meet the cash requirements for capital expenditures.Financing Activities. Cash used in financing activities was $74.0 million during fiscal 2016. We paid a $22.5 million special dividend in December 2015. Werepaid $3.4 million of long-term debt during fiscal 2016, $3.0 million of which was related to the Mortgage Facility (as defined below). In addition to these uses ofcash there was a net decrease in borrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility of $49.1 million during fiscal 2016 which occurred in part as a result of thedecrease in inventory.Cash provided by financing activities was $0.4 million during fiscal 2015. We paid a $16.8 million special dividend in December 2014. We repaid $3.3 million oflong-term debt during fiscal 2015, $3.0 million of which was related to the Mortgage Facility (as defined below). Offsetting these uses of cash was a net increase inborrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility of $20.6 million during fiscal 2015 which occurred in part as a result of the increase in inventory.Cash used in financing activities was $8.8 million during fiscal 2014. We paid a $16.6 million special dividend in December 2013. We repaid $3.3 million of long-term debt during fiscal 2014, $3.0 million of which was related to the Mortgage Facility. Partially offsetting these uses of cash was a net increase in borrowingsoutstanding under our Credit Facility of $8.7 million during fiscal 2014 which occurred in part as a result of the increase in inventory. 29Financing ArrangementsOn February 7, 2008, we entered into the Credit Facility with a bank group (the “Bank Lenders”) providing a $117.5 million revolving loan commitment and letterof credit subfacility. Also on February 7, 2008, we entered into a Loan Agreement with an insurance company (the “Mortgage Lender”) providing us with two termloans, one in the amount of $36.0 million (“Tranche A”) and the other in the amount of $9.0 million (“Tranche B”), for an aggregate amount of $45.0 million (the“Mortgage Facility”).Credit FacilityThe Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets other than machinery and equipment, real property, and fixtures. The Mortgage Facility is secured bymortgages on essentially all of our owned real property located in Elgin, Illinois, Gustine, California and Garysburg, North Carolina (the “EncumberedProperties”).On September 30, 2014, we entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Credit Facility (the “Sixth Amendment”) which extended the maturity date of the CreditFacility from July 15, 2016 to July 15, 2019 and reduced the interest rates charged for loan advances and letter of credit borrowings. The aggregate revolving loancommitment amount did not change. In addition, the Sixth Amendment allows the Company to, without obtaining Bank Lender consent, (i) make up to two cashdividends or distributions on our stock each fiscal year, or (ii) purchase, acquire, redeem or retire stock in any fiscal year, in any case, in an amount not to exceed$25.0 million, individually or in the aggregate, as long as the excess availability under the Credit Facility remains over $30.0 million after giving effect to any suchdividend, distribution, purchase or redemption. The Sixth Amendment also increased the amount of permitted acquisitions from $50.0 million to $100.0 million andremoved the annual limit on capital expenditures.As of June 30, 2016, the weighted average interest rate for the Credit Facility was 3.75%. The terms of the Credit Facility contain covenants that, among otherthings, require us to restrict investments, indebtedness, acquisitions, certain sales of assets, cash dividends, transactions with affiliates, redemptions of capital stockand prepayment of indebtedness (if such prepayment, among other things, is of a subordinate debt). If loan availability under the borrowing base calculation fallsbelow $25.0 million, we will be required to maintain a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, tested on a monthly basis until loan availability equals or exceeds$25.0 million for three consecutive months. All cash received from customers is required to be applied against the Credit Facility. The Bank Lenders have theoption to accelerate and demand immediate repayment of our obligations under the Credit Facility in the event of default on the payments required under the CreditFacility, a change in control in the ownership of the Company, non-compliance with the financial covenant or upon the occurrence of certain other defaults by usunder the Credit Facility (including a default under the Mortgage Facility). As of June 30, 2016, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facilityand we currently expect to be in compliance with the financial covenant in the Credit Facility for the foreseeable future. As of June 30, 2016, we had $101.7 millionof available credit under the Credit Facility. We would still be in compliance with all restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility if this entire amount wereborrowed.After the conclusion of the 2016 fiscal year, on July 7, 2016 we entered into the Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Seventh Amendment”) whichextended the maturity date of the Credit Agreement from July 15, 2019 to July 7, 2021, and reduced by twenty-five basis points the interest rates charged for loanadvances and letter of credit borrowings. The unused line fee was reduced to 0.25% per annum. The aggregate revolving loan commitment remained unchanged. Inaddition, the Seventh Amendment allows the Company to, without obtaining Bank Lender consent, (i) make up to one cash dividend or distribution on our stockper quarter, or (ii) purchase, acquire, redeem or retire stock in any fiscal quarter, in any case, in an amount not to exceed $60.0 million in the aggregate per fiscalyear, as long as no default or event of default exists and the excess availability under the Credit Agreement remains over $30.0 million immediately before andafter giving effect to any such dividend, distribution, purchase or redemption. The Seventh Amendment also permits an additional 5% of outstanding accountsreceivable from a major customer to be included as eligible in the borrowing base calculation and reduced the amount available for letter of credit usage to $10.0million.Mortgage FacilityWe are subject to interest rate resets for each of Tranche A and Tranche B. Specifically, on March 1, 2018 (the “Tranche A Reset Date” and the “Tranche B ResetDate”) and every two years thereafter, the Mortgage Lender may reset the interest rates for each of Tranche A and Tranche B, respectively, in its sole and absolutediscretion. If the reset interest rate for Tranche A is unacceptable to us and we (i) do not have sufficient funds to repay amounts due with respect to Tranche A onthe Tranche A Reset Date, or (ii) are unable to refinance amounts due with respect to Tranche A on the Tranche A Reset Date on terms more favorable than thereset interest rates, then, depending on the extent of the changes in the reset interest rates, our interest expense could increase.The Mortgage Facility matures on March 1, 2023. Tranche A under the Mortgage Facility accrues interest at a fixed interest rate of 7.63% per annum, payablemonthly. As mentioned above, such interest rate may be reset by the Mortgage Lender on the Tranche A Reset Date. Monthly principal payments in the amount of$0.2 million commenced on June 1, 2008. Tranche B under the Mortgage Facility accrues interest, as reset on March 1, 2016, at a floating rate of the greater of(i) one month LIBOR plus 3.50% per annum or (ii) 4.25%, payable monthly (the “Floating Rate”). The margin on such Floating Rate may be reset by the MortgageLender on each Tranche B Reset Date; provided, however, that the Mortgage Lender may also change the underlying index on each Tranche B Reset Dateoccurring on or after March 1, 2018. Monthly principal payments in the amount of $0.1 million commenced on June 1, 2008. We do not currently anticipate thatany change in the Floating Rate or the underlying index will have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations.The terms of the Mortgage Facility contain covenants that require us to maintain a specified net worth of $110.0 million and maintain the Encumbered Properties.The Mortgage Lender is entitled to require immediate repayment of our obligations under the Mortgage Facility in the event we default in the payments requiredunder the Mortgage Facility, non-compliance with the covenants or upon the occurrence of certain other defaults by us under the Mortgage Facility. As of June 30,2016, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Mortgage Facility.Selma PropertyIn September 2006, we sold our Selma, Texas properties (the “Selma Properties”) to two related party partnerships for $14.3 million and are leasing them back. Theselling price was determined by an independent appraiser to be the fair market value which also approximated our carrying value. The lease for the SelmaProperties has a ten-year term at a fair market value rent with three five-year renewal options. Also, we currently have an option to purchase the Selma Propertiesfrom the partnerships at 95% (100% in certain circumstances) of the then fair market value, but not less than the original $14.3 million purchase price. Theprovisions of the arrangement are not eligible for sale-leaseback accounting and the $14.3 million was recorded as a debt obligation. No gain or loss was recordedon the Selma Properties transaction. As of June 30, 2016, $11.5 million of the debt obligation was outstanding.In September 2015, we exercised two five-year renewal options which extended the Selma lease to September 18, 2026 (unless we purchase it before such date)and reduced the base monthly lease amount we pay on the Selma Properties. 30Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsAs of June 30, 2016, we were not involved in any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.Contractual Cash ObligationsAt June 30, 2016, we had the following contractual cash obligations for long-term debt (including scheduled interest payments), operating leases, the CreditFacility, purchase obligations, retirement plans and other long-term liabilities (amounts in this subsection in thousands): Total Less Than1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years More Than 5 Years Long-term debt obligations (1) $44,699 $5,633 $10,545 $9,711 $18,810 Minimum operating lease commitments 3,059 1,333 1,342 367 17 Revolving credit facility borrowings 12,084 12,084 — — — Purchase obligations (2) 189,971 189,971 — — — Retirement plans (3) 23,352 751 1,490 1,581 19,530 Total contractual cash obligations $273,165 $209,772 $13,377 $11,659 $38,357 (1)Interest obligations on floating rate debt instruments are calculated using interest rates in effect at June 30, 2016. See Note 5 of the Notes to ConsolidatedFinancial Statements for further detail on the Company’s long-term debt obligations.(2)The purchase obligations represent $189,971 of inventory purchases. These amounts primarily represent commitments to purchase inventory andequipment; however these amounts exclude purchase commitments under walnut purchase agreements due to the uncertainty of pricing and quantity.(3)Represents projected retirement obligations. See Note 11 and Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details. 31Critical Accounting Policies and EstimatesOur financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accounting policies asdisclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are applied in the preparation of our financial statements and accounting for the underlying transactionsand balances. The policies discussed below are considered by our management to be critical for an understanding of our financial statements because theapplication of these policies places the most significant demands on management’s judgment, with financial reporting results relying on estimation regarding theeffect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Specific risks, if applicable, for these critical accounting policies are described in the following paragraphs. For adetailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.Preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosuresof contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actualresults may differ from those estimates. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.Revenue RecognitionWe recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title has transferred (based upon terms of shipment), price is fixed, delivery occurs andcollection is reasonably assured. We sell our products under some arrangements, which include customer contracts that fix the sales price for periods, whichtypically can be up to one year for some commercial ingredient customers, and through specific programs consisting of promotion allowances, volume andcustomer rebates and marketing allowances, among others, to consumer and some commercial ingredient users. Reserves for these programs are established basedupon the terms of specific arrangements. Revenues are recorded net of rebates and promotion and marketing allowances. Revenues are also recorded net ofexpected customer deductions which are provided for based upon past experiences. While customers do have the right to return products, past experience hasdemonstrated that product returns have generally been insignificant. Provisions for returns are reflected as a reduction in net sales and are estimated based uponcustomer specific circumstances. Evaluating these estimates requires our management’s judgment, and changes in our assumptions could impact the amountrecorded for our sales, cost of sales and net income.InventoriesInventories, which consist principally of inshell bulk-stored nuts, shelled nuts, dried fruit and processed and packaged nut products, are stated at the lower of cost(first-in, first-out) or market which approximates actual cost. Inventory costs are reviewed at least quarterly. Fluctuations in the market price of pecans, peanuts,walnuts, almonds and other nuts may affect the value of inventory and gross profit and gross profit margin. When expected market sales prices move below costs,we record adjustments to write down the carrying values of inventories to the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market which approximates actual cost. No suchadjustments have been required in any of the periods presented. The results of our shelling process can also result in changes to our inventory costs based uponactual versus expected crop yields. We maintain significant inventories of bulk-stored inshell pecans, peanuts and walnuts. Quantities of inshell bulk-stored nuts aredetermined based upon our inventory systems and are subject to verification techniques including observation, weighing and other methods. The quantities of eachcrop year bulk-stored nut inventories are generally shelled out over a ten to fifteen month period, at which time revisions to any estimates, which historicallyaveraged less than 1.0% of inventory purchases, are also recorded.We enter into walnut purchase agreements with growers typically in our first fiscal quarter, under which they deliver their walnut crop to us during the fall harvestseason (which typically occurs in our first and second fiscal quarters), and pursuant to our walnut purchase agreements, we determine the final price for thisinventory after receipt and typically by the end of our third fiscal quarter. Since the ultimate purchase price to be paid is determined subsequent to receiving thewalnut crop, we typically estimate the final purchase price for our first and second quarter interim financial statements based on crop size, quality, current marketprices and other factors. Any such changes in estimates, which could be significant, are accounted for in the period of change by adjusting inventory on hand orcost of goods sold if the inventory has been sold. Changes in estimates may affect the ending inventory balances, as well as gross profit. There were no significantadjustments recorded in any of the periods presented.Impairment of Long-Lived AssetsWe review held and used long-lived assets, including our rental investment property and amortizable identifiable intangible assets, to assess recoverability fromprojected undiscounted cash flows whenever events or changes in facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable.When such events occur, we compare the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group tothe carrying amount of the long lived asset or asset group. The cash flows are based on our best estimate of future cash flows derived from the most recent businessprojections. If this comparison indicates there is an impairment, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value. We did not record anyimpairment of long-lived assets in any of the last three fiscal years. 32Income TaxesWe account for income taxes using an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future taxconsequences of events that have been reported in our financial statements or tax returns. Such items give rise to differences in the financial reporting and tax basisof assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying amount of deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of theasset will not be realized. Any investment tax credits are accounted for by using the flow-through method, whereby the credits are reflected as reductions of taxexpense in the year they are recognized in the financial statements. In estimating future tax consequences, we consider all expected future events other than changesin tax law or rates.We record liabilities for uncertain income tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is recognition, where we evaluate whether an individual taxposition has a likelihood of greater than 50% of being sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position, including resolution of any relatedappeals or litigation processes. For tax positions that are currently estimated to have a less than 50% likelihood of being sustained, no tax benefit is recorded. Fortax positions that have met the recognition threshold in the first step, we perform the second step of measuring the benefit to be recorded. The actual benefitsultimately realized may differ from our estimates. In future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may require us to change the recognitionand measurement estimates with regard to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates are recorded in results of operations andfinancial position in the period in which such changes occur. As of June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015, we had liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits pertaining touncertain tax positions totaling $62 and $333, respectively. We do not anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelvemonths.We recognize interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax expense caption in the Consolidated Statement ofComprehensive Income.We evaluate the realization of deferred tax assets by considering our historical taxable income and future taxable income based upon the reversal of deferred taxliabilities. As of June 30, 2016, we believe that our deferred tax assets are fully realizable, except for $171 of net basis differences for which we have provided avaluation allowance.Retirement PlanIn order to measure the annual expense and calculate the liability associated with our retirement plan, management must make a variety of estimates including, butnot limited to, discount rates, compensation increases and anticipated mortality rates. The estimates used by management are based on our historical experience aswell as current facts and circumstances. We use a third-party specialist to assist management in appropriately measuring the expense associated with thisemployment-related benefit. Different estimates used by management could result in us recognizing different amounts of expense over different periods of time.We recognize net actuarial gains or losses in excess of 10% of the plan’s projected benefit obligation into current period expense over the average remainingexpected service period of active participants.One significant assumption for pension plan accounting is the discount rate. We select a discount rate each year (as of our fiscal year-end measurement date) forour plan based upon a hypothetical corporate bond portfolio for which the cash flows match the year-by-year projected benefit cash flows for our pension plan. Thehypothetical bond portfolio is comprised of high-quality fixed income debt securities (usually Moody’s Aa3 or higher) available at the measurement date. Based onthis information, the discount rate selected by us for determination of pension expense was 4.63% for fiscal 2016, 4.37% for fiscal 2015, and 4.90% for fiscal 2014.A 25 basis point increase or decrease in our discount rate assumption for fiscal 2016 would have resulted in an immaterial change in our pension expense for fiscal2016. For our year-end pension obligation determination, we selected discount rates of 3.61% and 4.63% for fiscal years 2016 and 2015, respectively.The rate of compensation increase is another significant assumption used in the development of accounting information for pension plans. We determine thisassumption based on our long-term plans for compensation increases and current economic conditions. Based on this information, we selected 4.5% for both fiscalyears 2016 and 2015 as the rate of compensation increase for determining our year-end pension obligation. We also used 4.5% for the rate of compensationincrease for determination of pension expense for each of fiscal years 2016, 2015, and 2014.The RP-2014 white collar fully generational mortality table with mortality improvement scale MP-2015 published by the Society of Actuaries Retirement PlanExperience Committee was utilized in the preparation of our pension obligation as of June 30, 2016. 33Recent Accounting PronouncementsRefer to Note 1 — “Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K, for adiscussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.Forward-Looking StatementsThe statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in the Chief Executive Officer’s letter to stockholders accompanying the Annual Report onForm 10-K delivered to stockholders, that are not historical (including statements concerning our expectations regarding market risk) are “forward-lookingstatements.” These forward-looking statements may be followed (and therefore identified) by a cross reference to Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors” or may beotherwise identified by the use of forward-looking words and phrases such as “will”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “may”, “believes”, “should” and “expects”, and theyare based on our current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and involve risks and uncertainties. We undertake no obligation to update publicly orotherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or other factors that affect the subject of these statements,except where expressly required to do so by law. We caution that such statements are qualified by important factors, including the factors described in Part I,Item 1A — “Risk Factors” and other factors, risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control, that could cause results to differ materially from our currentexpectations and/or those in the forward-looking statements, as well as the timing and occurrence (or nonoccurrence) of transactions and other factors, risk,uncertainties and events which may be subject to circumstances beyond our control. Consequently, results actually achieved may differ materially from theexpected results included in these statements.Item 7A — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskWe are exposed to the impact of changes in interest rates, commodity prices of raw material purchases and foreign exchange. We have not entered into anyarrangements to hedge against changes in market interest rates, commodity prices or foreign currency fluctuations.We are unable to engage in hedging activity related to commodity prices, because there are no established futures markets for nuts; therefore, we can only attemptto pass on the commodity cost increases in the form of price increases to our customers. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors” for a further discussion of the risksand uncertainties related to commodity prices of raw materials and the impact thereof on our business.Approximately 30% of the dollar value of our total nut purchases for fiscal 2016 were made from foreign countries, and while these purchases were payable in U.S.dollars, the underlying costs may fluctuate with changes in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the currency in the foreign country from where the nuts arepurchased, or to other major foreign currencies such as the euro.We are exposed to interest rate risk on our Credit Facility, our only variable rate credit facility; because we have not entered into any hedging instruments which fixthe floating rate or offset an increase in the floating rate. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in weighted-average interest rates would have had less than a $0.1million impact on our net income and cash flows from operating activities for fiscal 2016. In addition, the fixed interest rate on our Mortgage Facility resets in thefuture. 34Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplementary DataReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmTo the Board of Directors and Stockholders of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.:In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cashflows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. and its subsidiaries at June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015, and theresults of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2016 in conformity with accounting principles generallyaccepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reportingas of June 30, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of theTreadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financialreporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control overFinancial Reporting under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financialreporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (UnitedStates). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of materialmisstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements includedexamining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significantestimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting includedobtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design andoperating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in thecircumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it classifies deferred income taxes in 2016.A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and thepreparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financialreporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactionsand dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financialstatements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance withauthorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorizedacquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation ofeffectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance withthe policies or procedures may deteriorate./s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPChicago, IllinoisAugust 24, 2016 35JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSJune 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash $2,220 $1,946 Accounts receivable, less allowances of $4,290 and $2,966, respectively 78,088 75,635 Inventories 156,573 197,997 Deferred income taxes — 4,264 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,292 4,468 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 242,173 284,310 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: Land 9,285 9,285 Buildings 106,505 104,016 Machinery and equipment 188,748 178,936 Furniture and leasehold improvements 4,349 4,363 Vehicles 453 397 Construction in progress 832 2,868 310,172 299,865 Less: Accumulated depreciation 200,416 189,671 109,756 110,194 Rental investment property, less accumulated depreciation of $8,847 and $8,055, respectively 20,047 20,839 TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 129,803 131,033 OTHER LONG TERM ASSETS: Cash surrender value of officers’ life insurance and other assets 9,471 10,332 Deferred income taxes 8,590 3,181 Intangible assets, net 1,369 3,079 TOTAL ASSETS $391,406 $431,935 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 36JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSJune 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Revolving credit facility borrowings $12,084 $61,153 Current maturities of long-term debt, including related party debt of $407 and $376, respectively 3,407 3,376 Accounts payable, including related party payables of $113 and $241, respectively 43,719 45,722 Book overdraft 811 1,037 Accrued payroll and related benefits 16,045 14,847 Other accrued expenses 7,193 7,970 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 83,259 134,105 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: Long-term debt, less current maturities, including related party debt of $11,133 and $11,540, respectively 28,883 32,290 Retirement plan 22,137 17,885 Other 5,934 6,377 TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 56,954 56,552 TOTAL LIABILITIES 140,213 190,657 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: Class A Common Stock, convertible to Common Stock on a per share basis, cumulative voting rights of ten votes per share, $.01par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 2,597,426 shares issued and outstanding 26 26 Common Stock, non-cumulative voting rights of one vote per share, $.01 par value; 17,000,000 shares authorized, 8,725,715 and8,663,480 shares issued, respectively 87 86 Capital in excess of par value 115,136 111,540 Retained earnings 143,573 135,664 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,425) (4,834) Treasury stock, at cost; 117,900 shares of Common Stock (1,204) (1,204) TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 251,193 241,278 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $391,406 $431,935 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 37JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEFor the years ended June 30, 2016, June 25, 2015 and June 26, 2014(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) Year Ended June 30, 2016(53 Weeks) Year Ended June 25, 2015(52 Weeks) Year Ended June 26, 2014(52 Weeks) Net sales $952,059 $887,245 $778,622 Cost of sales 814,591 755,189 655,757 Gross profit 137,468 132,056 122,865 Operating expenses: Selling expenses 51,114 49,646 48,258 Administrative expenses 35,042 30,531 29,252 Gain on sale of assets held for sale, net — — (1,641) Total operating expenses 86,156 80,177 75,869 Income from operations 51,312 51,879 46,996 Other expense: Interest expense including $1,081, $1,110 and $1,136 to related parties, respectively 3,492 3,966 4,354 Rental and miscellaneous expense, net 1,358 3,049 2,810 Total other expense, net 4,850 7,015 7,164 Income before income taxes 46,462 44,864 39,832 Income tax expense 16,067 15,559 13,545 Net income 30,395 29,305 26,287 Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: Amortization of prior service cost and actuarial gain included in net periodic pension cost 624 584 534 Net actuarial loss arising during the period (2,215) (1,915) (873) Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (1,591) (1,331) (339) Comprehensive income $28,804 $27,974 $25,948 Net income per common share — basic $2.71 $2.63 $2.38 Net income per common share — diluted $2.68 $2.61 $2.36 Cash dividends declared per share $2.00 $1.50 $1.50 Weighted average shares outstanding — basic 11,233,975 11,150,658 11,033,310 Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted 11,332,924 11,248,259 11,132,347 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements 38JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYFor the years ended June 30, 2016, June 25, 2015 and June 26, 2014(dollars in thousands) Class A Common Stock Common Stock Capital inExcess of Par Value Retained Earnings Accumulated Other ComprehensiveLoss TreasuryStock Shares Amount Shares Amount Total Balance, June 27, 2013 2,597,426 $26 8,440,409 $84 $106,132 $113,430 $(3,164) $(1,204) $215,304 Net income 26,287 26,287 Cash dividends ($1.50 per common share) (16,599) (16,599) Pension liability amortization, net of income taxexpense of $355 534 534 Pension liability adjustment, net of income taxbenefit of $581 (873) (873) Equity award exercises 128,696 1 1,057 1,058 Stock-based compensation expense 1,116 1,116 Balance, June 26, 2014 2,597,426 $26 8,569,105 $85 $108,305 $123,118 $(3,503) $(1,204) $226,827 Net income 29,305 29,305 Cash dividends ($1.50 per common share) (16,759) (16,759) Pension liability amortization, net of income taxexpense of $373 584 584 Pension liability adjustment, net of income taxbenefit of $1,224 (1,915) (1,915) Equity award exercises 94,375 1 1,283 1,284 Stock-based compensation expense 1,952 1,952 Balance, June 25, 2015 2,597,426 $26 8,663,480 $86 $111,540 $135,664 $(4,834) $(1,204) $241,278 Net income 30,395 30,395 Cash dividends ($2.00 per common share) (22,486) (22,486) Pension liability amortization, net of income taxexpense of $383 624 624 Pension liability adjustment, net of income taxbenefit of $1,358 (2,215) (2,215) Equity award exercises 62,235 1 1,107 1,108 Stock-based compensation expense 2,489 2,489 Balance, June 30, 2016 2,597,426 $26 8,725,715 $87 $115,136 $143,573 $(6,425) $(1,204) $251,193 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 39JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSFor the years ended June 30, 2016, June 25, 2015 and June 26, 2014(dollars in thousands) Year Ended June 30, 2016(53 Weeks) Year Ended June 25, 2015(52 Weeks) Year Ended June 26, 2014(52 Weeks) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $30,395 $29,305 $26,287 Depreciation and amortization 16,585 16,284 16,278 Loss (gain) on disposition of properties, net 392 100 (1,526) Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (170) (2,384) 567 Stock-based compensation expense 2,489 1,952 1,105 Change in assets and liabilities, net of business acquired: Accounts receivable, net (2,436) (19,862) (6,231) Inventories 41,424 (15,167) (24,124) Prepaid expenses and other current assets (19) (1,587) 1,136 Accounts payable (1,126) 307 616 Accrued expenses 421 1,798 (2,434) Income taxes receivable/payable (805) 2,495 (1,669) Other long-term liabilities (443) 862 1,153 Other long-term assets 767 (1,541) (400) Other, net 1,774 1,371 1,192 Net cash provided by operating activities 89,248 13,933 11,950 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of property, plant and equipment (15,018) (14,392) (9,928) Proceeds from disposition of assets 1 90 7,879 Other 92 21 (7) Net cash used in investing activities (14,925) (14,281) (2,056) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Borrowings under revolving credit facilities 316,945 339,684 304,910 Repayments of revolving credit borrowings (366,014) (319,073) (296,235) Principal payments on long-term debt (3,376) (3,349) (3,340) (Decrease) increase in book overdraft (226) (1,377) 1,362 Dividends paid (22,486) (16,759) (16,599) Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 155 643 616 Tax benefit of equity award exercises 953 641 442 Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (74,049) 410 (8,844) NET INCREASE IN CASH 274 62 1,050 Cash, beginning of period 1,946 1,884 834 Cash, end of period $2,220 $1,946 $1,884 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Interest paid $3,326 $3,760 $4,046 Income taxes paid, excluding refunds of $168, $548, and $292, respectively 16,526 15,288 14,366 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 40JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(dollars in thousands, except per share data)NOTE 1 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESBasis of Presentation and Consolidation and Description of BusinessOur consolidated financial statements include the accounts of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, JBSS Ventures, LLC andSanfilippo (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd. Our fiscal year ends on the last Thursday of June each year, and typically consists of fifty-two weeks (four thirteen weekquarters). However, the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 consisted of fifty-three weeks with our fourth quarter containing fourteen weeks. The accompanyingconsolidated financial statements and related footnotes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America(“GAAP”).We are one of the leading processors and distributors of peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds and other nuts in the United States. These nuts are sold under avariety of private brands and under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Fisher Nut Exactly and Sunshine Country brand names. We also market and distribute, andin most cases manufacture or process, a diverse product line of food and snack products, including peanut butter, almond butter, candy and confections, snacks andtrail mixes, snack bites, sunflower kernels, dried fruit, corn snacks, sesame sticks and other sesame snack products under private brands and brand names. Ourproducts are sold through the major distribution channels to significant buyers of nuts, including food retailers, commercial ingredient users, contract packagingcustomers and international customers.Management EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts ofassets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expensesduring the reporting period. Significant estimates include reserves for customer deductions, the quantity of bulk inventories, the evaluation of recoverability oflong-lived assets, the assumptions used in estimating the retirement plan liability and pension expense, and the realizability of deferred tax assets. Actual resultscould differ from those estimates.Accounts ReceivableAccounts receivable are stated at the amounts charged to customers, less allowances for doubtful accounts, and reserves for estimated cash discounts and customerdeductions. The allowance for doubtful accounts is calculated by specifically identifying customers that are credit risks and estimating the extent that other non-specifically identified customers will become credit risks. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when we conclude that it is probable thereceivable will not be recovered. The reserve for estimated cash discounts is based on historical experience. The reserve for customer deductions represents knowncustomer short payments and an estimate of future credit memos that will be issued to customers related to rebates and allowances for marketing and promotionsbased on agreed upon programs and historical experience.InventoriesInventories, which consist principally of inshell bulk-stored nuts, shelled nuts, dried fruit and processed and packaged nut products, are stated at the lower of cost(first-in, first-out) or market which approximates actual cost. Inventory costs are reviewed at least quarterly. Fluctuations in the market price of pecans, peanuts,walnuts, almonds, cashews and other nuts may affect the value of inventory, gross profit and gross profit margin. When expected market sales prices move belowcosts, we record adjustments to write down the carrying values of inventories to the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. The results of our shelling processcan also result in changes to inventory costs, such as adjustments made pursuant to actual versus expected crop yields. We maintain significant inventories of bulk-stored inshell pecans, peanuts and walnuts. Quantities of inshell bulk-stored nuts are determined based on our inventory systems and are subject to quarterlyphysical verification techniques including observation, weighing and other methods. The quantities of each crop year bulk-stored nut inventories are generallyshelled out over a ten to fifteen month period, at which time revisions to any estimates are also recorded.Property, Plant and EquipmentProperty, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Major improvements that extend the useful life, add capacity or add functionality are capitalized and charged toexpense through depreciation. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation of assets sold or retiredare removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized currently in operating income. 41Depreciation expense for the last three fiscal years is as follows: Year Ended June 30, 2016 Year Ended June 25, 2015 Year Ended June 26, 2014 Depreciation expense $14,875 $14,117 $13,649 Cost is depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: Classification Estimated Useful Lives Buildings 10 to 40 years Machinery and equipment 5 to 10 years Furniture and leasehold improvements 5 to 10 years Vehicles 3 to 5 years Computers and software 3 to 5 years No interest costs were capitalized for the last three fiscal years due to the lack of any significant project requiring such capitalization.Impairment of Long-Lived AssetsWe review held and used long-lived assets, including our rental investment property and amortizable identifiable intangible assets, to assess recoverability fromprojected undiscounted cash flows whenever events or changes in facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable.When such events occur, we compare the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group tothe carrying amount of the long lived asset or asset group. The cash flows are based on our best estimate of future cash flows derived from the most recent businessprojections. If this comparison indicates there is an impairment, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value.We did not record any impairment of long-lived assets for the last three fiscal years.Facility Consolidation Project/Real Estate TransactionsIn April 2005, we acquired property to be used for the Elgin Site. Two buildings are located on the Elgin Site, one of which is an office building. Approximately75% of the office building has been built-out and 69% is currently vacant. The other building, a warehouse, was expanded and modified for use as our principalprocessing facility and headquarters. The allocation of the purchase price to the two buildings was determined through a third party appraisal. The value assigned tothe office building is included in rental investment property on the balance sheet. The value assigned to the warehouse building is included in “Property, plant andequipment”.The net rental expense from the office building is included in the caption “Rental and miscellaneous expense, net”. Gross rental income and rental (expense), netfor the last three fiscal years are as follows: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Gross rental income $1,898 $1,792 $1,697 Rental (expense), net (1,371) (3,062) (2,798) 42Expected future gross rental income under operating leases within the office building is as follows for the fiscal years ending: June 29, 2017 $1,983 June 28, 2018 1,705 June 27, 2019 1,595 June 25, 2020 1,516 June 24, 2021 1,533 Thereafter 4,410 $12,742 On December 26, 2013 (the second quarter of fiscal 2014), we completed the sale of the land and building in Elgin, Illinois originally purchased for our facilityconsolidation project. The sales price was $8,000 and resulted in a pre-tax gain of $1,641.Fair Value of Financial InstrumentsAuthoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or paid totransfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizesobservable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels: Level 1- Quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets and liabilities.Level 2- Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets. For example, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quotedprices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.Level 3- Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data available.The carrying values of cash, trade accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values at June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015 because of the short-term maturities and nature of these balances.The carrying value of our Credit Facility (as defined in Note 4 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements “Revolving Credit Facility” below) borrowingsapproximates fair value at June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015 because interest rates on this instrument approximate current market rates (Level 2 criteria), the shortterm maturity and nature of this balance. In addition, there has been no significant change in our inherent credit risk.The following table summarizes the carrying value and fair value estimate of our long term debt, including current maturities: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Carrying value of long-term debt: $32,290 $35,666 Fair value of long-term debt: 35,479 39,377 The estimated fair value of long-term debt was determined using a market approach based upon Level 2 observable inputs, which estimates fair value based oninterest rates currently offered on loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality or broker quotes. In addition, there have been no significantchanges in the underlying assets securing our long-term debt, other than the sale of the Old Elgin Site discussed above.Revenue RecognitionWe recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, title has transferred (based upon terms of shipment), price is fixed, delivery occurs andcollection is reasonably assured. We sell our products under some arrangements which include customer contracts which fix the sales price for periods, typically ofup to one year, for some industrial customers and through specific programs consisting of promotion allowances, volume and customer rebates and marketingallowances, among others, to consumer customers and commercial ingredient users. Reserves for these programs are established based upon the terms of specificarrangements. Revenues are recorded net of rebates and promotion and marketing allowances. Revenues are also recorded net of expected customer deductionswhich are provided for based upon past experiences. While customers do have the right to return products, past experience has demonstrated that product returnshave been insignificant. Provisions for returns are reflected as a reduction in net sales and are estimated based upon customer specific circumstances. Billings forshipping and handling costs are included in revenues. 43Segment ReportingWe operate in a single reportable and operating segment that consists of selling various nut and nut related products through multiple distribution channels.Significant Customers and Concentration of Credit RiskThe highly competitive nature of our business provides an environment for the loss of customers and the opportunity to gain new customers. We are subject toconcentrations of credit risk, primarily in trade accounts receivable, and we attempt to mitigate this risk through our credit evaluation process, collection terms andthrough geographical dispersion of sales. Sales to three customers each exceeded 10% of net sales during fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2014. In fiscal 2015 two customerseach exceeded 10% of net sales. Sales to these customers represented approximately 50%, 39% and 46% of our net sales in fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2014,respectively. Net accounts receivable from these customers were 51% and 33% of net accounts receivable at June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015, respectively.Promotion, Marketing and Advertising CostsPromotions, allowances and customer rebates are recorded at the time revenue is recognized and are reflected as reductions in sales. Annual volume rebates areestimated based upon projected volumes for the year, while promotions and allowances are recorded based upon terms of the actual arrangements. Couponincentive costs are accrued based on an estimate of redemptions to occur.Marketing and advertising costs are incurred to promote and support branded products in the consumer distribution channel. These costs are generally expensed asincurred, recorded in selling expenses, and were as follows for the last three fiscal years: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Marketing and advertising expense $11,569 $11,069 $10,330 Shipping and Handling CostsShipping and handling costs, which include freight and other expenses to prepare finished goods for shipment, are included in selling expenses. Shipping andhandling costs for the last three fiscal years were as follows: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Shipping and handling costs $16,686 $17,699 $17,895 Research and Development ExpensesResearch and development expense represents the cost of our research and development personnel and their related expenses and is charged to selling expenses asincurred. Research and development expenses for the last three fiscal years were as follows: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Research and development expense $653 $979 $882 Stock-Based CompensationWe account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718 by calculating compensation cost based on thegrant date fair value. We then amortize compensation expense over the vesting period. We estimate the fair value of each stock option on the date of the grant usingthe Black-Scholes option pricing model (using the risk-free interest rate, expected term, expected volatility, and dividend yield variables) discounted by anestimated forfeiture rate. The grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is generally determined based on the market price of our Common Stock onthe date of grant.Income TaxesWe account for income taxes using an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future taxconsequences of events that have been reported in our financial statements or tax returns. Such items give rise to differences in the financial reporting and tax basisof assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying amount of deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of theasset will not be realized. Any investment tax credits are accounted for by using the flow-through method, whereby the credits are reflected as reductions of taxexpense in the year they are recognized in the financial statements. In estimating future tax consequences, we consider all expected future events other than changesin tax law or rates.We record liabilities for uncertain income tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is recognition, where we evaluate whether an individual taxposition has a likelihood of greater than 50% of being sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position, including resolution of any relatedappeals or litigation processes. For tax positions that are currently estimated to have a less than 50% likelihood of being sustained, no tax benefit is recorded. Fortax positions that have met the recognition threshold in the first step, we perform the second step of measuring the benefit to be recorded. The actual benefitsultimately realized may differ from our estimates. In future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may require us to change the recognitionand measurement estimates with regard to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates are recorded in results of operations andfinancial position in the period in which such changes occur.We recognize interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax expense caption in the Consolidated Statement ofComprehensive Income.We evaluate the realization of deferred tax assets by considering our historical taxable income and future taxable income based upon the reversal of deferred taxliabilities. As of June 30, 2016, we believe that our deferred tax assets are fully realizable, except for $171 of net basis differences for which we have provided avaluation allowance. 44Earnings per ShareBasic earnings per common share are calculated using the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock outstanding during the period.Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue Common Stock were exercised or converted intoCommon Stock or resulted in the issuance of Common Stock.The following table presents the reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Weighted average number of shares outstanding — basic 11,233,975 11,150,658 11,033,310 Effect of dilutive securities: Stock options and restricted stock units 98,949 97,601 99,037 Weighted average number of shares outstanding — diluted 11,332,924 11,248,259 11,132,347 The following table presents a summary of anti-dilutive stock options excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Weighted average number of anti-dilutive shares: — — 15,153 Weighted average exercise price: $— $— $25.36 Comprehensive IncomeWe account for comprehensive income in accordance with ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income . This topic establishes standards for reporting and displayingcomprehensive income and its components in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. The topic requires that all components of comprehensive income bereported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. This topic also requires all non-owner changes instockholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This guidancealso requires presentation by the respective line items of net income, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes andinformation about significant amounts required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income in their entirety. For amountsnot required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, we provide a cross-reference to other disclosures that offer additional details about those amounts. 45Recent Accounting PronouncementsIn November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17 “Income Taxes (Topic 740) — Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.” ASU No. 2015-17requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as non-current in a classified statement of financial position. ASU No. 2015-17 is effective for publicbusiness entities for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted as ofthe beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The amendments in this update may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax assets and liabilities,or retrospectively to all periods presented.In the second quarter of fiscal 2016 the Company elected to early adopt this new accounting principle on a prospective basis. Approximately $4,264 of net currentdeferred tax assets were reclassified to non-current assets on the balance sheet. Adoption of this amendment did not have an effect on the Company’s results ofoperations, and prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted.In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” and created a new ASC Topic 606, Revenue fromContracts with Customers , and added ASC Subtopic 340-40, Other Assets and Deferred Costs — Contracts with Customers . The guidance in this updatesupersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition , and most industry-specific guidance throughout the industry topics ofthe codification. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount thatreflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14“Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Deferral of the Effective Date” which deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for one year. Consequently, this newrevenue recognition guidance will be effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2019, which is our anticipated adoption date.In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (ReportingRevenue Gross versus Net)” . In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying PerformanceObligations and Licensing”. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-ScopeImprovements and Practical Expedients” . The amendments in these three ASUs provide clarification on narrow aspects of the new revenue recognition guidanceand do not change the core principle of Topic 606.The new revenue recognition guidance can be adopted either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented, or retrospectively with a cumulative-effectadjustment recognized as of the date of adoption. The Company is currently assessing the adoption method and the impact of this new guidance on its financialposition and results of operations and expects to complete its assessment in fiscal 2017.In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 “Leases (Topic 842)”. The primary goal of this update is to require the lessee to recognize all leasecommitments, both operating and finance, by initially recording a lease asset and liability on the balance sheet at the lease commencement date. Additionally,enhanced qualitative and quantitative disclosures will be required. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for public business entities for annual periods, including interimperiods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. This new guidance will be effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2020. Thisguidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this newguidance on its financial position, results of operations and disclosures.In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09 “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718)”. This ASU is part of the FASB’s simplification initiative.The areas for simplification in this update involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences,classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. There are also different adoption methods required includingprospective, modified retrospective and retrospective. This ASU will be effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2018. The Company plans to earlyadopt this new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Most of the simplification initiatives will have an immaterial impact on the Company’s financialposition, results of operations and disclosures. However, upon adoption, the Company expects increased volatility in income tax expense, mainly in the secondquarter of each fiscal year, since historically a majority of the Company equity compensation granted in prior periods vests during that quarter.In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05 “Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting forFees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement” . Existing GAAP does not include explicit guidance about a customer’s accounting for fees paid in a cloudcomputing arrangement which has resulted in some diversity in practice. This update provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computingarrangement includes a software license or service contract. This update will be effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periodsbeginning after December 15, 2015. This update will be effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2017 and will be adopted in the first quarter of the fiscalyear. The Company does not anticipate it will have a material impact to its consolidated financial statements. 46In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03 “Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”. Thisupdate requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of thatdebt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this update.This new guidance does not address presentation or subsequent measurement of debt issue costs related to line of credit arrangements. In August 2015, the FASBissued ASU No. 2015-15 “Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated withLine-of-Credit Arrangements which clarifies that the SEC staff would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset andsubsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstandingborrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement . ASU 2015-03 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, andinterim periods within those fiscal years. This update will be effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Companydoes not anticipate this update will have a material impact to its consolidated balance sheets.In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02 “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” . This update focuses on areporting company’s consolidation evaluation to determine whether it should consolidate certain legal entities. This guidance is effective for annual periodsbeginning after December 15, 2015. This update will be effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2017 and will be adopted in the first quarter of the fiscalyear. The Company does not anticipate it will have any impact to its consolidated financial statements.NOTE 2 — INVENTORIESInventories consist of the following: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Raw material and supplies $56,005 $58,704 Work-in-process and finished goods 100,568 139,293 $156,573 $197,997 NOTE 3 — INTANGIBLE ASSETSIntangible assets subject to amortization consist of the following: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Customer relationships $10,600 $10,600 Non-compete agreement 5,400 5,400 Brand names 8,090 8,090 Total intangible assets, gross 24,090 24,090 Less accumulated amortization: Customer relationships (9,231) (7,717) Non-compete agreement (5,400) (5,204) Brand names (8,090) (8,090) Total accumulated amortization (22,721) (21,011) Net intangible assets $1,369 $3,079 Customer relationships and the non-compete agreement relate wholly to the Orchard Valley Harvest (“OVH”) acquisition completed in fiscal 2010. Customerrelationships are being amortized on a straight line basis over seven years. The non-compete agreement became fully amortized in fiscal 2016. The brand nameconsists primarily of the Fisher brand name, which we acquired in a 1995 acquisition. The Fisher brand name became fully amortized in fiscal 2011. Theremainder of the brand name relates to the OVH acquisition which became fully amortized in fiscal 2015.Total amortization expense related to intangible assets, which is classified in administrative expense in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, was asfollows for the last three fiscal years: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Amortization of intangible assets $1,710 $2,167 $2,629 47Expected amortization expense for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2017 is $1,369. As of the end of fiscal 2017, all intangible assets will be fully amortized.NOTE 4 — REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITYOn February 7, 2008, we entered into a Credit Agreement with a bank group (the “Bank Lenders”) providing a $117,500 revolving loan commitment and letter ofcredit subfacility (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all our assets other than real property and fixtures.At June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015, the weighted average interest rate for the Credit Facility was 3.75% and 2.00%, respectively. The terms of the Credit Facilitycontain covenants that require us to restrict investments, indebtedness, acquisitions and certain sales of assets, cash dividends, redemptions of capital stock andprepayment of indebtedness (if such prepayment, among other things, is of a subordinate debt). If loan availability under the Borrowing Base Calculation fallsbelow $25,000, we will be required to maintain a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, tested on a monthly basis. All cash received from customers is required tobe applied against the Credit Facility. The Bank Lenders are entitled to require immediate repayment of our obligations under the Credit Facility in the event ofdefault on the payments required under the Credit Facility, a change in control in the ownership of the Company, non-compliance with the financial covenant orupon the occurrence of certain other defaults by us under the Credit Facility (including a default under the Mortgage Facility). As of June 30, 2016, we were incompliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility and we currently expect to be in compliance with the financial covenant in the Credit Facility for theforeseeable future. As of June 30, 2016, we had $101,741 of available credit under the Credit Facility which reflects borrowings of $12,084 and reducedavailability as a result of $3,675 in outstanding letters of credit. We would still be in compliance with all restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility if this entireamount were borrowed.On July 7, 2016, we entered into the Seventh Amendment to Credit Facility (the “Seventh Amendment”). See “Note 18 – Subsequent Events”.NOTE 5 — LONG-TERM DEBTLong-term debt consists of the following: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Mortgage Facility (“Tranche A”), collateralized by real property, due in monthly principalinstallments of $200 plus interest at 7.63% per annum through February 2023 with a finalprincipal payment of $600 on March 1, 2023 $16,600 $19,000 Mortgage Facility (“Tranche B”), collateralized by real property, due in monthly principalinstallments of $50 plus interest at the greater of one month LIBOR plus 3.50% per annumor 4.25% through February 2023 with a final principal payment of $150 on March 1, 2023 4,150 4,750 Selma, Texas facility financing obligation to related parties, due in monthly installments of$121 through September 2016 and $103 through September 1, 2031 11,540 11,916 32,290 35,666 Less: Current maturities (3,407) (3,376) Total long-term debt $28,883 $32,290 On February 7, 2008, we entered into a Loan Agreement with an insurance company (the “Mortgage Lender”) providing us with two term loans, one in the amountof $36,000 (“Tranche A”) and the other in the amount of $9,000 (“Tranche B”), for an aggregate amount of $45,000 (the “Mortgage Facility”). The MortgageFacility is secured by mortgages on essentially all of our owned real property located in Elgin, Illinois, Gustine, California and Garysburg, North Carolina (the“Encumbered Properties”). 48Tranche A under the Mortgage Facility accrues interest at a fixed interest rate of 7.63% per annum, payable monthly. As mentioned above, such interest rate maybe reset by the Mortgage Lender on the Tranche A Reset Date. Tranche B under the Mortgage Facility accrues interest, as reset on March 1, 2016, at a floating rateof the greater of (i) one month LIBOR plus 3.50% per annum or (ii) 4.25%, payable monthly (the “Floating Rate”). The margin on such floating rate may be resetby the Mortgage Lender on each Tranche B Reset Date; provided, however, that the Mortgage Lender may also change the underlying index on each Tranche BReset Date occurring on or after March 1, 2018. We do not currently anticipate that any change in the floating rate or the underlying index will have a materialadverse effect upon our business, financial condition or results of operations.The terms of the Mortgage Facility contain covenants that require us to maintain a specified net worth of $110,000 and maintain the Encumbered Properties. TheMortgage Lender is entitled to require immediate repayment of our obligations under the Mortgage Facility in the event we default in the payments required underthe Mortgage Facility, non-compliance with the covenants or upon the occurrence of certain other defaults by us under the Mortgage Facility. As of June 30, 2016,we were in compliance with all covenants under the Mortgage Facility. The carrying amount of assets pledged as collateral for the Mortgage Facility wasapproximately $76,299 at June 30, 2016.In September 2006, we sold our Selma, Texas properties to two related party partnerships for $14,300 and are leasing them back. The selling price was determinedby an independent appraiser to be the fair market value which also approximated our carrying value. The lease for the Selma, Texas properties has a ten-year termat a fair market value rent with three five-year renewal options. Also, we have an option to purchase the properties from the partnerships after five years at 95%(100% in certain circumstances) of the then fair market value, but not to be less than the $14,300 purchase price. The financing obligation is being accounted forsimilar to the accounting for a capital lease, whereby the purchase price was recorded as a debt obligation, as the provisions of the arrangement are not eligible forsale-leaseback accounting. The balance of the debt obligation outstanding at June 30, 2016 was $11,540.In September 2015, we signed a lease renewal which exercised two five-year renewal options and extended the term of our Selma lease to September 18, 2026(unless we purchase it before such date). Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the base monthly lease amount decreases to $103.Aggregate maturities of long-term debt are as follows for the fiscal years ending: June 29, 2017 $3,407 June 28, 2018 3,472 June 27, 2019 3,506 June 25, 2020 3,543 June 24, 2021 3,582 Thereafter 14,780 $32,290 NOTE 6 — INCOME TAXESThe provision for income taxes is based entirely on income before income taxes earned in the United States, and is as follows for the last three fiscal years: For the Year Ended: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 June 26, 2014 Current: Federal $14,015 $15,916 $11,274 State 2,222 2,027 1,704 Total current 16,237 17,943 12,978 Deferred: Deferred federal (210) (2,589) 375 Deferred state 40 205 192 Total deferred (170) (2,384) 567 Total income tax expense $16,067 $15,559 $13,545 The reconciliations of income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate to income tax expense reported in the Consolidated Statements of ComprehensiveIncome for the last three fiscal years are as follows: 49 June 30,2016 June 25,2015 June 26,2014 Federal statutory income tax rate 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% State income taxes, net of federal benefit 3.2 3.4 3.3 Research and development tax credit (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) Domestic manufacturing deduction (3.2) (3.4) (2.7) Change in valuation allowance — — (1.4) Uncertain tax positions (0.6) 0.3 0.3 Other 0.3 (0.5) (0.4) Effective tax rate 34.6% 34.7% 34.0% During fiscal 2014 we divested our investment in an unconsolidated variable interest entity and cancelled a secured promissory note due from this entity. The taxbenefit of these losses was $640 and the reduction in valuation allowance reduced the fiscal 2014 effective tax rate.Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement basis and thetax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Since the adoption of ASU 2015-17 described in “Note 1 — SignificantAccounting Policies”, all deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current on the balance sheet for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. Prior periodswere not retrospectively adjusted. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Current tax assets: Accounts receivable $— $404 Employee compensation — 2,072 Inventory — 424 Workers’ compensation — 699 Other — 703 Less valuation allowance — (38) Net deferred tax asset — current $— $4,264 Non-current tax assets (liabilities): Accounts receivable $521 $— Employee compensation 1,922 — Inventory 353 — Depreciation and amortization (13,315) (12,435) Capitalized leases 1,440 1,354 Goodwill and intangible assets 5,046 5,156 Retirement plan 8,661 6,975 Workers’ compensation 2,251 1,399 Share based compensation 1,669 664 Capital loss carryforward 171 175 Other 42 30 Less valuation allowance (171) (137) Net deferred tax asset — long term 8,590 3,181 Net deferred tax assets — total $8,590 $7,445 In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets willnot be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income of the character necessary during theperiods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact ofavailable carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income, and tax-planning strategies in making this assessment. During fiscal 2016 the netchange in the total valuation allowance was a $4 decrease and in fiscal 2015 there was no change to the total valuation allowance. If or when recognized, the taxbenefits relating to any reversal of the valuation allowance will be recognized as a reduction of income tax expense. 50For the years ending June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015, unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties were $62 and $333. Accrued interest andpenalties related to uncertain tax positions are not material for any periods presented. Interest and penalties were not material for any period presented. The totalgross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits were $24 and $248 at June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015, respectively.A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: June 30,2016 June 25,2015 June 26,2014 Beginning balance $248 $247 $139 Gross increases — tax positions in prior year 70 27 248 Gross decreases — tax positions in prior year (8) (91) (107) Settlements (137) (18) — Gross increases — tax positions in current year 17 21 7 Lapse of statute of limitations (166) 62 (40) Ending balance $24 $248 $247 Unrecognized tax benefits, that if recognized, would affect the annual effective tax rate on income from continuing operations, are as follows: June 30,2016 June 25,2015 June 26,2014 Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect annual effective tax rate $27 $261 $233 During fiscal 2016, we reversed $292 of unrecognized tax benefits due to statute expiration and effective settlement. We do not anticipate that total unrecognizedtax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.There were certain changes in state tax laws during the period the impact of which was insignificant. We file income tax returns with federal and state taxauthorities within the United States of America. Our federal and Illinois tax returns are open for audit for fiscal 2015. Our California tax returns for fiscal 2013 and2014 are under audit and fiscal 2012 and 2015 are open for audit. No other tax jurisdictions are material to us.NOTE 7 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESOperating LeasesWe primarily lease certain equipment pursuant to agreements accounted for as operating leases. Rent expense aggregated under these operating leases was asfollows for the last three fiscal years: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Rent expense related to operating leases $1,775 $1,545 $1,572 Aggregate non-cancelable lease commitments under these operating leases with initial or remaining terms greater than one year are as follows: Fiscal year ending June 29, 2017 $1,333 June 28, 2018 892 June 27, 2019 450 June 25, 2020 290 June 24, 2021 77 Thereafter 17 $3,059 LitigationWe are currently a party to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. While management presently believes that the ultimate outcomes of theseproceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, legal proceedings are subject toinherent uncertainties, and unfavorable outcomes could occur. Unfavorable outcomes could include substantial money damages in excess of any appropriateaccruals which management has established. Were such unfavorable final outcomes to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse effect on our financialposition, results of operations and cash flows. 51NOTE 8 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYOur Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value (the “Class A Stock”), has cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of those directors which the holders ofClass A Stock are entitled to elect, and 10 votes per share on all other matters on which holders of our Class A Stock and Common Stock are entitled to vote, withthe exception of election of the directors for which the holders of Common Stock are eligible to elect. In addition, each share of Class A Stock is convertible at theoption of the holder at any time into one share of Common Stock and automatically converts into one share of Common Stock upon any sale or transfer other thanto related individuals. Each share of our Common Stock, $.01 par value (the “Common Stock”) has noncumulative voting rights of one vote per share. The Class AStock and the Common Stock are entitled to share equally, on a share-for-share basis, in any cash dividends declared by the Board of Directors, and the holders ofthe Common Stock are entitled to elect 25%, rounded up to the nearest whole number, of the members comprising the Board of Directors.NOTE 9 — STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANSAt our annual meeting of stockholders on October 29, 2014, our stockholders approved a new equity incentive plan (the “2014 Omnibus Plan”) under which awardsof options and other stock-based awards may be made to employees, officers or non-employee directors of our Company. A total of 1,000,000 shares of CommonStock are authorized for grants of awards thereunder, which may be in the form of options, restricted stock, RSUs, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), performanceshares, performance units, Common Stock or dividends and dividend equivalents. As of June 30, 2016, there were 865,053 shares of Common Stock that remainedauthorized for future grants of awards, subject to the limitations set below. Under the terms of the Omnibus Plan, the total number of shares of Common Stock withrespect to which options or SARs may be granted in any calendar year to any participant may not exceed 500,000 shares (this limit applies separately with respectto each type of award). Additionally, under the terms of the Omnibus Plan, for awards of restricted stock, RSUs, performance shares or other stock-based awardsthat are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation: (i) the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be granted in any calendar year to anyparticipant may not exceed 250,000 shares (this limit applies separately to each type of award) and (ii) the maximum amount that may be paid to any participant forawards that are payable in cash or property other than Common Stock in any calendar year is $5,000. Except as set forth in the 2014 Omnibus Plan, RSUs havevesting periods of three years for awards to employees and one year for awards to non-employee members of the Board of Directors. Recipients of RSUs have theoption to defer receipt of vested shares until a specified later date, typically soon after separation from the Company. The exercise price of stock options isdetermined as set forth in the 2014 Omnibus Plan by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, and has to be at least the fair market value of theCommon Stock on the date of grant. Except as set forth in the 2014 Omnibus Plan, stock options expire upon termination of employment or directorship, asapplicable. Stock options granted under the 2014 Omnibus Plan are exercisable 25% annually commencing on the first anniversary date of grant and became fullyexercisable on the fourth anniversary date of grant. Options generally will expire no later than ten years after the date on which they were granted. We issue newshares of Common Stock upon exercise of stock options.The 2014 Omnibus Plan replaced a stock option plan approved at our annual meeting of stockholders on October 30, 2008 (the “2008 Equity Incentive Plan”)pursuant to which awards of options and stock-based awards could be made to members of the Board of Directors, employees and other individuals providingservices to the Company. A total of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock were authorized for grants of awards under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, which could bein the form of options, restricted stock, RSUs, SARs, Common Stock or dividends and dividend equivalents. A maximum of 500,000 of the 1,000,000 shares ofCommon Stock authorized under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan could be used for grants of Common Stock, restricted stock and RSUs. Additionally, awards ofoptions or SARs were limited to 100,000 shares annually to any single individual, and awards of Common Stock, restricted stock or RSUs were limited to 50,000shares annually to any single individual. All RSUs granted under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan had vesting periods of three years for awards to employees andone year for awards to non-employee members of the Board of Directors. Recipients of RSUs had the option to defer receipt of vested shares until a specified laterdate, typically soon after separation from the Company. The exercise price of stock options was determined as set forth in the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan by theCompensation Committee of our Board of Directors, and had to be at least the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. Except as set forth inthe 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, options expired upon termination of employment or directorship, as applicable. The options granted under the 2008 EquityIncentive Plan were exercisable 25% annually commencing on the first anniversary date of grant and became fully exercisable on the fourth anniversary date ofgrant. Options generally will expire no later than ten years after the date on which they were granted. We issue new shares of Common Stock upon exercise ofstock options.We determine the fair value of stock option awards using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model; however, there were no options granted in fiscal 2016, fiscal2015 or fiscal 2014. 52The following is a summary of stock option activity for the year ended June 30, 2016: Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years AggregateIntrinsic Value Outstanding at June 25, 2015 25,000 $9.80 Granted — — Exercised (15,125) 10.28 Forfeited (375) 16.65 Outstanding at June 30, 2016 9,500 $8.78 1.63 $322 Exercisable at June 30, 2016 9,500 $8.78 1.63 $322 The following table summarizes the total intrinsic value of all options exercised and the total cash received from the exercise of options for the last three fiscalyears: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Total intrinsic value of options exercised $792 $781 $602 Total cash received from exercise of options $155 $643 $616 There was an immaterial change in non-vested stock options during fiscal 2016. Exercise prices for options outstanding as of June 30, 2016 ranged from $7.95 to$14.73.RSUs granted to employees and non-employee directors generally vest over a three-year and one-year period, respectively. The fair value of RSUs is generallydetermined based on the market price of our Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of RSUs granted for the years ended June 30, 2016, June 25, 2015and June 26, 2014 was $3,212, $2,835 and $1,740, respectively.The following is a summary of restricted stock unit activity for the year ended June 30, 2016: Restricted Stock Units Shares Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value Outstanding at June 25, 2015 228,668 $23.96 Granted 57,893 55.49 Vested (47,110) 19.69 Forfeited (11,181) 34.30 Outstanding at June 30, 2016 228,270 $32.33 At June 30, 2016 there were 58,561 RSUs outstanding that were vested but deferred. At June 25, 2015 there were 51,439 RSUs outstanding that were vested butdeferred. The non-vested RSUs at June 30, 2016 will vest over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years. The fair value of RSUs that vested for the years endedJune 30, 2016, June 25, 2015 and June 26, 2014 was $928, $615 and $1,009, respectively. 53The following table summarizes compensation cost charged to earnings for all equity compensation plans and the total income tax benefit recognized for the lastthree fiscal years: Year endedJune 30, 2016 Year endedJune 25, 2015 Year endedJune 26, 2014 Compensation cost charged to earnings $2,489 $1,952 $1,105 Income tax benefit recognized 962 814 512 At June 30, 2016, there was $2,777 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under our stock-based compensation plans. We expect to recognize that cost over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years.NOTE 10 — SPECIAL CASH DIVIDENDSOn October 27, 2015 our Board of Directors, after considering the financial position of our Company and other matters, declared a special cash dividend of $2.00per share on all issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock of the Company (the “2015 Special Dividend”). The 2015 SpecialDividend was paid on December 11, 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2015. The total amount of cash paid to stockholdersunder the Special Dividend was $22,486.On October 28, 2014 our Board of Directors, after considering the financial position of our Company and other factors, declared a special cash dividend of $1.50per share on all issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock of the Company (the “2014 Special Dividend”). The 2014 SpecialDividend of $16,759 was paid on December 12, 2014, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2014.On July 7, 2016, our Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $2.50 per share on all issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class ACommon Stock of the Company. Refer to “Note 18 — Subsequent Events” below.NOTE 11 — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANSWe maintain a contributory plan established pursuant to the provisions of section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan provides retirement benefits for allnonunion employees meeting minimum age and service requirements. We currently match 100% of the first three percent contributed by each employee and 50%of the next two percent contributed, up to certain maximums specified in the plan. Our expense for the 401(k) plan was as follows for the last three fiscal years: Year endedJune 30, 2016 Year endedJune 25, 2015 Year endedJune 26, 2014 401(k) plan expense $1,604 $1,550 $1,356 During the first quarter of fiscal 2009, we recorded a long-term liability of $868 for the withdrawal from the multiemployer plan (“Route pension”) for the step-vandrivers that were employed for our store-door delivery system that was discontinued during fiscal 2008. Pursuant to terms of settlement with a labor union, we aremaking monthly payments of $8 (including interest) through April 2022.The total Route pension liability was as follows for the last two fiscal years: June 30,2016 June 25,2015 Route pension liability $466 $530 Virtually all of our salaried employees participate in our Sanfilippo Value Added Plan (as amended, the “SVA Plan”) which is a cash incentive plan (an economicvalue added-based program) administered by our Compensation Committee. We accrue expense related to the SVA Plan in the annual period that the economicperformance underlying such performance occurs. This method of expense recognition properly matches the expense associated with improved economicperformance with the period the improved performance occurs on a systematic and rational basis. 54NOTE 12 — RETIREMENT PLANThe Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (“SERP”) is an unfunded, non-qualified benefit plan that will provide eligible participants with monthly benefitsupon retirement, disability or death, subject to certain conditions. Benefits paid to retirees are based on age at retirement, years of credited service, and averagecompensation. We use our fiscal year-end as the measurement date for the obligation calculation. Accounting guidance in ASC Topic 715, Compensation —Retirement Benefits requires the recognition of the funded status of the SERP on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Actuarial gains or losses, prior service costs orcredits and transition obligations that have not yet been recognized are recorded as a component of “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss” (“AOCL”).The following table presents the changes in the projected benefit obligation for the fiscal years ended: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Change in projected benefit obligation Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year $18,538 $15,025 Service cost 491 386 Interest cost 843 642 Actuarial loss 3,573 3,139 Benefits paid (654) (654) Projected benefit obligation at end of year $22,791 $18,538 The accumulated benefit obligation, which represents benefits earned up to the measurement date, was $18,247 and $14,177 at June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015,respectively.Components of the actuarial loss portion of the change in projected benefit obligation are presented below for the fiscal years ended: June 30,2016 June 25,2015 June 26,2014 Actuarial Loss Change in assumed pay increases $68 $342 $(85) Change in discount rate 3,509 (801) 1,084 Change in mortality assumptions (132) 2,150 — Change in bonus assumption — 1,191 474 Other 128 257 (19) Actuarial loss $3,573 $3,139 $1,454 The components of the net periodic pension cost are as follows for the fiscal years ended: June 30,2016 June 25,2015 June 26,2014 Service cost $491 $386 $323 Interest cost 843 642 634 Recognized loss (gain) amortization 50 — (68) Prior service cost amortization 957 957 957 Net periodic pension cost $2,341 $1,985 $1,846 Significant assumptions related to our SERP include the discount rate used to calculate the actuarial present value of benefit obligations to be paid in the future, theaverage rate of compensation expense increase by SERP participants, and anticipated mortality rates. The RP-2014 white collar fully generational mortality tablewith mortality improvement scale MP-2015 was utilized in the preparation of our pension obligation as of June 30, 2016. 55We used the following assumptions to calculate the benefit obligations of our SERP as of the following dates: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015Discount rate 3.61% 4.63% Rate of compensation increases 4.50% 4.50%Bonus payment 60% - 85% of base, paid 4 of 5 years 60% - 85% of base, paid 4 of 5 yearsWe used the following assumptions to calculate the net periodic costs of our SERP as follows for the fiscal years ended: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 June 26, 2014Discount rate 4.63% 4.37% 4.90% Rate of compensation increases 4.50% 4.50% 4.50%Mortality RP-2014 white collar with MP- 2014 scale IRS 2014 (Unisex) IRS 2013 (Unisex)Bonus payment 60% - 85% of base, paid 4 of 5 years 60% - 85% of base, paid 3 of 5 years 60% - 70% of base, paid 3 of 5 yearsThe assumed discount rate is based, in part, upon a discount rate modeling process that considers both high quality long-term indices and the duration of the SERPplan relative to the durations implicit in the broader indices. The discount rate is utilized principally in calculating the actuarial present value of our obligation andperiodic expense pursuant to the SERP. To the extent the discount rate increases or decreases, our SERP obligation is decreased or increased, respectively.The following table presents the benefits expected to be paid in the next ten fiscal years: Fiscal year 2017 $653 2018 651 2019 644 2020 634 2021 752 2022 — 2026 4,479 At both June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015 the current portion of the SERP liability is $653, and recorded in Accrued payroll and related benefits on the ConsolidatedBalance Sheets.The following table presents the components of AOCL that have not yet been recognized in net pension expense: June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Unrecognized net loss $(5,926) $(2,404) Unrecognized prior service cost (4,306) (5,263) Tax effect 3,807 2,833 Net amount unrecognized $(6,425) $(4,834) We expect to recognize $957 of the prior service cost and $365 of net loss into net periodic pension expense during the fiscal year ending June 29, 2017. 56NOTE 13 — ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSSThe table below sets forth the changes to accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) for the last two fiscal years. These changes are all related to our definedbenefit pension plan. Changes to AOCL (a) Year Ended June 30, 2016 Year Ended June 25, 2015 Balance at beginning of period $ (4,834) $ (3,503) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (3,573) (3,139) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss 1,007 957 Tax effect 975 851 Net current-period other comprehensive loss (1,591) (1,331) Balance at end of period $(6,425) $(4,834) (a) Amounts in parenthesis indicate debits/expense.The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015 were as follows: Reclassifications from AOCL to earnings (b) Year Ended June 30,2016 Year Ended June 25,2015 Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Amortization of defined benefit pension items: Unrecognized prior service cost $(957) $(957) Administrative expenses Unrecognized net loss (50) — Administrative expenses Total before tax (1,007) (957) Tax effect 383 373 Income tax expense Amortization of defined pension items, net of tax $(624) $(584) (b) Amounts in parenthesis indicate debits to expense. See “Note 12 — Retirement Plan” above for additional details.NOTE 14 — TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIESIn addition to the related party transactions described in Note 5, we also purchase materials from a company that is effectively owned by three members of ourBoard of Directors, two of whom are also executive officers, and individuals directly related to them. Purchases from this related party aggregated to the followingfor the years ending: Year ended June 30, 2016 Year ended June 25, 2015 Year ended June 26, 2014 Purchases from related party $7,138 $10,969 $11,077 Accounts payable to this related entity aggregated to the following for the fiscal years ending: June 30, 2016 $113 June 25, 2015 241 57NOTE 15 — PRODUCT TYPE SALES MIXThe following summarizes sales by product type as a percentage of total gross sales. The information is based upon gross sales, rather than net sales, becausecertain adjustments, such as promotional discounts, are not allocable to product types, for the fiscal year ended: Product Type June 30,2016 June 25,2015 June 26,2014 Peanuts 13.9% 13.7% 15.1% Pecans 13.1 12.7 13.6 Cashews & Mixed Nuts 23.3 22.0 18.7 Walnuts 9.4 11.0 11.7 Almonds 23.0 23.4 22.3 Trail & Snack Mixes 12.4 12.0 11.4 Other 4.9 5.2 7.2 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% NOTE 16 — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVESThe following table details the activity in various allowance and reserve accounts. Description Balance atBeginningof Period Additions Deductions Balance at End of Period June 30, 2016 Allowance for doubtful accounts $235 $199 $(37) $397 Reserve for cash discounts 800 12,928 (12,753) 975 Reserve for customer deductions 1,931 15,351 (14,364) 2,918 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 175 — (4) 171 Total $3,141 $28,478 $(27,158) $4,461 June 25, 2015 Allowance for doubtful accounts $209 $36 $(10) $235 Reserve for cash discounts 650 12,341 (12,191) 800 Reserve for customer deductions 2,351 9,541 (9,961) 1,931 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 175 — — 175 Total $3,385 $21,918 $(22,162) $3,141 June 26, 2014 Allowance for doubtful accounts $194 $31 $(16) $209 Reserve for cash discounts 550 10,539 (10,439) 650 Reserve for customer deductions 1,884 5,381 (4,914) 2,351 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 815 — (640) 175 Total $3,443 $15,951 $(16,009) $3,385 58NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTARY QUARTERLY DATA (Unaudited)The following unaudited quarterly consolidated financial data are presented for fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015. Quarterly financial results necessarily rely on estimatesand caution is required in drawing specific conclusions from quarterly consolidated results. First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter* Year Ended June 30, 2016: Net sales $225,777 $279,002 $215,742 $231,538 Gross profit 33,205 45,011 25,588 33,664 Income from operations 13,745 19,692 5,469 12,406 Net income 7,990 12,050 3,078 7,277 Basic earnings per common share $0.71 $1.07 $0.27 $0.65 Diluted earnings per common share $0.71 $1.07 $0.27 $0.64 Cash dividends declared per common share $— $2.00 $— $— First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Year Ended June 25, 2015: Net sales $205,037 $251,373 $209,396 $221,439 Gross profit 30,684 37,243 29,784 34,345 Income from operations 12,013 14,678 11,497 13,691 Net income 5,915 8,403 6,518 8,469 Basic earnings per common share $0.53 $0.75 $0.58 $0.76 Diluted earnings per common share $0.53 $0.75 $0.58 $0.75 Cash dividends declared per common share $— $1.50 $— $— *The fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 contained one additional week compared to fiscal 2015.NOTE 18 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTSOn July 7, 2016, we entered into the Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Seventh Amendment”) which extended the maturity date of the CreditAgreement from July 15, 2019 to July 7, 2021, and reduced by twenty-five basis points the interest rates charged for loan advances and letter of credit borrowings.The unused line fee was reduced to 0.25% per annum. The aggregate revolving loan commitment remained unchanged. In addition, the Seventh Amendment allowsthe Company to, without obtaining Bank Lender consent, (i) make up to one cash dividend or distribution on our stock per quarter, or (ii) purchase, acquire, redeemor retire stock in any fiscal quarter, in any case, in an amount not to exceed $60,000 in the aggregate per fiscal year, as long as no default or event of default existsand the excess availability under the Credit Agreement remains over $30,000 immediately before and after giving effect to any such dividend, distribution,purchase or redemption. The Seventh Amendment also permits an additional 5% of outstanding accounts receivable from a major customer to be included aseligible in the borrowing base calculation and reduced the amount available for letter of credit usage to $10,000.On July 7, 2016, our Board of Directors, after considering the financial position of our Company and other factors, declared a special cash dividend of $2.50 pershare on all issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock of the Company (the “2016 Special Dividend”). The 2016 SpecialDividend of approximately $28,150 was paid on August 4, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 21, 2016.In August 2016, we were notified by a significant customer in the commercial ingredients sales channel of its intent to move some or all of its almond butterrequirements to a vertically integrated almond butter supplier during our second quarter of fiscal 2017. Almond butter sales to this customer in fiscal 2016 wereapproximately $90 million while the gross profit margin on this business was substantially lower than our total gross profit margin for fiscal 2016. 59Item 9 — Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureNone.Item 9A — Controls and ProceduresDisclosure Controls and ProceduresUnder the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), weconducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated underthe Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as ofJune 30, 2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports thatwe file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and isaccumulated and reported to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial ReportingOur management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange ActRule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, we carried out an evaluation ofthe effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2016, based on the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by theCommittee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control overfinancial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2016.The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2016 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registeredpublic accounting firm, as stated in their report contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.Changes in Internal Control over Financial ReportingThere were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 that have materially affected,or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.Limitations on the Effectiveness of ControlsOur management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that the Disclosure Controls and Procedures or our Internal Control over Financial Reporting willprevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that thecontrol’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must beconsidered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all internal controls, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all controlissues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making canbe faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, bycollusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any control is based in part upon certain assumptions about thelikelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time,controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with associated policies or procedures. Because ofthe inherent limitations in a cost-effective control, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.Item 9B — Other InformationOn August 24, 2016, we entered into a Retirement Agreement and General Release (the “Retirement Agreement”) with Walter “Bobby” Tankersley, our SeniorVice President, Procurement and Commodity Risk Management. Under the terms of the Retirement Agreement, Mr. Tankersley will retire from the Companyeffective August 25, 2016. In exchange for being bound by customary release, non-solicit, non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions, Mr. Tankersley willreceive a cash payment of $120,000, payable in September 2016. A copy of the Retirement Agreement is attached to this Annual Report on 10-K as Exhibit 10.19and incorporated by reference herein.PART IIIItem 10 — Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceThe Sections entitled “Nominees for Election by The Holders of Common Stock,” “Nominees for Election by The Holders of Class A Stock”, “Section 16(a)Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Corporate Governance — Board Meetings and Committees — Audit Committee” and “Corporate Governance— Independence of the Audit Committee” of our Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting and filed pursuant to Regulation 14A are incorporated herein byreference. Other certain information relating to the directors and executive officers of the Company is included immediately before Part II of this Report.We have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to the principal executive, financial and accounting officers (“Code of Ethics”) and a separate Code of Conductapplicable to all employees and directors generally (“Code of Conduct”). The Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct are available on our website at www.jbssinc.com.Item 11 — Executive CompensationThe Sections entitled “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers”, “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Compensation Committee Interlocks andInsider Participation” and “Compensation Committee Report” of our Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting are incorporated herein by reference. 60Item 12 — Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersThe Section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” of our Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting is incorporatedherein by reference. Other certain information relating to the directors and executive officers of the Company is included immediately before Part II of this Report.Item 13 — Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceThe Sections entitled “Corporate Governance — Independence of the Board of Directors” and “Review of Related Party Transactions” of our Proxy Statement forthe 2016 Annual Meeting are incorporated herein by reference. Other certain information relating to the directors and executive officers of the Company is includedimmediately before Part II of this Report.Item 14 — Principal Accounting Fees and ServicesThe information under the proposal entitled “Ratify the Audit Committee’s Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered PublicAccounting Firm for the 2017 fiscal year” of our Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting is incorporated herein by reference.PART IVItem 15 — Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules(a) (1) Financial StatementsThe following financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 — “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”:Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmConsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended June 30, 2016, the Year Ended June 25, 2015 and the Year Ended June 26, 2014Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016 and June 25, 2015Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Year Ended June 30, 2016, the Year Ended June 25, 2015 and the Year Ended June 26, 2014Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Year Ended June 30, 2016, the Year Ended June 25, 2015 and the Year Ended June 26, 2014Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(a) (2) Financial Statement SchedulesAll schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.(a) (3) ExhibitsThe exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K and filed herewith are listed in the Exhibit Index which follows the signature page and immediately precedesthe exhibits filed.(b) ExhibitsSee Item 15(a)(3) above.(c) Financial Statement SchedulesSee Item 15(a)(2) above. 61SIGNATURESPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf bythe undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.Date: August 24, 2016 By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo Chief Executive OfficerPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in thecapacities and on the dates indicated. Name Title Date/s/ Jeffrey T. SanfilippoJeffrey T. Sanfilippo Chief Executive Officer and Director(Principal Executive Officer) August 24, 2016/s/ Michael J. ValentineMichael J. Valentine Chief Financial Officer, Group President, Secretary and Director(Principal Financial Officer) August 24, 2016/s/ Frank S. PellegrinoFrank S. Pellegrino Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller(Principal Accounting Officer) August 24, 2016/s/ Mathias A. ValentineMathias A. Valentine Director August 24, 2016/s/ Jim R. EdgarJim R. Edgar Director August 24, 2016/s/ Timothy R. DonovanTimothy R. Donovan Director August 24, 2016/s/ Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr.Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr. Director August 24, 2016/s/ Daniel M. WrightDaniel M. Wright Director August 24, 2016/s/ Ellen C. TaaffeEllen C. Taaffe Director August 24, 2016/s/ James J. SanfilippoJames J. Sanfilippo Director August 24, 2016 62EXHIBIT INDEX(Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K) No. Description Location 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 24, 2005 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 25,2015 *10.1 1998 Equity Incentive Plan Exhibit 10 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 24,1998 *10.2 First Amendment to the 1998 Equity Incentive Plan Exhibit 10.35 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28,2000 *10.3 Form of Option Grant Agreement under the 1998 Equity Incentive Plan Exhibit 10.57 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,2005 *10.4 Amended and Restated John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Split-DollarInsurance Agreement Number Two among Michael J. Valentine, as trusteeof the Valentine Life Insurance Trust, Mathias Valentine, Mary Valentineand the Company, dated December 31, 2003 Exhibit 10.35 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 25,2003 *10.5 Amendment, dated February 12, 2004, to Amended and Restated John B.Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Split-Dollar Insurance Agreement Number Twoamong Michael J. Valentine, as trustee of the Valentine Life InsuranceTrust, Mathias Valentine, Mary Valentine and the Company, datedDecember 31, 2003 Exhibit 10.47 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 25,2004 *10.6 Restated Supplemental Retirement Plan Exhibit 10.16 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 28,2007 *10.7 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended Exhibit 10.24 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 28,2012 *10.8 Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2008Equity Incentive Plan Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2009 *10.9 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreementunder 2008 Equity Incentive Plan Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2010 *10.10 Form of Indemnification Agreement Exhibit 10.01 to the Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2009 *10.11 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed onOctober 28, 2014 (File No. 333-199637) *10.12 Amendment No. 1 to the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan Filed herewith *10.13 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement(non-deferral) under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2015 awards cycle) Exhibit 10.35 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September25, 2014 *10.14 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement(deferral) under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2015 awards cycle) Exhibit 10.36 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September25, 2014 *10.15 Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit AwardAgreement under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2015 awards cycle) Exhibit 10.37 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September25, 2014 *10.16 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement(non-deferral) under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2016 awards cycle) Exhibit 10.38 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 24,2015 63No. Description Location *10.17 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit AwardAgreement (deferral) under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2016 awardscycle) Exhibit 10.39 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 24,2015 *10.18 Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2014Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2016 awards cycle) Exhibit 10.40 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 24,2015 *10.19 Retirement Agreement and General Release with Walter “Bobby”Tankersley, effective August 25, 2016 Filed herewith *10.20 Amended and Restated Sanfilippo Value Added Plan, dated August 20,2015 Exhibit 10.11 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 25,2015 10.21 Credit Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2008, by and among theCompany, the financial institutions named therein as lenders, WellsFargo Foothill, LLC (“WFF”), as the arranger and administrative agentfor the lenders, and Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Central), inits capacity as documentation agent Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2008 10.22 Security Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2008, by the Company infavor of WFF, as administrative agent for the lenders Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2008 10.23 Loan Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2008, by and between theCompany and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company(“TFLIC”) Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2008**10.24 First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2010, byand among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (f/k/aWFF), as a lender and administrative agent and Burdale FinancialLimited, as a lender Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2010 10.25 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2011, byand among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (f/k/aWFF), as a lender and administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia FarmCredit, ACA for itself and as agent/nominee for Southwest Georgia FarmCredit, FLCA, as a lender Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2011 10.26 Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2011, byand among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (f/k/aWFF), as a lender and administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia FarmCredit, ACA, for itself and as agent/nominee for Southwest GeorgiaFarm Credit, FLCA, as a lender Exhibit 10.34 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29,2011 10.27 Consent and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as ofJanuary 22, 2013, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo CapitalFinance, LLC (f/k/a WFF), as a lender and administrative agent, andSouthwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, for itself and as agent/nomineefor Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, FLCA, as a lender Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2013 10.28 Consent and Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as ofDecember 16, 2013, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo CapitalFinance, LLC (f/k/a WFF), as a lender and administrative agent, andSouthwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, for itself and as agent/nomineefor Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, FLCA, as a lender Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2013 64No. Description Location 10.29 Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30,2014, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC(f/k/a WFF), as a lender and administrative agent, and SouthwestGeorgia Farm Credit, ACA, as lender. Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2014 10.30 Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2016, byand among John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Wells Fargo CapitalFinance, LLC (f/k/a WFF), as a lender and the administrative agent, andSouthwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, as a lender. Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2016 10.31 First Amendment to Security Agreement, dated as of September 30,2014, by the Company in favor of Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC(f/k/a WFF), as administrative agent for the lenders Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2014 14 Code of Ethics, as amended Exhibit 14 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2015 21 Subsidiaries of the Company Filed herewith 23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Filed herewith 31.1 Certification of Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo pursuant to Section 302 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended Filed herewith 31.2 Certification of Michael J. Valentine pursuant to Section 302 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended Filed herewith 32.1 Certification of Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of2002, as amended Filed herewith 32.2 Certification of Michael J. Valentine pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of2002, as amended Filed herewith 101.INS XBRL Instance Document Filed herewith 101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document Filed herewith 101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document Filed herewith 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document Filed herewith 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document Filed herewith 101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document Filed herewith *Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.**Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. These portions have been omitted and submitted separately to the Securities andExchange Commission. 65Exhibit 10.12Amendment No. 1 to the John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive PlanSection 4.3 is amended and restated in its entirety to read:4.3 Annual Award Limits . Subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 4.4 and as may be adjusted from time to time by resolution of the Board (whichresolution shall have the same effect as if adopted by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.2 herein) (each of (a)-(c) an “ Annual Award Limit ” and collectively the“ Annual Award Limits ”):(a) the maximum aggregate number of Shares for which Options or SARs may be granted to any Participant in any calendar year shall be 500,000Shares (for avoidance of the doubt, this limit applies separately to each type of award);(b) the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be paid to any Participant in any calendar year under an Award of Restricted Stock, RestrictedStock Units, Performance Shares or Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case that are Performance-Based Compensation, shall be 250,000 Shares determined as ofthe date of payout (for avoidance of the doubt, this limit applies separately to each type of award); and(c) the maximum aggregate amount that may be paid to any Participant in any calendar year under an Award of Performance Units, Cash-BasedAwards or any other Award that is payable in cash, in each case that are Performance-Based Compensation, shall be $5,000,000 determined as of the date ofpayout.Section 22.2 is amended and restated in its entirety to read:22.2 Tax Withholding .(a) Tax Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, theminimum statutory amount or such greater amount as may be permitted under applicable accounting standards or applicable law, to satisfy applicable federal, stateand local tax withholding requirements, domestic or foreign, with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan.(b) Share Withholding. With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARS, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock,upon the settlement of Restricted Stock Units, or upon the achievement of performance goals related to Performance Shares, or any other taxable event arising as aresult of an Award granted hereunder (collectively referred to as “ Share Payment ”), a Participant may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfythe withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold from the Share Payment the number of Shares having a Fair Market Value onthe date of the withholding is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory withholding requirement or such greater amount as may be permitted underapplicable accounting standards or applicable law. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, and signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to anyrestrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.Exhibit 10.19RETIREMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASEThis Retirement Agreement and General Release (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into effective August 25, 2016 (the “ Separation Date ”), by andamong John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “ JBSS ” or the “ Company ”), and Walter “Bobby” Tankersley (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive ”). The Company and Executive are collectively referred to herein as the “ Parties ” and individually as a “ Party .”RECITALSWHEREAS, Executive is retiring from JBSS and all officer and director positions with the Company and its subsidiaries as of the Separation Date;WHEREAS, Executive has certain restricted stock units under the 2008 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company (the “ 2008 Plan ”) that will not vest and willbe forfeited upon the Separation Date;WHEREAS, given that Executive has well served the Company for many years, the Company desires to make the Separation Payment (as defined inSection 4) to Executive in recognition of his long tenure at JBSS and agreeing to certain restrictions as set forth herein;WHEREAS, JBSS is engaged in the business of manufacturing, processing, marketing and distributing edible nuts and nut-related products, fruit and nut-based snacks, and related products;WHEREAS, JBSS may, after this Agreement is signed, enter into new lines of business which the Parties intend to be incorporated into this Agreement asappropriate to protect JBSS to the fullest possible extent;WHEREAS, JBSS and Executive hereby acknowledge that the industry that JBSS competes in is extremely competitive, and that JBSS expends substantialmonies and other resources to develop and maintain its product information as well as its customer relationships that JBSS and Executive understand andacknowledge are near-permanent, and developed through significant costs incurred by JBSS;WHEREAS, it is the policy of JBSS to ensure that its operations, activities, marketing strategies, product information including products under research anddevelopment, pricing information, contract terms, business affairs and customer information are kept confidential;WHEREAS, Executive, through his employment, was granted access to the aforementioned categories of JBSS’s confidential and proprietary information,which Executive would not have had access to but for his employment with JBSS; and 1WHEREAS, Executive acknowledges that the restrictions contained herein are necessary and reasonable in scope and duration the Separation Payment is amaterial inducement for the Executive to enter into this Agreement.NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the provisions hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, thereceipt and sufficiency of which are mutually acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1.CONSIDERATIONExecutive acknowledges and agrees that in consideration for the Separation Payment, Executive will be bound by, and comply in all respects with, the provisions ofthis Agreement. 2.RESIGNATION FROM OFFICES AND DIRECTORSHIPSExecutive hereby resigns from any and all officer and director positions with the Company and its subsidiaries, including from Executive’s position as Senior VicePresident of Procurement and Commodity Risk Management of the Company, and from any board of directors or similar governing body of which Executiveserves as the designee or other representative of the Company, effective as of the Separation Date. Executive agrees to promptly sign all appropriatedocumentation, if any, prepared by the Company to facilitate the resignations contemplated by this Section 2. 3.ACCRUED OBLIGATIONS AND VESTED BENEFITSThe payments and benefits set forth in this Section 3 have been paid or will be paid and provided to Executive whether or not Executive signs this Agreement:a. Final WagesThe Company has paid or will pay Executive’s base salary through the Separation Date.b. Accrued VacationThe Company has paid or will pay Executive all earned and accrued but unused vacation as of the Separation Date.c. Qualified Retirement PlanExecutive’s 401(k) plan benefits will be payable in accordance with applicable plan documents. 2d. Reimbursement of ExpensesThe Company has paid or will pay Executive in accordance with the Company’s reimbursement policy for all business expenses which Executive properlyincurred in connection with Executive’s work for the Company through the Separation Date.e. Treatment of Restricted Stock UnitsThe outstanding restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”) granted by the Company to Executive pursuant to the 2008 Plan and the Company’s 2014 OmnibusIncentive Plan (together the “ Equity Plans ”) are listed on Exhibit A to this Agreement and shall be treated as set forth on Exhibit A of this Agreement,consistent with the terms of the respective plan. Exhibit A forms a part of this Agreement. Except as set forth in this Section 3 and Exhibit A , Executivedoes not hold or have rights with respect to any other RSU or other award under the Equity Plans.f. Treatment of Bonus Under Sanfilippo Value Added PlanExecutive will remain eligible for a bonus under the Company’s Sanfilippo Value Added Plan for fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017 (the “ SVA Plan ”) inaccordance with the terms of the SVA Plan and when amounts (if any) are paid to the other participants under the SVA Plan. 4.SEPARATION PAYMENTIn consideration for Executive accepting and not revoking any portion of this Agreement as provided by Sections 11 and 12, Executive will be entitled to receivethe separation payment set forth below in this Section 4 (the “ Separation Payment ”). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive willnot be paid or provided the Separation Payment unless and until Executive timely executes this Agreement as set forth in Section 11 and the revocation period setforth in Section 12 below expires without revocation by Executive. Amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4 will not be counted for purposes of calculating anypension or retirement benefit and will not be eligible for 401(k) plan contributions.The Company will pay Executive a separation payment in the amount of $120,000, payable as a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days after the seven (7) dayrevocation period referenced in Section 12 has expired without revocation by Executive, assuming Executive has timely delivered to the Company an executedcopy of this Agreement as set forth in Section 11 below.All payments, including the Separation Payment and any benefits under Section 3, shall be subject to applicable tax withholdings and other standard deductions. 5.GENERAL RELEASEIn consideration for the Separation Payment, Executive hereby releases and discharges the Company, and each of its past and present parents, subsidiaries,predecessors, successors, assigns, related companies, affiliates, entities or divisions, and their past and present employee benefits plans, trustees, fiduciaries, andadministrators, and any and all of their respective past 3and present stockholders, officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents and attorneys (collectively, “ Releasees ”) from any and all claims, demands, causesof action, or liabilities, known or unknown, of any kind which Executive, or Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, agents, attorneys, representatives orassigns (all collectively included in the term “ Executive ” for purposes of this Section 5) have, had, or may have against the Releasees, based on any events orcircumstances arising or occurring prior to and including the date of Executive’s execution of this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by law, regardless ofwhether such claims are now known or are later discovered, including any and all claims and liabilities relating to Executive’s employment by, or services renderedto or for, the Company, or relating to the cessation of Executive’s employment or claims related to any rights of continued employment, reinstatement orreemployment, including but not limited to claims or liabilities under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Familyand Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Fair LaborStandards Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and any other statutory, tort,contract, or common law cause of action to the fullest extent permitted by law, other than any obligations, claims, or liabilities set forth in the second paragraph ofthis Section 5. This release is to be broadly construed in favor of the Releasees. In the event any person, entity, or federal, state or local government agency,including but not limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“ EEOC ”), pursues a claim on Executive’s behalf or on behalf of a class to whichExecutive may belong, Executive hereby waives the right to recover monetary damages or injunctive relief in favor of Executive.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Executive is not waiving (a) any claim or right under state workers’ compensation or unemploymentlaws; (b) any claim or right to vested benefits, including under any pension or savings plan; (c) any claim or right to continued benefits in accordance withCOBRA; (d) any claim or right to enforce the terms of this Agreement; (e) any right to indemnification (and related advancement of expenses) Executive may haveunder applicable laws, the applicable constituent documents (including bylaws and certificates of incorporation) of the Company or its subsidiaries, or anyapplicable D&O insurance policy that the Company may maintain; (f) any claim that arises after the Separation Date; and (g) any other claim or right which cannotbe waived as a matter of law. 6.JBSS’S TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONa. Trade SecretsAs used herein, the term “ Trade Secrets ” shall include any information that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not beinggenerally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons or business entities who can obtain economic value from itsdisclosure or use. As used herein, Trade Secrets shall not include information which is known, or shall become known through no fault of the Executive, tothe public or generally known within the industry of businesses comparable to JBSS. 4All Trade Secrets imparted to Executive by JBSS, or otherwise obtained by Executive, at any time, relating to JBSS’s business operations, product data,customer or prospect lists or information, procurement data or practices, customer specification information and related data, pricing and cost data,marketing information, computer programs, business strategies, information regarding products under research and development, recipes, product formulae,manufacturing processes and any other such proprietary and confidential information was revealed and entrusted to Executive in confidence, solely inconnection with and for the purpose of employment on behalf of JBSS. Executive agrees that Trade Secrets are and remain the sole property of JBSS.Executive shall not at any time directly or indirectly, divulge any Trade Secrets to any other person or business entity, nor use or permit the use of any TradeSecrets.Upon the Separation Date, Executive shall promptly tender to JBSS all documents, lists, records, cellular devices, computers, computer stored media anddata (with accompanying passwords) and any other items, and reproductions thereof, of any kind in Executive’s possession or control containing TradeSecrets, except as expressly permitted by JBSS in connection with and during Executive continuing to serve as a consultant to JBSS.b. Confidential InformationAs used herein, the term “ Confidential Information ” shall include Trade Secrets any and all other confidential and/or proprietary information that does notrise to the level of Trade Secrets that was imparted, revealed and/or entrusted to Executive by JBSS in confidence. Confidential Information that is not TradeSecrets includes, but is not limited to, information regarding JBSS’s operations, procurement processes, product information regarding products underresearch and development, methods of doing business, accounting and legal information.All Confidential Information imparted to Executive by JBSS, or otherwise obtained by Executive, at any time, was revealed and entrusted to Executive inconfidence, solely in connection with and for the purpose of employment on behalf of JBSS. Executive agrees that Confidential Information is and remainsthe sole property of JBSS.Executive agrees that following Executive’s termination of employment, he will not divulge, either directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information to anyother person or business entity, nor use or permit the use of any Confidential Information.Upon the Separation Date, Executive shall promptly tender to JBSS all Company property, documents, lists, records, cellular devices, computers, computerstored media and data (with accompanying passwords) and any other items, and reproductions thereof, of any kind in Executive’s possession or controlcontaining Confidential Information, except as expressly permitted by JBSS in connection with and during Executive continuing to serve as a consultant toJBSS. 57.PROHIBITIONS REGARDING JBSS’S CUSTOMERS, EXECUTIVES AND UNFAIR COMPETITION (“RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS”)a. Restrictions as to JBSS CustomersExecutive understands and agrees that the business relationships and goodwill now existing with respect to the prospects and customers of JBSS, whether ornot created by Executive, and all such relationships and goodwill which may hereafter be created or enhanced, are JBSS’s property. Accordingly, Executiveagrees that, for a period of 12 months from the Separation Date, Executive shall not solicit business, directly or indirectly, from any customer of JBSS withwhom Executive had contact in any capacity, or learned information about, at any time during the 24 months prior to Executive’s separation fromemployment at JBSS, except on behalf of JBSS. This restriction includes soliciting business, selling products, providing services or otherwise dealing withJBSS customers if such activities are related to the manufacture, processing and/or distribution of edible nuts and nut meats, fruit and nut-based snacks, andrelated products such as produce nuts and nut clusters, except on behalf of JBSS. Executive also shall not, directly or indirectly, assist any other person, firm,corporation or business entity in performing any of the aforesaid acts, which includes, but is not limited to, acting as a broker or consultant. This provisionshall not restrict Executive from dealing with such customers to the extent Executive’s dealings are in no way related to the business of JBSS. It is agreedthis restriction is reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill and confidential information of JBSS.b. Restriction as to Solicitation of JBSS EmployeesFor a period of 12 months from the Separation Date, Executive shall not solicit, hire or cause to be hired any employees of JBSS for employment in any lineof business or attempt to induce or encourage any such employee to leave the employ of JBSS. Executive also agrees not to make such solicitationsindirectly. Executive also agrees not to aid or assist any other person, firm, corporation or other business entity to do any of the aforesaid acts. This applies toactions Executive may take in any capacity, including, but not limited to, as proprietor, partner, joint venturer, stockholder, director, officer, trustee,principal, agent, servant, employee, or in any other capacity. It is agreed this restriction is reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill and confidentialinformation of JBSS.c. Restrictions as to Employment with JBSS CompetitorsFor a period of 12 months from the Separation Date, Executive agrees not to work with or render services or provide assistance to, directly or indirectly, anyentity or third party that competes or could compete with JBSS in the manufacture, processing and/or distribution of edible nuts and nut meats, fruit and nut-based snacks, and related products such as produce nuts (the “ JBSS Products ”), in a capacity whereby JBSS’s Trade Secrets and/or ConfidentialInformation would reasonably be considered to be useful to the entity or to such other third party in order to compete against JBSS or become a competitorof 6JBSS or in any way related to the procurement of nuts (“ JBSS Competitor ”). Executive acknowledges that JBSS’s business extends throughout the UnitedStates (“ U.S. ”) and that, in order to protect JBSS from unfair competition, this restriction shall apply throughout the U.S. Executive acknowledges that thisrestriction is necessary to protect JBSS from the disclosure and use of its competitively sensitive Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. This provisionshall not preclude the Executive from working for a JBSS Competitor if the Executive’s proposed responsibilities do not involve the manufacture,processing, marketing, procurement and distribution of JBSS Products and whereby Executive is not engaged in a capacity whereby JBSS’s Trade Secretsand/or Confidential Information would reasonably be considered to be useful to the entity or to such other third party in order to compete against JBSS orbecome a competitor of JBSS.Executive agrees to notify JBSS in writing in advance of accepting future employment in the event his or her prospective employer is involved or reasonablycould be involved in the manufacture, processing and/or distribution of JBSS Products.d. Non-DisparagementExecutive agrees not to willingly or knowingly make any statement or criticism which would reasonably be expected to cause the Company’s customers,suppliers or clients embarrassment, humiliation or otherwise cause or contribute to the Company’s customers, suppliers or clients being held in disrepute bythe public or by the clients, customers, suppliers or employees of the Company, except as required by law. Executive agrees not to willingly or knowinglymake any statement or criticism which would reasonably be expected to cause the Company embarrassment, humiliation or otherwise cause or contribute tothe Company being held in disrepute by the public or the clients, customers, suppliers or employees of the Company. However, nothing in this Agreementwill be construed to prohibit the Executive from filing a charge with, reporting possible violations to, or participating or cooperating with any governmentalagency or entity, including but not limited to the EEOC, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, or any agencyInspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower, anti-discrimination or antiretaliation provisions of federal, state orlocal law or regulation; provided, that the Executive may not disclose Company information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege, except asexpressly authorized by law; provided further, the Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures,and the Executive is not required to notify the Company that the Executive has made such reports or disclosures.e. Reasonableness of RestrictionsThe Parties have endeavored in this Agreement to limit the Executive’s activities only to the extent necessary to protect the Company from unfaircompetition in its line of business. Accordingly, if the scope or enforceability of the restrictive covenants contained herein is called into question, they agreethat a court or other tribunal may modify and enforce the restrictions to the extent necessary to protect JBSS. 78.COOPERATIONFollowing the Separation Date, Executive agrees to cooperate fully with the Company in the defense, prosecution or conduct of any claims, actions, investigations,or reviews now in existence or which may be initiated in the future against, involving or on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary which relate to events oroccurrences that transpired while Executive was employed by the Company (“ Matters ”). Executive’s cooperation in connection with such Matters will include,but not be limited to, being available for telephone conferences with outside counsel and/or personnel of the Company, being available for interviews, depositionsand/or to act as a witness on behalf of the Company, if reasonably requested. The Company will reimburse Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket expensesincurred by Executive in connection with such cooperation with respect to such Matters. 9.RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UPON BREACH OF THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTSIf Executive should breach, or threaten to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of this Agreement, JBSS shall have the right and remedy to have the restrictivecovenants contained herein be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of posting a bond. The Parties agree that any breach orthreatened breach of the restrictive covenants would cause irreparable injury to JBSS, would be difficult to calculate with certainty, and that money damages wouldnot alone provide an adequate remedy to JBSS. JBSS shall also have any other right or remedy available to it under law or in equity including the right to seek andrecover monetary damages for lost profits and other compensable damages. Should any court of competent jurisdiction adjudge that Executive has breached any ofthe provisions as contained in this Agreement, JBSS shall have a right to collect, in addition to any monetary damages awarded it, all of its reasonable attorneys’fees and costs for having to enforce this Agreement. 10.OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY FUTURE EMPLOYERSFor the period of 12 months following the Separation Date, Executive agrees to (1) inform each new prospective employer, prior to accepting employment, of theexistence of this Agreement, and (2) provide that prospective employer with a copy of this Agreement. Executive further agrees that JBSS may send a copy of thisAgreement to the employer or otherwise inform the employer of its terms. 11.ACCEPTANCEExecutive may accept this Agreement by delivering a signed original of the Agreement to Thomas J. Fordonski, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, withintwenty-one (21) calendar days of Executive’s receipt of this Agreement. Executive may decide to sign the Agreement before the 21-day review period expires,provided, however, Executive’s signing the Agreement will be final and binding upon him on the date of Executive’s execution of this Agreement (the “ EffectiveDate ”), with the exception of Executive’s waiver of claims brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ ADEA ”) and the Older Workers BenefitProtection Act 8(“ OWBPA ”), which will become final and binding upon him unless Executive rescinds the Agreement within the revocation period referenced in Section 12below. If Executive fails to return an executed original of this Agreement in the required timeframe referenced in this Section 11, the Parties will have no obligationunder this Agreement, and this Agreement will be considered null and void. 12.REVOCATIONExecutive may revoke his waiver of claims under the ADEA and OWBPA within seven (7) calendar days after Executive executes this Agreement by delivering awritten notice of revocation of Executive’s waiver of such claims to Thomas J. Fordonski, Senior Vice President, Human Resources. The revocation ofADEA/OWBPA claims must be received no later than the close of business on the seventh (7th) calendar day after Executive signs this Agreement. Executive’swaiver of claims under the ADEA and OWBPA will not become effective or enforceable until the eighth (8th) calendar day after Executive signs this Agreement(the “ ADEA Effective Date ”). If Executive revokes his waiver of claims under the ADEA/OWBPA within the 7-day revocation period, (i) Executive’s waiver ofclaims under the ADEA and OWBPA set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement will be null and void; and (ii) Executive will forfeit all payments and benefitsspecified in Section 4 of this Agreement and will instead receive a payment of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), payable as a lump sum within thirty (30) days ofthe Company’s receipt of Executive’s revocation, which Executive acknowledges and agrees constitutes sufficient consideration for the remaining promises setforth in this Agreement, which will continue in full force and effect in the event of such revocation by Executive. 13.AMENDMENTThis Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by both the Executive and one of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Senior VicePresident, Human Resources of JBSS. 14.SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONSAny provision of this Agreement, which by terms or reasonable implication is to be or may be performed or effective after the termination of the Agreement, shallbe deemed to survive such termination. 15.SEPARABILITY AND MODIFICATIONIf any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, or as applied to any circumstance, under the laws of any jurisdiction whichmay govern for such purpose, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render the same validand enforceable, either generally or as applied to such circumstance, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, as the case may require. This Agreementshall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, as if such provision had been originally incorporated herein as so modified or restricted,or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated herein, as the case may be. JBSS and the 9Executive hereby agree that the restrictive covenants set forth herein are separate and distinct restrictive covenants, designed to operate under different factualcircumstances, and that the invalidity of one of said covenants shall not affect the validity and/or enforceability of the other covenants. 16.BINDING EFFECTThis Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, andassigns, provided that this Agreement is not assignable by Executive. 17.NO WAIVERNo failure on the part of any party to this Agreement to exercise, and no delay on their part in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as awaiver thereof. 18.ALL OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS RESERVED TO JBSSNothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit or negate any common law torts or any statutory protections available to JBSS, including, but not limited to,an action under the Illinois Trade Secrets Act, where it provides JBSS with broader protection than that provided herein. 19.GOVERNING LAW AND SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTIONThis Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Illinois. Any disputes arising under this Agreement shall be tried exclusively in thecourts sitting within the State of Illinois. Executive consents and submits his or her person to the jurisdiction of any such court for such purpose. 20.COUNTERPARTSThis Agreement may be executed in any number of identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed a duplicate original, and all of which together shallconstitute but one and the same agreement. 21.ENTIRE AGREEMENTThe provisions of this Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreements orunderstandings pertaining to said subject matter. Further, the parties acknowledge that there are no prior or contemporaneous oral or written representations,promises or agreements not expressed or referred to herein. Should this Agreement come before any court for interpretation or enforcement, it is the intent of theParties that the terms and provisions of this Agreement be given their fair and literal meaning. The Parties intend that this Agreement is not to be strictly construedagainst any party, including the drafter of this Agreement.[Remainder of page left intentionally blank; signature page follows] 10IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties have set their hands and seals and have caused this Agreement to beexecuted the day and year indicated. EXECUTIVE JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC./s/ Walter Tankersley /s/ Thomas J. FordonskiSignature Name: Walter Tankersley Name: Thomas J. Fordonski Title: Authorized agent for JBSS, and acting as its Senior Vice President,Human ResourcesDate: August 24, 2016 Date: August 24, 2016[Signature Page to Retirement Agreement and General Release]Exhibit ATreatment of Restricted Stock Units Under Section 3 Grant Date of RSUs and Applicable Plan (2008 or 2014 Plan) Number of RSUs Issued to Executive Number RSUs which Will Vest on the Separation Date Number of RSUs which Will be Forfeited on the Separation DateNovember, 2013 2,500 2,500November, 2014 3,378 3,378 November, 2015 2,325 2,325 Exhibit 21Subsidiaries of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Entity Voting Securities Owned Directlyor Indirectly by the Registrant State or Country of OrganizationJBSS Ventures, LLC 100% IllinoisSanfilippo (Shanghai) Trading Co. Ltd. 100% ChinaEXHIBIT 23CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMWe hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-87661, 333-108298, 333-154850, 333-199637) of JohnB. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. of our report dated August 24, 2016 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control overfinancial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K./s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPChicago, IllinoisAugust 24, 2016Exhibit 31.1CERTIFICATIONI, Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, certify that: 1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016; 2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for theregistrant and have: (a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, toensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for externalpurposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recentfiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting.August 24, 2016/s/ Jeffrey T. SanfilippoJeffrey T. SanfilippoChairman of the Board and Chief Executive OfficerExhibit 31.2CERTIFICATIONI, Michael J. Valentine, certify that: 1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016; 2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for theregistrant and have: (a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, toensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for externalpurposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recentfiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting.August 24, 2016/s/ Michael J. ValentineMichael J. ValentineChief Financial Officer, Group President and SecretaryExhibit 32.1CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002In connection with the Annual Report of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 as filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Director, certify,pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that based on my knowledge:1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.August 24, 2016 /s/ Jeffrey T. SanfilippoJeffrey T. SanfilippoChairman of the Board andChief Executive OfficerExhibit 32.2CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002In connection with the Annual Report of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 as filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer and Group President and Director, certify,pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that based on my knowledge:1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.August 24, 2016 /s/ Michael J. ValentineMichael J. ValentineChief Financial Officer, Group Presidentand Secretary
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