John B Sanfilippo & Son
Annual Report 2019

Plain-text annual report

SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC FORM 10-K (Annual Report) Filed 08/21/19 for the Period Ending 06/27/19 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 2019, 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)☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended June 27, 2019 ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF1934For 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 Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which RegisteredCommon Stock, $.01 par value per share JBSS 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 ☒.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 ☒.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) hasbeen subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐.Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 ofRegulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit suchfiles). Yes ☒ No ☐.Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or anemerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growthcompany” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One) Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☒Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new orrevised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒.The aggregate market value of the voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates was $481,295,450 as of December 27, 2018 (8,506,459 shares at $56.58 pershare).As of August 15, 2019, 8,791,506 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value (“Common Stock”) and 2,597,426 shares of the registrant’sClass A Common Stock, $.01 par value (“Class A Stock”), were outstanding. The Class A Stock is convertible at the option of the holder at any time andfrom time to time (and, upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, automatically converts) into one share ofCommon Stock.Documents Incorporated by Reference:Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held October 30, 2019 are incorporated by referenceinto Part III 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 Illinoiscorporation that 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 subsidiary, JBSS Ventures, LLC. Our fiscal year endson the final Thursday of June each year, and typically consists of fifty-two weeks (four thirteen week quarters). Additional information on the comparabilityof the periods presented is as follows: • References herein to fiscal 2020 are to the fiscal year ending June 25, 2020. • References herein to fiscal 2019, fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 are to the fiscal years ended June 27, 2019, June 28, 2018 and June 29, 2017,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 soldunder the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts, and Sunshine Country brand names and under a variety of private brands.We also market and distribute, and in most cases, manufacture or process, a diverse product line of food and snack products, including peanut butter,almond butter, cashew butter, candy and confections, snack and trail mixes, snack bites, sunflower kernels, dried fruit, corn snacks, sesame sticks and othersesame snack products under private brands and brand names.Our website 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 on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports are made available free of charge through our website assoon as reasonably practicable after such reports have been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Our materialsfiled with the SEC are also available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov . References to our website addressed in this Form 10-K are provided as aconvenience and do not constitute, and should not be viewed as, an incorporation by reference of the information contained on, or available through, thewebsite. 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 reporting unit and operating segment that consists of selling various nut and nut related products through three distribution channels.See Part II, Item 8 — “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for our net sales, net income and total assets.c. Narrative Description of Business(i) GeneralWe are one of the leading processors and distributors of tree nuts and peanuts in the United States. We manufacture and market the Fisher, Orchard ValleyHarvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts, and Sunshine Country brand names and manufacture and distribute numerous private brands as well. Througha deliberate strategy of focused capital expenditures and complementary acquisitions, we have built a generally vertically integrated nut processingoperation that enables us to control almost every step of the process for pecans, peanuts and walnuts, including procurement from growers, shelling,processing, packaging and marketing. Vertical integration allows us to enhance product quality and, in most crop years, purchase inshell pecans, peanutsand walnuts at lower costs as opposed to purchasing these nut meats from other shellers. We believe that our generally vertically integrated business modeltypically works to our advantage in terms of cost savings and provides us with better insight into crop development. Our generally vertically integratedmodel, however, can under certain circumstances result in reduced earnings or losses. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors”.Our brands are some of the most well-recognized in the packaged food industry. In recent years we have developed Fisher recipe nuts as the leading brandin the category, increased distribution of Orchard Valley Harvest in the produce section of many retailers, increased innovative snacking solutions with ourFisher snack nuts and expanded into new channels with our acquisition of Squirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts . Our branded and private brand productsare sold through the major distribution channels to 1significant buyers of nuts, including food retailers, commercial ingredient users and contract packaging customers. Selling through multiple distributionchannels allows us to generate multiple revenue opportunities for the nuts we process. For example, pecan halves could be sold to food retailers under ourFisher brand, and pecan pieces could be sold to commercial ingredient users. We process and sell all major nut types consumed in the United States,including peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts and almonds (our major nut types) in a wide variety of innovative packaging, thus offering our customers acomplete nut product offering.(ii) Principal ProductsOur principal products are raw and processed nuts. These products accounted for approximately 78%, 79% and 82% of our gross sales for fiscal 2019, fiscal2018 and fiscal 2017, respectively. The nut product line includes almonds, pecans, peanuts, black walnuts, English walnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts,pistachios, pine nuts, Brazil nuts and filberts. Our nut products are sold in numerous package styles and sizes and we offer our nut products in a variety ofdifferent styles and seasonings. We sell our products domestically to retailers and wholesalers as well as to commercial ingredient and contract packagingcustomers. We also sell certain of our products to foreign customers in the retail, contract packaging and commercial ingredient markets. For moreinformation about our revenues in our various distribution channels, see Part II, Item 8 — “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.We acquire all of our peanuts and walnuts directly from domestic growers. The majority of our pecans are acquired from domestic growers with theremainder acquired from growers in Mexico. We purchase the balance of our raw nuts from 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 andchocolate and yogurt coated products sold to retailers and wholesalers; baking ingredients sold to retailers, wholesalers, and commercial ingredientcustomers; bulk food products sold to retail and commercial ingredient users; an assortment of sunflower kernels, pepitas, snack mixes, almond butter,cashew butter, candy and confections, corn snacks, sesame sticks and other sesame snack products sold to retail supermarkets, mass merchandisers andcommercial ingredient users and a wide variety of toppings for ice cream and yogurt sold to commercial ingredient users.(iii) Customers and ChannelsWe sell our products to approximately 300 customers through the consumer, commercial ingredient and contract packaging distribution channels. Theconsumer channel supplies nut-based products, including consumer-packaged and bulk products, to retailers including supermarket chains, wholesalers,supercenters, internet retailers and other retail outlets, across the United States. We sell products through the consumer channel under our brand names,including the Fisher , Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts and Sunshine Country brands, as well as under our customers’ privatebrands. The commercial ingredient channel supplies nut-based products to other manufacturers to use as ingredients in their final food products such asbakery, confection, cereal and ice cream, and produces nut-based products that are customized to the specifications of chefs, national restaurant chains, foodservice distributors, fast food chains, institutions and hotel kitchens. We sell products through the commercial ingredient channel under our Fisher brandand our customers’ private brands. Our contract packaging channel produces and packages nut-based snacks for food manufacturers and marketers undertheir brand name.We are dependent on a few significant customers for a majority of our total net sales, particularly in the consumer channel. Net sales to Wal-Mart Stores,Inc. accounted for approximately 33% of our net sales for fiscal 2019, 30% of our net sales in fiscal 2018 and 28% of our net sales for fiscal 2017. Net salesto Target Corporation accounted for approximately 10% of our net sales for fiscal 2019, 13% of our net sales for fiscal 2018 and 14% our net sales for fiscal2017. Net sales to PepsiCo, Inc. accounted for approximately 11% of our net sales for fiscal 2018 and 10% of our net sales for fiscal 2017. No othercustomer accounted 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 60 independent brokers and various independentdistributors and suppliers.We distribute products from each of our principal facilities. The majority of our products are shipped from our facilities by contract and common carriers. 2We operate a retail store at our Elgin headquarters. This store sells Fisher snack and baking products, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand and SouthernStyle Nut products, bulk foods and other products produced by us and other vendors. We also operate an internet site that sells Squirrel Brand products.(v) MarketingMarketing strategies are developed for each distribution channel and focus primarily on branded products. Branded consumer efforts concentrate onbuilding brand awareness, developing, identifying and introducing new products, attracting new customers, increasing distribution and increasingconsumption in the snack nut, recipe nut and produce categories. Private brand and commercial ingredient channel efforts are focused on categorymanagement, 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), product sampling and coupon offers. Our integrated marketing efforts for the Fisher brand includesponsorships of celebrity chefs and professional sports franchises. Additionally, shipper display units are utilized in retail stores in an effort to gainadditional temporary product placement and to drive sales volume. We work with third-party information agencies, such as Information Resources, Inc.(“IRi”), to monitor the effectiveness of our marketing and measure product growth, particularly in comparison to our competition and the product category.Commercial ingredient trade promotion includes periodically attending regional and national trade shows, trade publication advertising andone-on-one marketing. These promotional efforts highlight our processing capabilities, broad product portfolio, product customization and packaginginnovation.Through participation in several trade associations, funding of industry research and sponsorship of educational programs, we support efforts to increaseawareness of 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 ofwhom are substantially larger and have greater resources than us. In the nut industry, we compete with, among others, The Kraft Heinz Company (Plantersbrand), Treehouse Foods, Inc. and numerous regional snack food processors. We also compete with the Diamond brand, among others. Competitive factorsin 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,brand strength, innovation, distribution model and our focus on nut and nut related products generally enable us to compete in each of these categories, butthere can be no guarantee that our products will continue to be competitive with many of our larger competitors. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors”.(vii) Raw Materials and SuppliesWe purchase nuts from domestic and foreign sources. In fiscal 2019, all of our walnuts, almonds and peanuts were purchased from domestic sources. Wepurchase our pecans from the southern United States and Mexico. Cashew nuts are imported from Vietnam, India, Brazil and certain West Africancountries. For fiscal 2019, approximately 35% 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 toprocessors. We shell all major domestic nut types, with the exception of almonds, and are among a few select shellers who further process, package and sellnuts to the end-user. Raw material pricing pressure and the high cost of equipment automation have previously contributed to a consolidation amongshellers 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 whopurchase nuts on the open market, we purchase a substantial portion of our pecans, peanuts and walnuts directly from growers. However, there are risksassociated with vertical integration, such as susceptibility to market price volatility for pecans, peanuts and walnuts. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors”. 3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, especiallyin the second 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 ourinventory and thus may also affect our gross profit and gross profit margin. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors”.Until July 2017, we had purchased 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 and other inventory items represented approximately 80% of our total cost of sales for fiscal 2019.(viii) Trademarks and PatentsWe market our products primarily under name brands, including the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts and SunshineCountry brand names. Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts and Sunshine Country are registered as trademarks with theU.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as in various other foreign jurisdictions. We do not own any trademarks for any private brands, which are ownedby the respective private brand customer. Our trademarks are important as they provide our customers with information about the quality of our products.However, registration and use of our trademarks in foreign jurisdictions may be subject to certain risks in addition to other risks generally related to ourintellectual property. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors”. We also own several patents of various durations. We expect to continue to renew for theforeseeable future those trademarks that are important to our business and expand registration of our trademarks into new jurisdictions. We intend to protectour intellectual property rights vigorously.(ix) EmployeesAs of June 27, 2019, we had approximately 1,470 full-time employees, including approximately 255 corporate staff employees.(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 of our principal raw materials, are primarily purchased between September and February and are processed throughout the year until the followingharvest. As a result of this seasonality, our personnel requirements rise during the second quarter of our fiscal year. Our working capital requirementsgenerally peak during the third 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 thepresence of shell fragments, foreign objects, insects, foreign substances, pathogens, chemicals, aflatoxin and other agents or residues introduced during thegrowing, storage, handling or transportation phases. We (i) maintain what we believe to be rigid quality control standards and food safety systems and areSQF Edition 8 Code certified, (ii) generally inspect our nut and other food products by visual examination, metal detectors or electronic monitors at variousstages of our shelling and processing operations, (iii) work with the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) in its inspection of peanuts shippedto and from our peanut shelling facilities, (iv) maintain environmental pathogen programs, and (v) seek to comply with the Nutrition Labeling andEducation Act by labeling each product that we sell with labels that disclose the nutritional value and content of each of our products; however, noassurance can be given that some nut or other food products sold by us may not contain or develop harmful substances. In order to mitigate this risk, westrive to select high-quality nut suppliers and currently maintain product liability and contaminated product insurance at amounts we believe are adequate inlight of our operations. 4Item 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 of these risks are interrelated and it is possible that certain risks could trigger the applicability of other risks described below. Also, the risks anduncertainties described below are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or risks we view as not risingto the level of being material, could also potentially impair our business, results of operations and financial condition. Investors should consider thefollowing factors, in addition to the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Part II, Item 7 — “Management’sDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” before deciding to purchase our CommonStock.We Cannot Control the Availability or Cost of Raw Materials and this May Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Results of Operations, Cash Flowsand Financial ConditionThe availability and cost of raw materials for the production of our products, including peanuts, pecans, almonds, cashews, walnuts and other nuts aresubject to crop size and yield fluctuations caused by factors beyond our control. These factors include weather conditions, natural disasters (includingfloods, droughts, frosts, earthquakes and hurricanes), changing climate patterns, plant diseases, foreign currency fluctuations, trade agreements, tariffs andembargos, import/export controls, political change and unrest, changes in global customer demand, changes in government agricultural programs andpurchasing behavior of certain countries, including China and India. Additionally, any determination by the USDA or other government agencies thatcertain pesticides, herbicides or other chemicals used by growers have left harmful residues on portions of the crop, any portion of the crop has beencontaminated by aflatoxin or other agents or any future product recalls for other reasons could reduce the supply of edible nuts and other raw materials usedin 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 as those described above. Furthermore, we are not able to hedge against changes in nut commodity prices because no appropriate futures, derivative orother risk-sharing market for these commodities exists. Consequently, in order to achieve or maintain profitability levels, we attempt to increase the pricesof our products to reflect the increase in the costs of the raw materials that we use and sell. However, we may not be successful in passing along partial orfull price increases to our customers, if at all. In addition, even if we are successful in passing across partial or full price increases, we may not be able to doso in a timely fashion. Our ability to raise prices and the timing of any price increases is often dependent upon the actions of our competitors, some ofwhom are significantly larger and more diversified than we are or own farms which produce the raw materials. Additionally, any such product priceincrease that we are able to pass along to our customers may ultimately reduce the demand for, and sales of, our products as customers reduce purchases orbuy lower priced products. Alternatively, if the prices of any raw materials significantly decrease, and we have inventories of such materials on hand, wemay be unable to reduce product prices without impacting our gross margin. Any competitors who purchase such material on the open market or own thefarms which produce the raw materials may be able to reduce prices in a more timely manner, and we could lose market share to such competitors. Any oneor more of the foregoing 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, andour financial 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 bidderis assured the selling of the selected product to the food retailer, supercenter or mass merchandiser until the next bidding process to the exclusion of otherbidders. Our sales volume may decrease significantly if our bids are too high and we lose the ability to sell products through these channels, eventemporarily. Alternatively, we risk reducing our margins if our bids are successful, but below our desired price points. In addition, margins could be furtherreduced if commodity prices subsequently rise and customers are unwilling or unable to accept price increases. Should any of our significant customerselect to introduce or expand their private brand programs, and we do not participate in such programs or the programs directly compete against our brandedproducts, our sales volume and margins could be negatively impacted. Any of these outcomes may materially and adversely affect our financial conditionand results of operations. 5Our Inability to Manage Successfully the Price Gap Between our Private Brand Snack Nut Products and Those of our Branded Competitors MayMaterially and 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’ brandedsnack nut products have certain advantages over our private brand snack nut products primarily due to their advertising strategies, perceived productattributes, name recognition and pricing flexibility.At the retail level, private brand snack nut products generally sell at a discount to those of branded competitors. If branded competitors reduce the price oftheir products, the price of branded snack nut products offered to consumers may approximate the prices of our private brand snack nut products. Further,promotional activities by branded competitors, such as temporary price reductions, retailer credits, buy-one-get-one-free offerings and coupons, have thesame general effect as price decreases. Price decreases initiated by branded competitors could result in a decline in the demand for our private brand snacknut products, which could negatively impact our sales volumes and overall profitability. Such sales volume and profitability decreases could materially andadversely 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 categoriesthan we have. Such competitors could, as a result of their size or diversified offerings, be in a better position to decrease their prices or offer betterpromotions for their branded snack nut products. If competitors are able to exploit their size or diversification to make significant price reductions and offerbetter promotions, it could decrease 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. Consumerpreferences, whether for branded products or private brand products or how consumers purchase such products, can quickly change based on a number offactors beyond our control. If we fail to anticipate, identify or react quickly to these changes and are unable to develop and market new and improvedproducts to meet consumer preferences, demand for our products could suffer. In addition, demand for our products could be affected by consumer concernsregarding the labeling, manner of preparing our products or concerns with respect to the health effects of nutrients or ingredients in any of our products. Thedevelopment and introduction of new products or alteration of existing products requires substantial research and development, testing and marketingexpenditures, which we may be unable to recover fully if the new products do not achieve the necessary commercial success. New product introduction alsoresults in increased costs, including from the use of new manufacturing techniques, capital expenditures, new raw materials and ingredients, revision oflabeling and additional marketing and trade spending. Consumers are also purchasing food products outside traditional retail supermarkets, including via theInternet. If we are unable to provide our customers with our products outside traditional retail supermarkets, supercenters and club stores, demand for ourproducts could suffer. Reduction in demand as a result of changing consumer preferences or inability to provide consumers with products they demandcould materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.Negative Consumer Perception About Our Company or Branded Products Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Financial Condition andResults of OperationsOur ability to develop, maintain and continually enhance the value of our Company and our branded products is critical to improving our operating andfinancial performance and implementing our Strategic Plan. The value of our Company and our branded products is based in large part on the degree towhich consumers react and respond positively to our operations and our brands. Positive views of our Company and our brand value could diminishsignificantly due to a number of factors, including consumer perception that we have acted in an irresponsible or reckless manner, negative perception aboutthe actions or values of our Company, adverse publicity about our products and Company operations (whether actual or fictitious), product recalls or ourfailure to maintain the quality of our products, the failure of our products to deliver consistently positive consumer experiences, concerns about food safetyor allergies or our products becoming unavailable to consumers.In addition, our success in enhancing the value of our Company and our branded products depends on our ability to adapt to a rapidly changing mediaenvironment. We increasingly rely on social media and online advertising campaigns as well as advertising outside of traditional print and televisionchannels. Negative posts or comments (whether actual 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 could seriously impact consumer demand for our products. We are subject to a variety of legal and regulatoryrestrictions on how we market and advertise our products. These restrictions may limit our ability to respond as the media and communications environmentcontinues to evolve. If we do not react appropriately, then our product sales, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adverselyaffected. 6We Sometimes Enter Into Fixed Price Commitments without First Knowing Our Acquisition Costs, Which Could Have a Material Adverse Effect onOur Financial Condition and Results of OperationsWe enter into fixed price commitments with a portion of our commercial ingredient customers and certain other customers. The commitments are for afixed period of time, typically three months to twelve months, but may be extended if remaining balances exist. Such commitments with a term of sixmonths or more represented approximately 4% of our annual net sales in fiscal 2019. Sometimes we enter into fixed price commitments with respect tocertain of our nut products before fixing our acquisition costs in order to maintain customer relationships or when, in management’s judgment, market orcrop harvest conditions so warrant. To the extent we do so and our fixed prices are not properly aligned with our acquisition costs, these fixed pricecommitments may result in reduced or negative gross profit margins, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results ofoperations.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 andwalnuts, including procurement from growers. Our generally vertically integrated model has in the past resulted, and may in the future result, in significantlosses because we are subject to the various risks associated with purchasing a majority of our pecans, peanuts and walnuts directly from growers, includingthe risk of purchasing such products from growers at costs that later, due to altered market conditions, prove to be above prevailing market prices at time ofsale. Accordingly, because we purchase a majority of our pecans, peanuts and walnuts directly from growers during harvest season and shell and processthese nuts throughout our fiscal year, there is a possibility that, after we acquire these nuts, market conditions may change. Depending on these changingmarket conditions, we may 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, packaging,price, advertising, promotion, convenience and service. Our principal products compete against food and snack products manufactured and sold bynumerous regional, national and international companies, some of which are substantially larger and have greater resources than us, such as The Kraft HeinzCompany (Planters brand) and Treehouse Foods, Inc. Most of our competitors that sell and market the other top branded snack nut products have committedmore financial, marketing and other resources to such brands when compared to the resources spent by us on our brands. Additionally, many retailcustomers have continued to emphasize their own private label offerings as a key part of their strategy and may develop or expand their own private labelnut and nut product offerings, to the exclusion of our branded products. Many of our competitors buy their nuts on the open market and are thus not exposedto the risks of purchasing inshell pecans, peanuts and walnuts directly from growers at fixed prices that later, due to altered market conditions, may prove tobe above prevailing market prices. We also compete with other shellers in the commercial ingredient market and with regional processors in the retail andwholesale markets. In order to maintain or increase our market share, we must continue to price our products competitively and spend on marketing,advertising, new product innovation and shelf placement and slotting fees, which may cause a decline in gross profit margin if we are unable to increasesales volume as well as reduce our costs, which could materially 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 andResults of OperationsWe 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 largestcustomers represented approximately 59%, 60% and 60% of net sales in fiscal 2019, fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, respectively. There can be no assurancethat all significant customers 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 powerful retailers demand lower pricing, different packaging, larger marketing support, payments for retail space, establishprivate brands or request other terms of sale which negatively impact our profitability. A loss of one of our largest customers, a material decrease inpurchases by one of our largest customers, the inability to collect a receivable from or a significant business interruption at one of our largest customerswould result in decreased sales and would materially and adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.Impairment in the Carrying Value of Goodwill or Other Intangibles Could Result in the Incurrence of Impairment Charges and Negatively Impact ourFinancial Condition.At June 27, 2019, we had goodwill of $9.6 million and other intangible assets of $14.6 million. The net carrying value of goodwill represents the fair valueof acquired businesses in excess of identifiable assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date (or subsequent impairment date, if applicable). The netcarrying value of other intangibles represents the fair value of customer relationships, brand names, and other acquired intangibles as of the acquisition date(or subsequent impairment date, if applicable), net of accumulated 7amortization. Goodwill is not amortized, but must be evaluated by management at least annually for impairment. Amortized intangible assets are evaluatedfor impairment whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate that the carrying amounts of these assets may not be recoverable. Impairments togoodwill and other intangible assets may be caused by factors outside our control, such as increasing competitive pricing pressures, lower than expectedrevenue and profit growth rates, changes in industry earnings multiples, changes in discount rates based on changes in cost of capital (interest rates, etc.) orthe bankruptcy of a significant customer and could result in the incurrence of impairment charges and negatively impact our net worth.We are Subject to Customer Pricing Pressures and Retail Consolidation Trends Which Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Conditionand Results of OperationsAs the retail grocery trade continues to consolidate and our retail customers grow larger, become more sophisticated and obtain more purchasing power, ourretail customers are demanding lower pricing, especially private brand customers, and increased free or discounted promotional programs. Further, theseretail customers may begin to place a greater emphasis on the lowest-cost supplier in making purchasing decisions, especially during periods of increased orvariable raw material acquisition costs. An increased focus on the lowest-cost supplier could reduce the benefits of some of our competitive advantages,which include a focus on customer service, innovation, production capacity, category management and quality. As the retail environment consolidates,many customers are reducing inventories or focusing on a limited number of brands (often the number one or number two brand by market share) in makingpurchasing decisions. In addition, certain customers in the retail channel, such as dollar stores and other discount sellers, have become increasinglysophisticated and may demand similar pricing to retail grocery customers. As part of the retail consolidation trend, diversified companies with substantialInternet presences have increased their food offerings or purchased retail supermarkets to expand their grocery business, particularly as such companiesfocus on food delivery direct to consumers. Such companies have substantial pricing power and may focus on their products to the exclusion of ourproducts. 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 ofOperationsIf consumers in our principal markets lose confidence in the health or safety of nut products, particularly with respect to peanut and tree nut allergies, foodborne illnesses, processes, ingredients and packaging used in the manufacturing process or other food safety matters, this could materially and adverselyaffect our financial condition and results of operations. Individuals with nut allergies may be at risk of serious illness or death resulting from theconsumption of our nut products, including consumption of other companies’ products containing our products as an ingredient. Notwithstanding ourexisting food safety controls, we process peanuts and tree nuts on the same equipment, and there is no guarantee that 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, maydiscourage consumers from buying our products, cause production and delivery disruptions or result in product recalls. Product safety issues (i) concerningproducts not manufactured, distributed or sold by us and (ii) concerning products we manufacture, distribute and sell may materially and adversely affectdemand for products in the nut industry as a whole, including products without actual safety problems. Decreases in demand for products in the industrygenerally could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the cooling system at our Elgin, Illinoisfacility utilizes ammonia. If a leak in the system were to occur, there is a possibility that the inventory in cold storage at our Elgin, Illinois facility could bedestroyed which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.Product Liability, Product Recalls, Product Labeling and Product Advertising Claims May Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Results ofOperations and Cash 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 andquality control procedures are ineffective or fail, (iii) our products cause injury or become adulterated or misbranded, (iv) our products are determined to bepromoted or labeled in a misleading fashion or do not contain required labeling, (v) government authorities test our products and determine that they containa contaminant or present a food safety risk, (vi) our products are tampered with, (vii) one of our competitors is subject to claims, recalls or other liabilitiesinvolving products similar to ours or (viii) federal, state or other government agencies or courts determine that our products could pose health risks orcontain potentially harmful chemicals or other substances. In recent years, the food industry has been a target of litigation over product labeling andadvertising, including nut products. Such litigation results in significant costs to defend and resolve. In addition, we do not control the labeling of othercompanies’ products containing our products as an ingredient. A product recall of a sufficient quantity, a significant product liability judgment against us, asignificant advertising-related liability or other safety concerns (whether actual or claimed) could cause our products to be unavailable for a period of time,could require us to re-label or re-package products, could result in a loss of consumer confidence in our products and expose us to liabilities in excess of anyinsurance we maintain for such events. If these kinds of events were to occur, they would have a material adverse effect on the demand for our products and,consequently, our results of operations and cash flows. 8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, ChiefExecutive Officer, Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary, James A. Valentine, Senior Technical Officer and JasperB. Sanfilippo, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, President and Assistant Secretary. We believe that the expertise and knowledge of these individuals in theindustry, and in their respective fields, is a critical factor to our growth and success. Although some of our officers own significant amounts of our Class AStock, these individuals have not entered into any employment or non-compete agreements with us, nor do we have key officer insurance coverage policiesin effect. The departure of any of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects and that in turn would have a materialadverse effect on our results of operations. Our success is also dependent upon our ability to attract and retain additional qualified personnel, and there canbe 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 andforeign authorities in jurisdictions where our products are manufactured, processed or sold. We are also subject to California’s Proposition 65, whichrequires that clear and reasonable warnings be given to consumers who are exposed to certain chemicals deemed by the state of California to be dangerous.Among other things, these regulations govern the manufacturing, importation, processing, packaging, storage, distribution, advertising and labeling of ourproducts. Our manufacturing and processing facilities and products are subject to periodic compliance inspections by federal, state, local and foreignauthorities. We are also subject to environmental regulations governing the discharge of air emissions, water and food waste, the usage and storage ofpesticides, and the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste materials. Amendments to existing statutes and regulations,adoption of new statutes and regulations, increased production at our existing facilities as well as our expansion into new operations and jurisdictions mayrequire us to obtain additional licenses and permits and could require us to adapt or alter methods of operations at costs that could be substantial.Compliance with applicable laws and regulations may be time-consuming, expensive or costly to us in different ways and could materially and adverselyaffect 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.Specifically , governmental policies affecting the agricultural industry, such as taxes, tariffs, duties, subsidies, incentives and import and export restrictionson agricultural commodities and commodity products, can influence the planting, location and size of certain crops, whether commodity products aretraded, the volume and types of imports and exports, and the viability and volume of production of certain of our products. In addition, international tradedisputes can adversely affect commodity trade flows by limiting or disrupting trade between countries or regions. Future government policies may adverselyaffect the supply of, demand for, and prices of our products, restrict our ability to do business in its existing and target markets, and negatively impact ourrevenues and operating results.The Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”) gives the FDA expanded authorities over the safety of the national food supply, including increasedinspections and mandatory 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 hazard analyses, implementation of preventive plans to control hazards, and foreign supplier verification provisions. Wecurrently have “hazard analysis and critical control points” (“HACCP”) procedures in place that may appropriately address many of the existing or futureconcerns as a result of FSMA. HACCP is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of hazards from rawmaterial production, procurement and handling, to manufacturing, distribution and consumption of the finished 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. Theseentities, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the SEC, the Department of Justice and the Nasdaq Global Select Market, have issueda significant number of new and increasingly complex requirements and regulations over the last several years and continue to develop additionalregulations and requirements in response to laws enacted by Congress. Our efforts to comply with these requirements have resulted in, and are likely tocontinue to result in, an increase in expenses and a diversion of management’s time from other business activities. Failure to comply with any law orregulation could subject us to civil or criminal remedies, including fines and injunctions, which could materially and adversely affect our results ofoperations. 9Operational, Legal, Economic, Political and Social Risks of Doing Business in Emerging Markets and Other Foreign Countries May Have a MaterialAdverse Effect on Our Results of OperationsApproximately 35% of the dollar value of our total nut purchases for fiscal 2019 were made from foreign countries. We purchase our cashews fromVietnam, India, Brazil and certain West African countries and some of our pecans from Mexico. To this extent, we are exposed to various risks inherent inemerging markets, including increased governmental ownership and regulation of the economy, greater likelihood of inflation and adverse economicconditions, governmental attempts to control inflation, such as setting interest rates and maintaining wage and price controls, supply reduction into theUnited States from increased demand in foreign countries, international competition, compliance with, and subjection to, foreign laws, including our abilityto protect our intellectual property, such as our brands, compliance with U.S. laws and regulations related to conduct in foreign countries, such as theForeign Corrupt Practices Act, currency exchange rates, potential for contractual defaults or forced renegotiations on purchase contracts with limited legalrecourse, tariffs, quotas, duties, import and export restrictions and other barriers to trade that may reduce our profitability or sales and civil unrest, armedhostilities 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 and other imported raw materials and limit our ability to make international sales, and may materially and adversely affect our results of operationsby increasing the costs 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 primarilyduring the second and third quarters of our fiscal year, and receive nut shipments in bulk truckloads. The weights of these nuts are measured using truckscales at the time of receipt, and inventories are recorded on the basis of those measurements. The nuts are then stored in bulk in large warehouses to beshelled or processed throughout the year. Bulk-stored nut inventories are relieved on the basis of continuous high-speed bulk weighing systems as the nutsare shelled or processed or on the basis of calculations derived from the weight of the shelled nuts that are produced. While we perform various proceduresperiodically to confirm the accuracy of our bulk-stored nut inventories, these inventories are estimates that must be periodically adjusted to account forpositive or negative variations in quantities and yields, and such adjustments directly affect earnings. The quantities of each crop year bulk-stored nutinventories are generally shelled out over a ten to fifteen-month period, at which time revisions to any estimates, which historically averaged less 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 the particular nut isdepleted, which may not necessarily occur every year. Prior crop year inventories may still be on hand as the new crop year inventories are purchased. Themajority of bulk-stored nut inventories at June 27, 2019 will be processed during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 and any adjustment to our bulk stored nutinventory quantity will be recorded at that time. There can be no assurance that any bulk stored nut inventory quantity adjustments will not have a materialadverse 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 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 21, 2019, Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., Lisa A. Sanfilippo, John E. Sanfilippo and James J. Sanfilippo (the “SanfilippoGroup”) own or control Common Stock (one vote per share) and Class A Stock (ten votes per share on all matters other than the election of Common Stockdirectors) representing approximately a 50.9% voting interest in the Company. As of August 21, 2019, Michael J. Valentine and Mathias A. Valentine (the“Valentine Group”) own or control Common Stock (one vote per share) and Class A Stock (ten votes per share on all matters other than the election ofCommon Stock directors) representing approximately a 24.0% voting interest in the Company. In addition, the Sanfilippo Group and the Valentine Group asholders of the Class A Stock are entitled to elect six Class A Directors which represents 67% of our entire Board of Directors. As a result, the SanfilippoGroup 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 SanfilippoGroup is able to exert certain influence on our business, or take certain actions, that cannot be counteracted by another stockholder or group of stockholders.The Sanfilippo Group is able to determine the outcome of nearly all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including any amendments to ourcertificate of incorporation or bylaws. The Sanfilippo Group has the power to prevent or cause dividends, or a change in control or sale of the Company,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 ofoperations and 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 thesepledge agreements or the related loan documents, these banks may have the 10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 ofthe pledged shares are out of our control and are unrelated to our operations. Because these shares are pledged to secure loans, the occurrence of an event ofdefault could result in a sale of pledged shares that could cause a change of control of our Company, even when such a change may not be in the bestinterests 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 underthe Credit Agreement by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance (f/k/a Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC), as the arranger and administrative agentand a syndicate of lenders, dated February 7, 2008 (as amended, the “Credit Facility”), which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition,results of operations and cash flows.General Economic Conditions and Increased Production and Transportation Costs Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition andResults of OperationsThe impact on general economic conditions from various factors, including recessions, uncertainty in economic conditions, economic downturns andpolitical uncertainties, could have a material adverse effect on our cash flow from operations, results of operations and financial condition. Specifically, theimpact on general economic conditions may come from, among other things, increasing transportation costs due to the current nationwide driver shortage aswell as new federal regulations which require increased monitoring of a driver’s allowed driving time using electronic monitoring technology, lowerunemployment, 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 capital market volatility, adverse changes in the purchasing power of the U.S.dollar and higher general water, energy, and fuel costs. Maintaining the prices of our products, initiating price increases (including passing along priceincreases for commodities used in our products) and increasing the demand for our products (especially when prices for our products are decreasing due tocommodity price decreases), all of which are important to our plans to increase profitability, may be materially and adversely affected by changes in generaleconomic conditions and increases in production costs. Among other considerations, nuts and our other products are not essential products, and, therefore,demand and sales volume could decrease. In addition, a general economic downturn could cause one or more of our vendors, suppliers, distributors andcustomers to experience cash flow problems and, therefore, such vendors, suppliers, distributors and customers may be forced to reduce their output, shutdown their operations or file for bankruptcy protection, which in some cases would make it difficult for us to continue production of certain products, couldrequire us to reduce sales of our products or could result in uncollectable accounts receivable. It may be difficult to find a replacement for certain vendors,suppliers, freight haulers or distributors without significant delay or increase in cost. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect ourfinancial 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, whichmay include lawsuits or claims related to contracts, intellectual property, product recalls, product liability, the marketing and labeling of products,employment matters, wage and hour matters, environmental matters or other aspects of our business. Plaintiffs or regulatory bodies could seek recovery ofvery large or indeterminate amounts, and the magnitude of the potential loss relating to lawsuits and investigations is difficult to accuratelyestimate. Additionally, many of our customer contracts require us to indemnify and assume the defense of any third party claim against the customer,increasing the risk of litigation related to our operations. Regardless of whether any claims against us are valid, or whether we are ultimately held liable,such litigation and investigations may be expensive to defend and may divert time, money and management attention away from our operations andnegatively impact our financial performance. We maintain insurance in amounts we believe to be adequate based on our business operations. However, wemay incur claims or liabilities for which we are not insured, that exceed the amount of our insurance coverage or that our insurers may raise variousobjections and exceptions to coverage. A judgment or settlement for significant monetary damages or requiring other significant changes to our business orassets 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 and suppliers, (ii) complying with financial reporting, legal and tax regulatory requirements, (iii) maintaining logistics, inventory control andmonitoring systems and (iv) providing us with real-time feedback about our business. Like other companies, our information technology systems may bevulnerable to a variety of interruptions due to events beyond our control, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, telecommunications failures, outagesduring replacement or upgrades, computer viruses, hardware failures, power outages, hackers, ransomware attacks, cyber risks and other security issues. We 11have technology security initiatives, cyber insurance and disaster recovery plans in place to mitigate our risk to these vulnerabilities, but these measuresmay not be adequate, particularly as the global dependence on technology and the sophistication of cyber threats increase. In addition, if we are unable toprevent security breaches or disclosure of non-public information, we may suffer financial and reputational damage, litigation or remediation costs orpenalties because of the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information belonging to us or to our customers, consumers, or suppliers.In addition, we have outsourced several information technology support services and administrative functions to third-party service providers and mayoutsource other functions in the future to achieve cost savings and efficiencies. If the service providers to which we outsource these functions do notperform effectively, we may not be able to achieve the expected cost savings and may have to incur additional costs to correct errors made by such serviceproviders. Depending on the function involved, such errors may also lead to business disruption, processing inefficiencies, the loss of or damage tointellectual property through security breach, the loss of sensitive data through security breach, or otherwise. While we or any third party service providerhave not experienced any significant disruption, failure or breach impacting our information technology systems, any such disruption, failure or breachcould adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.Our Products are Processed at a Limited Number of Production Facilities and any Significant Disruption at any of Our Production Facilities orDisruption with 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 theseproduction facilities experiences a disruption for any reason, including a work stoppage, power failure, fire, pandemic, terrorism or weather relatedcondition or natural disaster, 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, a significant third party supplier, service provider or distributor may impact our ability to produce, package, market, transport and sell ourproducts. If we were not able to obtain alternate production, shelling or processing capability in a timely manner or on satisfactory terms, this could have amaterial adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.Inability to Protect Our Intellectual Property or Avoid Intellectual Property Disputes Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Financial Conditionand Results of OperationsWe consider our intellectual property rights, particularly and most notably our brand trademarks (such as our Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, SquirrelBrand, Southern Style Nuts and Sunshine Country trademarks), but also our patents, trade secrets, know-how copyrights and licensing agreements, to be asignificant and valuable aspect of our business. We attempt to protect our intellectual property rights through a combination of patent, service mark,trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, as well as licensing agreements, third party nondisclosure and assignment agreements and policing of third partymisuses of our intellectual property both domestically and internationally. Our failure to obtain or adequately protect our trademarks, products, new featuresof our products, or our trade secrets and technology, or any change in law or other changes that serve to lessen or remove the current legal protections of ourintellectual property, may diminish our competitiveness and could materially 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 regardingpatents or other intellectual property could be costly and time-consuming and could divert the attention of our management and key personnel from ourbusiness operations. Third party claims of intellectual property infringement might also require us to enter into costly license agreements. We also may besubject to significant damages or injunctions against development and sale of certain products if found to be liable for infringing activity. Any suchactivities could materially and 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”), to help us achieve long-term profitable growth. As part of this Strategic Plan, we have taken a numberof actions including, among other things, promotion of our branded recipe and snack nut products, expanding distribution in traditional retail channels andalternative channels and other strategies related to increasing sales of non-branded business at existing key customers. We are taking these actions in orderto increase sales in all of our distribution channels. There are no assurances that we will be successful in achieving any portion of our Strategic Plan, or anyother efficiency measures.In addition, we have in the past, as part of our Strategic Plan, engaged in strategic acquisitions and joint ventures including the acquisition of SquirrelBrand, L.P. in November 2017 (the “Acquisition”). However, we may be unsuccessful in managing completed acquisitions or joint ventures, identifyingadditional acquisitions or joint ventures, or negotiating favorable financial or other terms with third parties which are attractive or advantageous to grow orotherwise supplement our existing business. In addition, the 12identification, negotiation and completion of any acquisition or joint venture may divert management’s attention from ordinary business matters, require anumber of one-time or ongoing advisory costs, result in the loss of employees or customers of our business or the acquired business, involve the assumptionof unknown and potentially significant liabilities or result in impairment charges if the assumptions underlying the purchase are not satisfied. Due to variousuncertainties inherent in such activities, we may be unable to achieve a substantial portion of any anticipated benefits or cost savings from previousacquisitions or joint ventures or other anticipated benefits in the timeframe we anticipate, or at all.Any inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Strategic Plan could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results ofoperations.Increases 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.These costs can vary substantially as a result of an increase in the number, mix and experience of our employees and changes in health care and otheremployment-related laws. There are no assurances that we will succeed in reducing future increases in such costs, particularly if government regulationsrequire us to change our health and welfare benefits, government regulations impose additional monitoring and compliance expenses, or we need to attractand retain additional qualified personnel. Increases in personnel costs can also be amplified by low unemployment rates, preferences among workers in thelabor market and general tight labor market conditions in any of the areas where we operate. Our inability to control such costs could materially andadversely affect our financial 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, itcould in some cases impair our ability to supply our products to customers, which could result in reduced sales, and may distract our management fromfocusing on our business and strategic priorities. Any of these activities could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results ofoperations.We Cannot Guarantee the Timing, Amount or Payment of DividendsAlthough the Board of Directors has adopted a dividend policy under which the Company intends to pay a regular annual cash dividend on its CommonStock and Class A Stock, whether any such subsequent dividend (or any special dividend) is declared and the timing and amount thereof is subject to thediscretion of the Board of Directors. Decisions of the Board of Directors in respect of dividends will be based on a variety of factors, including the cashflows, earnings and financial position of the Company as well as the borrowing availability and other restrictions under our Credit Facility. The Board ofDirectors is not required to declare dividends and the number and amount of dividends is restricted under our Credit Facility and could be restricted underfuture financing or other arrangements. The Board of Directors will also regularly review and may modify or terminate our dividend policy. Accordingly,we cannot provide any assurances that our Company will pay annual or special cash dividends in the future, and if so, the amount or timing thereof. Anyreduction in or elimination of our dividend policy or dividend payments could have a negative effect on the price of our Common Stock. 13Item 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 housesour primary 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 Square Footage Type ofInterest Description of Principal Use Date Company Constructed, Acquired or First OccupiedBainbridge, Georgia 300,000 OwnedandLeased Peanut shelling, purchasing, processing, packaging, warehousing anddistribution 1987Garysburg, North Carolina 160,000 Owned Peanut shelling, purchasing, processing, packaging, warehousing anddistribution 1994Selma, Texas (1) 300,000 Leased Pecan shelling, processing, bulk packaging, warehousing anddistribution 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 6—“Long-Term Debt” tothe Consolidated Financial Statements.(2)The Elgin Office Building (part of the Elgin Site) was acquired in April 2005. Approximately 65% of the Elgin Office Building is currently vacant.Approximately 29% of the rentable area has not been built-out. The vacant portion of the office building may be leased to third parties; however,there can be no assurance that we will be able to lease the unoccupied space. Further capital expenditures will likely be necessary to lease theremaining space. 14b. 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 productsfrom raw storage to processing to packaging to distribution. The Elgin Site was designed to minimize the risk of cross contamination between tree nuts andpeanuts. As currently configured, the Elgin Site can accommodate an increase in production capacity of 15% to 25% of our current capacity, howevercertain production lines are at full capacity. Additional space may be needed to fulfill any meaningful increases in future demand for the products producedon these lines.The Selma facility contains our automated pecan shelling and bulk packaging operation. The facility’s pecan shelling production lines currently have thecapacity to shell in excess of 90 million inshell pounds of pecans annually. During fiscal 2019, we processed approximately 39 million inshell pounds ofpecans at the Selma facility. The quantity of pecans processed varies depending on the amount of inshell nuts purchased due to, among other things, the sizeand cost of the crop, the impact of international demand, and expected demand based on our current sales forecast.The Bainbridge facility is located in the largest peanut producing region in the United States. This facility takes direct delivery of farmer stock peanuts andcleans, shells, sizes, inspects, blanches, roasts and packages them for sale to our customers. The production line at the Bainbridge facility is almost entirelyautomated and has the capacity to shell approximately 120 million inshell pounds of peanuts annually. During fiscal 2019, the Bainbridge facility shelledapproximately 78 million inshell pounds of peanuts.The Garysburg facility has the capacity to process approximately 60 million inshell pounds of farmer stock peanuts annually. During fiscal 2019, theGarysburg facility processed approximately 10 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 of60 million inshell pounds of walnuts annually. During fiscal 2019, the Gustine facility shelled approximately 30 million inshell pounds of walnuts. Thequantity of walnuts shelled will vary depending on the amount of inshell nuts purchased due to, among other things, the size and cost of the crop, the impactof international demand, and expected demand based on our current sales forecast.The Bainbridge, Garysburg, Selma, and Gustine facilities are equipped to handle the processing, packaging, warehousing and distribution, and in the case ofour Bainbridge and Garysburg facilities, the purchasing of nuts. Furthermore, at our Elgin Site, we process, package, warehouse and distribute nuts. Wecurrently have more 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 theultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition, results of operation or cash flows.During fiscal 2017 we were subject to a class-action complaint for an employment related matter. In early fiscal 2018 we agreed to a $1.2 million settlementfor which we were fully reserved at June 29, 2017. In the first quarter of fiscal 2019 the settlement was paid.For a discussion of our class-action complaint and legal proceedings, investigations, settlements and other contingencies, see Note 8—“Commitments andContingent Liabilities” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.Item 4 — Mine Safety DisclosuresNot applicable. 15EXECUTIVE 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 descriptioninformation is included as an unnumbered item in Part I of this Report in lieu of being included in the Proxy Statement for our annual meeting ofstockholders to be held on October 30, 2019. Below are our executive officers as of August 21, 2019:Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Chief Executive Officer , age 56 — Mr. Sanfilippo has been employed by us since 1991 and in November 2006 was named ourChief Executive Officer. Mr. Sanfilippo served as our Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing from January 2001 to November 2006. He served asour Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing from August 1999 to January 2001. Mr. Sanfilippo has been a member of our Board of Directors sinceAugust 1999. He served as General Manager West Coast Operations from September 1991 to September 1993. He served as Vice President West CoastOperations and Sales from October 1993 to September 1995, and Mr. Sanfilippo served as Vice President Sales and Marketing from October 1995 toAugust 1999.Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary , age 60 — Mr. Valentine has been employed by us since 1987. InNovember 2006, Mr. Valentine was named our Chief Financial Officer and Group President and, in May 2007, Mr. Valentine was named our Secretary.Mr. Valentine served as our Executive Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary from January 2001 to November 2006. Mr. Valentineserved as our Senior Vice President 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 Vice President and Secretary from December 1995 to August 1999. He served as an Assistant Secretary and the GeneralManager of External Operations for us from June 1987 and 1990, respectively, to December 1995. Mr. Valentine’s responsibilities also include peanut,almond, imported nut, packaging and other ingredient procurement and our contract packaging business.Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, President and Assistant Secretary , age 51 — Mr. Sanfilippo has been employed by us since 1991.In November 2006, Mr. Sanfilippo was named our Chief Operating Officer and President and, in May 2007, Mr. Sanfilippo was named our Treasurer andheld that position until January 2009. Mr. Sanfilippo served as our Executive Vice President Operations, retaining his position as Assistant Secretary, whichhe assumed in December 1995 from 2001 to November 2006. Mr. Sanfilippo became a member of our Board of Directors in December 2003. He becameour Senior Vice President Operations in August 1999 and served as Vice President Operations from December 1995 to August 1999. Prior to that,Mr. Sanfilippo was the General Manager of our Gustine, California facility beginning in October 1995, and from June 1992 to October 1995 he served asAssistant Treasurer and worked in our Financial Relations Department. Mr. Sanfilippo is responsible for overseeing our plant operations, research anddevelopment, and product innovation.James A. Valentine, Senior Technical Officer , age 55 — Mr. Valentine has been employed by us since 1986 and in January 2018 was named our SeniorTechnical Officer. He served as our Chief Information Officer from November 2006 to January 2018. He served as our Executive Vice PresidentInformation Technology from August 2001 to November 2006. Mr. Valentine served as Senior Vice President Information Technology from January 2000to August 2001 and as Vice President of Management Information Systems from January 1995 to January 2000. Mr. Valentine is responsible for providinginsight and guidance to executive management regarding strategic direction of our information technology functions that support our corporate strategy.Frank S. Pellegrino, Senior Vice President, Finance, and Treasurer , age 45 — Mr. Pellegrino joined us in January 2007 as Director of Accounting andwas appointed Corporate Controller in September 2007. In January 2009, he was named Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller. In August 2012,he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance. In August 2016, he was appointed Treasurer. Previously, Mr. Pellegrino was Internal Audit Manager atW.W. Grainger, a business-to-business distributor, from June 2003 to January 2007. Prior to that, he was a Manager in the Assurance Practice ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was employed from 1996 to 2003. Mr. Pellegrino is responsible for our accounting, finance and treasury functions.In January 2018 he became responsible for overseeing our information technology department and in June 2019 became responsible for overseeing ourCustomer Solutions.Christopher H. Gardier, Senior Vice President, Consumer Sales , age 59 — Mr. Gardier joined us in May 2010 as Vice President, Consumer Sales. InAugust 2012, Mr. Gardier was promoted to Senior Vice President, Consumer Sales. Previously, Mr. Gardier was the Vice President Sales for the SnacksDivision at The Hain Celestial Group, where he led a national sales team of eight regional managers selling natural and organic salty snack brands. Prior tothat, Mr. Gardier was a Customer Vice President, Central Region at Pepperidge Farm for six years, where he led a team of independent biscuit and bakerydistributors covering 13 Midwestern states. Prior to that, Mr. Gardier was a Director of National Accounts at Frito Lay for almost five years, where he led asales and operations team responsible for the mass merchandising channel. Mr. Gardier is responsible for leading our Consumer Sales efforts, including ourFisher and Orchard Valley Harvest brands. 16Howard P. Brandeisky, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Customer Solutions, age 58 — Mr. Brandeisky joined us in April 2010 as VicePresident, Marketing & Innovation. In October 2013, he was promoted to Senior Vice President. Previously, he was an independent consultant in the foodindustry for a year. Prior to that, Mr. Brandeisky was at Kraft Foods, Inc. as a Vice President of Marketing. He is responsible for leading the marketing,consumer insights and creative services teams.Shayn E. Wallace, Senior Vice President, Commercial Ingredients, age 48 — Mr. Wallace has been employed by us since March of 2019. Prior to that,he served as President for Spectrum Brands. His career path also includes senior roles with major food companies such as H.J. Heinz, The KelloggCompany, Dean Foods, Sara Lee Food & Beverage, Mark Anthony Brands – Mike’s Hard Lemonade and Morton Salt where he held senior leadershippositions in Sales and Marketing. He is responsible for leading our Commercial Ingredients business which includes foodservice and industrial channels.J. Brent Meyer, Senior Vice President, New Business Development, age 48 — Mr. Meyer joined us in December 2017 after we acquired his previouscompany, Squirrel Brand, L.P. Mr. Meyer had owned Squirrel Brand since 2003 after purchasing and performing a turnaround of the then bankruptcompany. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Meyer was Director of Marketing for Pegasus Solutions. Prior to that, he worked in advertising at Temerlin McLain andLevenson & Hill. Mr. Meyer is responsible for managing the company’s partnership and business development with a major club customer.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 ofthe Company, 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) thebrother of 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) thenephew of 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, Senior Technical Officer of the Company, is (i) the son of Mathias A. Valentine, (ii) the brother of Michael J. Valentine and (iii) thecousin of Jasper 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 and (ii) the first cousin by marriage of Jasper B.Sanfilippo, Jr., Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, James J. Sanfilippo, Michael J. Valentine and James A. Valentine. 17PART 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 Boardof Directors, rounded up to the nearest whole number, and the holders of Class A Stock are entitled to elect the remaining directors. With respect to mattersother than the 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 sharewhile the holders of 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 noestablished public trading market for the Class A Stock. However, each share of Class A Stock is convertible at the option of the holder at any time andfrom time to time (and, upon the occurrence of certain events specified in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, automatically converts) into one shareof Common Stock.Our Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and our trading symbol is “JBSS”.The graph below compares our cumulative five-year total stockholder return on our Common Stock with the cumulative total returns of the Russell 2000Consumer Staples Index and the Russell 2000 Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our Common Stock, in each index (with thereinvestment of all dividends) from June 27, 2014 to June 27, 2019.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 June 27, 2014 in stock or June 30, 2014 in 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extentthat we specifically incorporate it by reference in such filing.As of August 21, 2019 there were 44 holders and 16 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 anydividends declared by the Board of Directors on our common equity. Our current financing agreements, as amended on July 7, 2017, allow us to make up tofour cash dividends or distributions of our stock in any fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $60 million in the aggregate per fiscal year. See Part II, Item 7— “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — FinancingArrangements.” 18In January 2017, our Board of Directors adopted a dividend policy under which it intends to pay a regular annual cash dividend on our Common Stock andClass A Stock. The Board of Directors contemplated that the regular annual dividend would be declared around the conclusion of the Company’s fiscal yearand paid in the first quarter of each fiscal year.The Board of Directors will review the dividend policy regularly and any future annual or special dividends (whether such are paid and, if so, the amountand timing of payment) will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors, after taking into account a variety of factors, including cash flows, borrowingavailability under our Credit Facility, and earnings and financial position of the Company. There can be no assurance that dividends will be declared or paidin the future. Pursuant to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, any dividends paid on our Common Stock must be equivalent to the dividends paid onour Class A Stock.The frequency and amount of cash dividends declared for each class of common stock for the two most recently completed fiscal years are as follows: • On July 11, 2017 our Board of Directors declared an annual and special cash dividend of $0.50 and $2.00, respectively, that was paid toholders of Common Stock and Class A Stock on August 15, 2017. • On July 10, 2018 our Board of Directors declared an annual and special cash dividend of $0.55 and $2.00, respectively, that was paid toholders of Common Stock and Class A Stock on August 17, 2018. • Subsequent to the end of fiscal 2019, the Board of Directors declared an annual and special cash dividend of $0.60 and $2.40 per share,respectively, that was paid to holders of our Common Stock and Class A Stock on August 20, 2019.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 didnot consider 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 linealdescendants of either Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Sr., Mathias A. Valentine or such siblings (other than those who are our executive officers, directors or those inthe foregoing who have formed a group within the 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 ofCertain Beneficial Owners and Management” contained in our Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting and “Relationships Among Certain Directorsand Executive Officers” appearing immediately before Part II of this Report.Securities Authorized under Equity Compensation PlansThe following table sets forth information as of June 27, 2019, with respect to equity securities authorized for issuance pursuant to equity compensationplans previously 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 — stockoptions 500 $8.71 726,248 Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders — restrictedstock units 188,992 — 726,248 Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders — — — 19Item 6 — Selected Financial DataThe following historical consolidated financial data as of and for the years ended June 27, 2019, June 28, 2018, June 29, 2017, June 30, 2016, and June 25,2015 was derived from our consolidated financial statements. The financial data should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financialstatements and notes thereto, which are included elsewhere herein, and with Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition andResults of Operations”. The information below is not necessarily indicative of the results of future operations. The fiscal year ended June 30, 2016contained an extra week compared to the other fiscal years presented.Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Data: (1) (dollars in thousands, except per share data) Year Ended June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 June 29, 2017 June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Net sales $876,201 $888,931 $846,635 $952,059 $887,245 Cost of sales 717,931 750,032 704,712 814,591 755,189 Gross profit 158,270 138,899 141,923 137,468 132,056 Selling and administrative expenses (2) 99,746 82,710 81,446 84,306 78,578 Income from operations (2) 58,524 56,189 60,477 53,162 53,478 Interest expense 3,060 3,463 2,910 3,492 3,966 Rental and miscellaneous expense, net 1,089 1,406 1,296 1,358 3,049 Other expense (2) 1,947 1,970 2,133 1,850 1,599 Income before income taxes 52,428 49,350 54,138 46,462 44,864 Income tax expense 12,962 16,850 18,013 16,067 15,559 Net income $39,466 $32,500 $36,125 $30,395 $29,305 Basic earnings per common share $3.45 $2.86 $3.19 $2.71 $2.63 Diluted earnings per common share $3.43 $2.84 $3.17 $2.68 $2.61 Cash dividends declared per share $2.55 $2.50 $5.00 $2.00 $1.50 Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: (1)(3) (dollars in thousands) June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 June 29, 2017 June 30, 2016 June 25, 2015 Working capital $141,434 $130,689 $143,504 $158,979 $150,280 Total assets 391,304 415,853 398,059 391,162 431,616 Long-term debt, less current maturities 20,381 27,356 25,211 28,704 32,046 Total debt 27,719 65,803 58,085 44,130 96,500 Stockholders’ equity 254,555 243,002 235,468 251,193 241,278 (1)Effective the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we adopted ASU No. 2014-09 which updates the revenue recognition requirements. Fiscal 2018 has beenadjusted for this new accounting standard. The impact on fiscal 2017 was immaterial. Refer to Note 2 – “Revenue Recognition” in the Notes toConsolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.(2)Effective the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we adopted ASU No. 2017-07 which disaggregates the service cost component of pension expense from theother components of net periodic benefit cost component of pension expense. Service cost must be presented in the same line items as other employeecompensation costs while all other components must be presented separately from service cost and outside a subtotal of income from operations. Priorperiods in this table have been adjusted for comparability for this new accounting standard.(3)Effective the first quarter of fiscal 2017, we adopted ASU No. 2015-03 which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs. Prior periods have beenadjusted for this new accounting standard. 20Item 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). Additionalinformation on the comparability of the periods presented is as follows: • References herein to fiscal 2020 are to the fiscal year ending June 25, 2020. • References herein to fiscal 2019, fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017 are to the fiscal years ended June 27, 2019, June 28, 2018 and June 29, 2017,respectively.As used herein, unless the context otherwise indicates, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” or “Company” refer collectively to John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. andour wholly-owned subsidiary, JBSS Ventures, LLC. Our Credit Facility and Mortgage Facility, as defined below, are sometimes 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 soldunder a variety of private brands and under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts, and Sunshine Country brand names.We also market and distribute, and in most cases, manufacture or process, a diverse product line of food and snack products, including peanut butter,almond butter, cashew butter, candy and confections, snacks and trail mixes, snack bites, sunflower kernels, dried fruit, corn snacks, sesame sticks and othersesame snack products under private brands and brand names. We distribute our products in the consumer, commercial ingredients and contract packagingdistribution channels.The Company’s long-term objective is to drive profitable growth, as identified in our Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan includes continuing to grow Fisher , Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts into leading nut brands by focusing on consumers demanding quality nuts in thesnacking, recipe, trail and snack mix and produce categories, providing integrated nut solutions to grow non-branded business at existing key customers ineach distribution channel and expanding our offerings into alternative distribution channels. We are executing on our Strategic Plan by growing ourconsumer distribution channel, which now accounts for almost 70% of our total annual company sales volume, which we define as pounds sold tocustomers. This growth has been driven by an increase in sales of our branded products such as our Orchard Valley Harvest and Fisher snack nut and trailmix products to a variety of retailers as well as growth from private brand product sales. We have also made distribution gains for Fisher recipe nuts atseveral new grocery customers during the 2019 fiscal year. We are also focusing on growing Squirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts brand awarenessthrough expanded distribution and increased innovation and product offerings.We face a number of challenges in the future which include, among others, potential acquisition cost volatility for almonds and intensified competition formarket share from both private brand and name brand nut products. We also face changing industry trends resulting in retail consolidation and Internet pricecompetition for nut and nut-related products.We will continue to focus on seeking profitable business opportunities to best utilize our production capacity at our Elgin Site and evaluate facilityexpansion to meet customer demand. We expect to maintain our current level of promotional and advertising activity for our Orchard Valley Harvest andFisher snack brands. We continue to see domestic sales and volume growth in our Orchard Valley Harvest brand and will continue to focus on this portionof our branded business as well as our Squirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts brands. We will continue to face the ongoing challenges specific to ourbusiness, such as food safety and regulatory issues and the maintenance and growth of our customer base for branded and private label products. See theinformation referenced in Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors” of this report for additional information about our risks, challenges and uncertainties. 21Annual Highlights • Our net sales for fiscal 2019 decreased by $12.7 million, or 1.4%, to $876.2 million compared to fiscal 2018. • Gross profit increased by $19.4 million, and our gross profit margin, as a percentage of net sales, increased to 18.1% in fiscal 2019 from15.6% in fiscal 2018. • Total operating expenses for fiscal 2019 increased by $17.0 million, and our operating expenses, as a percentage of net sales, were 11.4%compared to 9.3% of net sales in fiscal 2018. • Diluted earnings per share increased approximately 20.8% compared to last fiscal year. • Our strong financial position allowed us to pay a cash dividend of $29.1 million in August 2018. • The total value of inventories on hand at the end of fiscal 2019 decreased by $17.3 million, or 9.9%, in comparison to the total value ofinventories on hand at the end of fiscal 2018.We have seen acquisition costs for pecans and walnuts decline in the 2018 crop year (which falls into our current 2019 fiscal year), as well as decliningacquisition costs for cashews. While we completed our procurement of the current year crop of inshell walnuts during the second quarter of fiscal 2019, thetotal payments to our walnut growers were not determined until the third quarter of fiscal 2019, which is typical. The final prices paid to the walnut growerswere based upon prevailing market prices and other factors, such as crop size and export demand. At June 27, 2019 there are no amounts due to walnutgrowers.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 ofsuch items from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2018 and from fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2017. Percentage of Net Sales Percentage Change Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2017 Fiscal 2019 vs. 2018 Fiscal 2018 vs. 2017 Net sales 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% (1.4)% 5.0% Gross profit 18.1 15.6 16.8 13.9 (2.1) Selling expenses 7.1 6.0 5.9 16.7 7.1 Administrative expenses 4.3 3.3 3.7 27.5 (7.1) Fiscal 2019 Compared to Fiscal 2018Net SalesOur net sales decreased 1.4% to $876.2 million for fiscal 2019 from $888.9 million for fiscal 2018. Sales volume increased by 1.4% for fiscal 2019 incomparison to sales volume for fiscal 2018. The decline in net sales was driven by a 2.8% decrease in the weighted average sales price per pound, whichprimarily occurred as a result of a shift in sales volume from higher priced tree nut products to lower priced peanut and trail mix products. Lower sellingprices for products containing cashews and pecans, driven by lower commodity acquisition costs, also contributed to the decrease in net sales. The declinein net sales from lower selling prices due to commodity deflation for certain tree nuts was partially offset by the increase in sales volume.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,because certain adjustments from gross sales to net sales, such as promotional discounts, are not allocable to product type. Product Type Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2018 Peanuts 18.0% 15.7% Pecans 12.9 14.0 Cashews & Mixed Nuts 23.0 24.6 Walnuts 8.9 9.0 Almonds 14.4 15.5 Trail & Snack Mixes 17.3 15.5 Other 5.5 5.7 Total 100.0% 100.0% 22The following table shows a comparison of net sales by distribution channel (dollars in thousands): Distribution Channel Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2018 Change PercentChange Consumer (1) $625,581 $589,867 $35,714 6.1% Commercial Ingredients 140,103 154,114 (14,011) (9.1) Contract Packaging 110,517 144,950 (34,433) (23.8) Total $876,201 $888,931 $(12,730) (1.4)% (1)Sales of branded products were approximately 37% and 38% of total consumer channel sales during fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively. Fisherbranded products were approximately 69% and 75% of branded sales during fiscal 2019 and 2018 respectively, with branded produce productsaccounting for most of the remaining branded product sales.Net sales in the consumer distribution channel increased by 6.1% in dollars and 10.5% in sales volume in fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018. The salesvolume increase was primarily driven by a 13.0% increase in sales of private brand trail mixes and snack nuts resulting from distribution gains with newand existing customers. Increased sales of Orchard Valley Harvest produce products and Fisher snack nuts also contributed to the increase in sales volume.A 13.3% sales volume increase for our Orchard Valley Harvest produce products came primarily from distribution gains for the salad toppers product lineand distribution gains with new and existing customers. Sales volume for Fisher snack nuts increased by 4.3% due to distribution gains at an existingcustomer and increased promotional activity for our Oven Roasted Never Fried product line. Accounting for 10.9% of the sales volume increase was theadditional sales volume related to Southern Style Nuts snack mix products resulting from the Acquisition which occurred late in our fiscal 2018 secondquarter. Beginning in December 2017, Squirrel Brand sales volume is included in the consumer and commercial ingredients distribution channels. SquirrelBrand sales volume for fiscal 2018 was included in the contract packaging distribution channel through November 2017, because Squirrel Brand was acontract packaging customer until the Acquisition. Sales volume for Fisher recipe nuts declined 12.3% primarily due to competitive pricing pressure fromprivate brand recipe nuts and some lost distribution at an existing major customer. However, IRi market data from June 2019 indicates that Fisher recipenuts continue to be the branded market share leader in the overall recipe nut category.Net sales in the commercial ingredients distribution channel decreased by 9.1% in dollars and 7.3% in sales volume compared to fiscal 2018. The salesvolume decrease was primarily due to lower sales of bulk products to other food manufacturers.Net sales in the contract packaging distribution channel decreased by 23.8% in dollars and 20.2% in sales volume in fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018.The decline in sales volume mainly came from the discontinuance of a product line and a reduction in unit ounce weights for tree nut items implemented byan existing contract packaging customer, as well as the loss of some bulk business with another existing customer. The sales volume decrease was also dueto our acquisition of the Squirrel Brand business at the end of November 2017, as discussed above.Gross ProfitGross profit increased 13.9% to $158.3 million in fiscal 2019 from $138.9 million in fiscal 2018. Our gross profit margin, as a percentage of sales, increasedto 18.1% for fiscal 2019 from 15.6% for fiscal 2018.The increases in gross profit and gross profit margin were mainly attributable to lower commodity acquisition costs for walnuts, pecans and cashews. The1.4% increase in sales volume also contributed to the increase in gross profit.Operating ExpensesTotal operating expenses for fiscal 2019 increased by $17.0 million to $99.7 million. Operating expenses as a percent of net sales was 11.4% for fiscal 2019and 9.3% for fiscal 2018. The increase in total operating expenses was mainly due to increases in incentive compensation, other compensation, shipping andadvertising expenses. Additionally, total operating expenses included $2.5 million for consulting and legal expense related to an acquisition opportunity thatwe explored but ultimately elected not to pursue and a $1.0 million increase in amortization expense related to the acquisition of the Squirrel Brand businessthat occurred in the second quarter of fiscal 2018.Selling expenses for fiscal 2019 were $61.8 million, an increase of $8.8 million, or 16.7%, over the amount recorded for fiscal 2018. The increase wasdriven by a $5.9 million increase in compensation related expenses, primarily incentive compensation expense, a $1.7 million increase in freight expensedue to an increase in delivered sales pounds coupled with rising costs in the transportation industry in the first two quarters of fiscal 2019 and a $0.6 millionincrease in advertising expense to support our new Oven Roasted Never Fried Fisher snack line. 23Administrative expenses for fiscal 2019 were $38.0 million, an increase of $8.2 million, or 27.5%, from the amount recorded for fiscal 2018. The increasewas driven by a $6.6 million increase in compensation related expenses, primarily incentive compensation expense, a $1.5 million increase in consultingexpense and a $1.0 million increase in amortization expense that is associated with the Acquisition. Partially offsetting these increases was a $0.6 milliondecrease in personnel expense and $0.6 million decrease in the loss on asset disposals.Income from OperationsDue to the factors discussed above, our income from our operations was $58.5 million, or 6.7% of net sales, for fiscal 2019, compared to $56.2 million, or6.3% of net sales, for fiscal 2018.Interest ExpenseInterest expense was $3.1 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $3.5 million for fiscal 2018. The decrease in interest expense was due to lower average debtlevels.Rental and Miscellaneous Expense, NetNet rental and miscellaneous expense was $1.1 million for fiscal 2019 compared to $1.4 million for fiscal 2018.Other ExpenseOther expense consists of pension related expenses other than the service cost component and was $1.9 million and $2.0 million for fiscal 2019 and fiscal2018, respectively.Income Tax ExpenseIncome tax expense was $13.0 million, or 24.7% of income before income taxes (the “Effective Tax Rate”), for fiscal 2019 compared to $16.9 million, or34.1% of income before income taxes, for fiscal 2018. The decrease in the Effective Tax Rate for fiscal 2019 was primarily due to the reduction of thefederal statutory rate to 21% effective January 1, 2018 due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Reform”). Due to our fiscal year ending in June, ourfederal statutory rate was approximately 28% for fiscal 2018. Further increasing the Effective Tax Rate of fiscal 2018 was a $3.1 million non-cash charge toreduce our net deferred tax assets due to Tax Reform.Net IncomeNet income was $39.5 million, or $3.45 basic and $3.43 diluted per common share, for fiscal 2019, compared to $32.5 million, or $2.86 basic and $2.84diluted per common share, for fiscal 2018, due to the factors discussed above.Fiscal 2018 Compared to Fiscal 2017The discussion of our results of operations for the fiscal year ended June 28, 2018 compared to the fiscal year ended June 29, 2017 can be found in Part II,Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for theyear ended June 28, 2018.Liquidity 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,dated February 7, 2008 and subsequently amended most recently in November 2017 (as amended, the “Credit Facility”), that provides a revolving loancommitment and letter of credit subfacility. We anticipate that expected net cash flow generated from operations and amounts available pursuant to theCredit Facility will be sufficient to fund our operations for the next twelve months. Our available credit under our Credit Facility has allowed us toconsummate business acquisitions, devote more funds to promote our branded products (especially our Fisher and Orchard Valley Harvest brands), reinvestin the Company through capital expenditures, develop new products, pay special and annual cash dividends, and explore other growth strategies outlined inour Strategic Plan.Cash flows from operating activities have historically been driven by net income but are also significantly influenced by inventory requirements, which canchange based upon fluctuations in both quantities and market prices of the various nuts and nut products we buy and sell. Current market trends in nut pricesand crop estimates also impact nut procurement. 24The following table sets forth certain cash flow information for the last two fiscal years (dollars in thousands): June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 2019 to 2018 $ Change Operating activities $83,459 $66,154 $17,305 Investing activities (14,614) (34,968) 20,354 Financing activities (68,703) (31,692) (37,011) Total change in cash $142 $(506) $648 Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $83.5 million in fiscal 2019, an increase of $17.3 million compared to fiscal 2018. Thisincrease in operating cash flow was due primarily to a $7.0 million increase in net income, combined with a reduced use of working capital for inventorycompared to fiscal 2018. Inventories decreased $17.3 million in fiscal 2019 compared to an $8.1 million decrease in inventories in fiscal 2018 whichresulted in a net favorable change in cash of $7.3 million.Total inventories were $157.0 million at June 27, 2019, a decrease of $17.3 million, or 9.9%, from the inventory balance at June 28, 2018. The decrease wasprimarily due to lower quantities on hand for peanuts and cashews and lower acquisition costs for cashews, walnuts and pecans.Raw nut and dried fruit input stocks, some of which are classified as work in process, decreased by 6.7 million pounds, or 12.7%, at June 27, 2019compared to June 28, 2018. The weighted average cost per pound of raw nut and dried fruit input stocks on hand at the end of fiscal 2019 fell by 12.2%compared to the end of fiscal 2018, primarily due to lower acquisition costs for cashews, walnuts and pecans.Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities was $14.6 million in fiscal 2019. Capital expenditures accounted for a $15.1 million use of cash infiscal 2019.Cash used in investing activities was $35.0 million in fiscal 2018. The payment of the cash portion of the purchase price for the Acquisition was$21.7 million, net. Capital expenditures accounted for a $13.2 million use of cash in fiscal 2018.We expect total capital expenditures for equipment purchases and upgrades, facility maintenance and food safety enhancements for fiscal 2020 to beapproximately $14 million. Absent any material acquisitions or other significant investments, we believe that cash on hand, combined with cash providedby operations 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 $68.7 million during fiscal 2019. We paid dividends totaling $29.1 million in fiscal 2019. Werepaid $6.9 million of long-term debt during fiscal 2019, $2.9 million of which was related to the Mortgage Facility (as defined below). There was a netdecrease in borrowings outstanding under our Credit Facility of $31.3 million during fiscal 2019 which occurred, in part, as a result of the decrease ininventory and increased profitability.Cash used in financing activities was $31.7 million during fiscal 2018. We paid dividends totaling $28.4 million in fiscal 2018. We repaid $5.7 million oflong-term debt during fiscal 2018, $2.9 million of which was related to the Mortgage Facility (as defined below).Financing ArrangementsOn February 7, 2008, we entered into the Credit Facility with a bank group (the “Bank Lenders”) providing a $117.5 million revolving loan commitmentand letter of credit subfacility. Also on February 7, 2008, we entered into a Loan Agreement with an insurance company (the “Mortgage Lender”) providingus with two term loans, one in the amount of $36.0 million (“Tranche A”) and the other in the amount of $9.0 million (“Tranche B”), for an aggregateamount of $45.0 million (the “Mortgage Facility”).Credit FacilityThe Credit Facility, as most recently amended in November 2017, is secured by substantially all of our assets other than machinery and equipment, realproperty, and fixtures and matures on July 7, 2021. The Mortgage Facility is secured by mortgages on essentially all of our owned real property located inElgin, Illinois, Gustine, California and Garysburg, North Carolina (the “Encumbered Properties”). 25On November 29, 2017, we entered into the Consent and Ninth Amendment to our Credit Agreement which provided lender consent to incur unsecureddebt in connection with our acquisition of the assets of the Squirrel Brand business, and for the acquisition of the Squirrel Brand business to constitute a“Permitted Acquisition” under the terms of the Credit Facility. The Ninth Amendment also modified our collateral reporting requirements.The terms of the Credit Facility contain covenants that, among other things, require us to restrict investments, indebtedness, acquisitions and certain sales ofassets and limit annual cash dividends or distributions, transactions with affiliates, redemptions of capital stock and prepayment of indebtedness (if suchprepayment, among other things, is of a subordinate debt). If loan availability under the borrowing base calculation falls below $25.0 million, we will berequired to maintain a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, tested on a monthly basis, until loan availability equals or exceeds $25.0 million for threeconsecutive months. All cash received from customers is required to be applied against the Credit Facility. The Bank Lenders have the option to accelerateand demand immediate repayment of our obligations under the Credit Facility in the event of default on the payments required under the Credit Facility, achange in control in the ownership of the Company, non-compliance with the financial covenant or upon the occurrence of other defaults by us under theCredit Facility (including a default under the Mortgage Facility). As of June 27, 2019, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility,and we currently expect to be in compliance with the financial covenant in the Credit Facility for the foreseeable future. At June 27, 2019, we had$113.6 million of available credit under the Credit Facility. If this entire amount were borrowed at June 27, 2019, we would still be in compliance with allrestrictive covenants under the Credit Facility.Mortgage FacilityThe Mortgage Facility matures on March 1, 2023. On March 1, 2018 the interest rate on the Mortgage Facility was fixed at 4.25% per annum. Prior toMarch 1, 2018, Tranche A accrued interest at a fixed interest rate of 7.63% per annum, payable monthly and Tranche B accrued interest, as reset onMarch 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.Monthly principal payments on Tranche A in the amount of $0.2 million commenced on June 1, 2008. Monthly principal payments on Tranche B in theamount of $0.1 million commenced on June 1, 2008.The terms of the Mortgage Facility contain covenants that require us to maintain a specified net worth of $110.0 million and maintain the EncumberedProperties. The Mortgage Lender is entitled to require immediate repayment of our obligations under the Mortgage Facility in the event we default in thepayments required under the Mortgage Facility, non-compliance with the covenants or upon the occurrence of certain other defaults by us under theMortgage Facility. As of June 27, 2019, 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 themback. The selling price was determined by an independent appraiser to be the fair market value which also approximated our carrying value. The lease forthe Selma Properties has a ten-year term at a fair market value rent with three five-year renewal options. In September 2015, we exercised two of the five-year renewal options which extended the lease term to September 2026. The lease extension also reduced the monthly lease payment on the SelmaProperties, beginning in September 2016, to reflect then current market conditions. One five-year renewal option remains. Also, we have an option topurchase the Selma Properties from 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. The provisions of the arrangement are not eligible for sale-leaseback accounting, and the $14.3 million was recorded as a debtobligation. No gain or loss was recorded on the Selma Properties transaction. As of June 27, 2019, $10.1 million of the debt obligation was outstanding.Squirrel Brand Seller-Financed NoteIn November 2017 we completed the Squirrel Brand acquisition. The Acquisition was financed by a combination of cash (drawn under the Credit Facility)and a three-year seller-financed note for $11.5 million (“Promissory Note”). The principal owner and seller of the Squirrel Brand business was subsequentlyappointed as an executive officer of the Company and is considered a related party. The Promissory Note is unsecured, bears interest at 5.5% per annum andis payable in equal monthly principal payments of $0.3 million, plus interest, which began in January 2018. Upon an event of default, as defined in thePromissory Note, the interest rate increases to 7.5% until such event of default is cured. We can pre-pay the Promissory Note at any time during the three-year period without penalty. At June 27, 2019, the principal amount of $5.8 million of the Promissory Note was outstanding. 26Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsAs of June 27, 2019, we were not involved in any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated by theSEC.Contractual Cash ObligationsAt June 27, 2019, 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 Than5 Years Long-term debt obligations (1) $34,051 $8,738 $11,316 $5,062 $8,935 Minimum operating lease commitments 6,353 1,715 2,932 1,573 133 Purchase obligations (2) 202,184 202,184 — — — Retirement plans (3) 25,719 803 1,679 1,373 21,864 Total contractual cash obligations $268,307 $213,440 $15,927 $8,008 $30,932 (1)See Note 6—“Long-Term Debt” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further detail on the Company’s long-term debt obligations.(2)The purchase obligations primarily represent inventory purchase commitments and a commitment to purchase capital equipment; however, theseamounts exclude purchase commitments under walnut purchase agreements due to the uncertainty of pricing and quantity.(3)Represents projected retirement obligations. See Note 12—“Employee Benefit Plans” and Note 13—“Retirement Plan” of the Notes to ConsolidatedFinancial Statements for further details. 27Critical Accounting Policies and EstimatesOur financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accounting policiesas disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are applied in the preparation of our financial statements and accounting for the underlyingtransactions and balances. The policies discussed below are considered by our management to be critical for an understanding of our financial statementsbecause the application of these policies places the most significant demands on management’s judgment, with financial reporting results relying onestimation regarding the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Specific risks, if applicable, for these critical accounting policies are described in thefollowing paragraphs. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note 1—“Significant Accounting Policies” ofthe 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,disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reportingperiod. Actual results may differ from those estimates. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.Revenue RecognitionThe Company records revenue based on a five-step model in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606. The core principle ofthe guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects theconsideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for the goods or services. We sell our products under some arrangements whichinclude customer contracts that fix the sales price for periods, which typically can be up to one year for some commercial ingredient customers, and throughspecific programs consisting of promotion allowances, volume and customer rebates and marketing allowances, among others, to consumer and somecommercial ingredient users. We recognize revenue as performance obligations are fulfilled, which occurs when control passes to our customers. We reportall amounts billed to a customer in a sale transaction as revenue, including those amounts related to shipping and handling. Adjustments for estimatedpromotion allowances, volume and customer rebates and marketing allowances, among others, are variable consideration and are recorded as a reduction ofrevenue in the same period the related sales are recorded. Such estimates are calculated using historical averages adjusted for any expected changes due tocurrent business conditions and experience. See Note 2 – “Revenue Recognition” below for additional information on revenue recognition.InventoriesInventories, which consist principally of inshell bulk-stored nuts, shelled nuts, dried fruit and processed and packaged nut products, are stated at the lowerof cost (first-in, first-out) and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, lessreasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. Inventory costs are reviewed at least quarterly. Fluctuations in the market price ofpecans, peanuts, walnuts, almonds and other nuts may affect the value of inventory and gross profit and gross profit margin. When net realizable valuesmove below costs, we record adjustments to write down the carrying values of inventories to the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) and net realizable value.No such adjustments have been required in any of the periods presented. The results of our shelling process can also result in changes to our inventory costsbased upon actual versus expected crop yields. We maintain significant inventories of bulk-stored inshell pecans, peanuts and walnuts. Quantities of inshellbulk-stored nuts are determined based upon our inventory systems and are subject to verification techniques including observation, weighing and othermethods. The quantities of each crop year bulk-stored nut inventories are generally shelled out over a ten to fifteen-month period, at which time revisions toany estimates, which historically averaged 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 fallharvest season (which typically occurs in our first and second fiscal quarters), and pursuant to our walnut purchase agreements, we determine the final pricefor this inventory after receipt and typically by the end of our third fiscal quarter. Since the ultimate purchase price to be paid is determined subsequent toreceiving the walnut crop, we typically estimate the final purchase price for our first and second quarter interim financial statements based on crop size,quality, current market prices and other factors. Any such changes in estimates, which could be significant, are accounted for in the period of change byadjusting inventory on hand or cost of goods sold if the inventory has been sold. Changes in estimates may affect the ending inventory balances, as well asgross profit. There were no significant adjustments recorded in any of the periods presented. 28Impairment of Long-Lived AssetsWe review held and used long-lived assets, including our rental investment property and amortizable identifiable intangible assets (e.g., customerrelationships and brand names), to assess recoverability from projected undiscounted cash flows whenever events or changes in facts and circumstancesindicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. When such events occur, we compare the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expectedto result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group to the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group. The cash flows arebased on our best estimate of future cash flows derived from the most recent business projections. If this comparison indicates there is an impairment, thecarrying value of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value. We also evaluate the amortization periods assigned to our intangible assets to determinewhether events or changes in circumstances require a revised estimate of useful lives. We did not record any impairment of long-lived assets or amortizableidentifiable intangible assets in any of the last three fiscal years.GoodwillGoodwill is not amortized, but is tested annually for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset maybe impaired. A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may includedeterioration in general economic conditions, adverse changes in the markets in which we operate, increases in input costs that have negative effects onearnings and cash flows, or a trend of negative or declining cash flows over multiple periods, among others. The fair value that could be realized in anactual transaction may differ from that used to evaluate the impairment of goodwill.In testing goodwill for impairment, we have the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leadsto a determination that it is more likely than not (more than 50%) that the estimated fair value of our single reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Ifwe elect to perform a qualitative assessment and determine that an impairment is more likely than not, we are then required to perform a quantitativeimpairment test, otherwise no further analysis is required. We also may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment and, instead, proceed directly to thequantitative impairment test.Under the goodwill qualitative assessment, various events and circumstances that would affect the estimated fair value of our single reporting unit areidentified (similar to impairment indicators above).Under the goodwill quantitative impairment test, the evaluation of impairment involves comparing the current fair value of our single reporting unit to itscarrying value, including goodwill. We estimate the fair value using level 3 inputs as defined by the fair value hierarchy. The inputs used to calculate thefair value include several subjective factors, such as estimates of future cash flows, estimates of our future cost structure, discount rates for our estimatedcash flows, required level of working capital, assumed terminal value, and time horizon of cash flow forecasts. If the carrying value of our single reportingunit exceeds its fair value, we recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between the carrying value and estimated fair value.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 futuretax consequences of events that have been reported in our financial statements or tax returns. Such items give rise to differences in the financial reportingand tax basis of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying amount of deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not thatall or a portion of the asset will not be realized. In estimating future tax consequences, we consider all expected future events other than changes in tax lawor 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 individualtax position has a likelihood of greater than 50% of being sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position, including resolution ofany related appeals or litigation processes. For tax positions that are currently estimated to have a less than 50% likelihood of being sustained, no tax benefitis recorded. For tax 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 benefits ultimately realized may differ from our estimates. In future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may requireus to change the recognition and measurement estimates with regard to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates arerecorded in results of operations and financial 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 deferredtax liabilities. As of June 27, 2019, we believe that our deferred tax assets are fully realizable. 29Retirement PlanIn order to measure the annual expense and calculate the liability associated with our retirement plan, management must make a variety of estimatesincluding, but not limited to, discount rates, compensation increases and anticipated mortality rates. The estimates used by management are based on ourhistorical experience as well as current facts and circumstances. We use a third-party specialist to assist management in appropriately measuring theexpense associated with this employment-related benefit. Different estimates used by management could result in us recognizing different amounts ofexpense 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 averageremaining expected 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 measurementdate) for our plan based upon a hypothetical corporate bond portfolio for which the cash flows match the year-by-year projected benefit cash flows for ourpension plan. The hypothetical bond portfolio is comprised of high-quality fixed income debt securities (usually Moody’s Aa3 or higher) available at themeasurement date. Based on this information, the discount rate selected by us for determination of pension expense was 4.14% for fiscal 2019, 3.99% forfiscal 2018, and 3.61% for fiscal 2017. A 25-basis point increase or decrease in our discount rate assumption for fiscal 2019 would have resulted in animmaterial change in our pension expense for fiscal 2019. For our year-end pension obligation determination, we selected discount rates of 3.56% and4.14% for fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.The rate of compensation increase is another significant assumption used in the development of accounting information for pension plans. We determinethis assumption based on our long-term plans for compensation increases and current economic conditions. Based on this information, we selected 4.1% and3.4% for fiscal 2019 and 2018, respectively, as the average rate of compensation increase for determining our year-end pension obligation. We used 3.4%for the rate of compensation increase for determination of pension expense for fiscal year 2019 and 4.5% for both fiscal years 2018 and 2017.The RP-2014 white collar fully generational mortality table with mortality improvement scale MP-2018 published by the Society of Actuaries RetirementPlan Experience Committee was utilized in the preparation of our pension obligation as of June 27, 2019. 30Recent Accounting PronouncementsRefer to Note 1 — “Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued accountingpronouncements.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 Reporton Form 10-K delivered to stockholders, that are not historical (including statements concerning our expectations regarding market risk) are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements may be followed (and therefore identified) by a cross reference to Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors”or may be otherwise identified by the use of forward-looking words and phrases such as “will”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “may”, “believes”, “should” and“expects”, and they are based on our current expectations or beliefs concerning future events and involve risks and uncertainties. We undertake noobligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or other factors thataffect 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 causeresults to differ materially from our current expectations and/or those in the forward-looking statements, as well as the timing and occurrence (ornonoccurrence) 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 the expected 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 onlyattempt to pass on the commodity cost increases in the form of price increases to our customers. A hypothetical 1% increase in material costs, without acorresponding price increase, would have decreased gross profit approximately $5.8 million for fiscal 2019. See Part I, Item 1A — “Risk Factors” for afurther discussion of the risks and uncertainties related to commodity prices of raw materials and the impact thereof on our business.Approximately 35% of the dollar value of our total nut purchases for fiscal 2019 were made from foreign countries, and while these purchases were payablein 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 thenuts are purchased, 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 instrumentswhich fix the floating rate or offset an increase in the floating rate. A hypothetical 10% adverse change in weighted-average interest rates would have had a$0.1 million impact on our net income and cash flows from operating activities for fiscal 2019. 31Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplementary DataReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmTo the Board of Directors and Stockholders of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial ReportingWe have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 27, 2019and June 28, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in theperiod ended June 27, 2019, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited theCompany’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 27, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as ofJune 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018 , and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 27, 2019 inconformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all materialrespects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 27, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework(2013) issued by the COSO.Change in Accounting PrincipleAs discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for revenue recognized fromcustomer contracts in fiscal 2019.Basis for OpinionsThe Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting,and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on InternalControl over Financial Reporting . Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company’sinternal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting OversightBoard (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and theapplicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonableassurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effectiveinternal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financialstatements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles usedand significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internalcontrol over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weaknessexists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performingsuch other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. 32Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial ReportingA company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reportingand the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal controlover financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairlyreflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permitpreparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company arebeing made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regardingprevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financialstatements.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 ofcompliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.Chicago, IllinoisAugust 21, 2019We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1982. 33JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSJune 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash $1,591 $1,449 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $350 and $270, respectively 60,971 65,426 Inventories 157,024 174,362 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,754 6,645 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 225,340 247,882 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: Land 9,285 9,285 Buildings 109,955 108,540 Machinery and equipment 210,962 198,321 Furniture and leasehold improvements 5,128 5,015 Vehicles 673 526 Construction in progress 1,127 2,618 337,130 324,305 Less: Accumulated depreciation 228,778 217,689 108,352 106,616 Rental investment property, less accumulated depreciation of $11,212 and $10,431, respectively 17,831 18,462 TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 126,183 125,078 OTHER LONG TERM ASSETS: Intangible assets, net 14,626 17,654 Cash surrender value of officers’ life insurance and other assets 9,782 10,565 Deferred income taxes 5,723 5,024 Goodwill 9,650 9,650 TOTAL ASSETS $391,304 $415,853 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 34JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSJune 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Revolving credit facility borrowings $— $31,278 Current maturities of long-term debt, including related party debt of $4,375 and $4,341, respectively and net ofunamortized debt issuance costs of $35 and $45, respectively 7,338 7,169 Accounts payable 42,552 60,340 Bank overdraft 901 2,062 Accrued payroll and related benefits 22,101 6,415 Other accrued expenses 11,014 9,929 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 83,906 117,193 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: Long-term debt, less current maturities, including related party debt of $11,495 and $15,507, respectively and net ofunamortized debt issuance costs of $44 and $79, respectively 20,381 27,356 Retirement plan 24,737 21,288 Other 7,725 7,014 TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 52,843 55,658 TOTAL LIABILITIES 136,749 172,851 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: Class A Common Stock, convertible to Common Stock on a per share basis, cumulative voting rights of ten votes pershare, $.01 par 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,8,909,406 and 8,865,475 shares issued, respectively 89 89 Capital in excess of par value 122,257 119,952 Retained earnings 137,712 127,320 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (4,325) (3,181) Treasury stock, at cost; 117,900 shares of Common Stock (1,204) (1,204) TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 254,555 243,002 TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $391,304 $415,853 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 35JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEFor the years ended June 27, 2019, June 28, 2018 and June 29, 2017(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) Year Ended June 27, 2019 Year Ended June 28, 2018 Year Ended June 29, 2017 Net sales $876,201 $888,931 $846,635 Cost of sales 717,931 750,032 704,712 Gross profit 158,270 138,899 141,923 Operating expenses: Selling expenses 61,756 52,922 49,392 Administrative expenses 37,990 29,788 32,054 Total operating expenses 99,746 82,710 81,446 Income from operations 58,524 56,189 60,477 Other expense: Interest expense including $1,143, $1,103 and $785 to related parties, respectively 3,060 3,463 2,910 Rental and miscellaneous expense, net 1,089 1,406 1,296 Other expense 1,947 1,970 2,133 Total other expense, net 6,096 6,839 6,339 Income before income taxes 52,428 49,350 54,138 Income tax expense 12,962 16,850 18,013 Net income 39,466 32,500 36,125 Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: Amortization of prior service cost and actuarial gain included in net periodic pension cost 778 839 820 Net actuarial (loss) gain arising during the period (1,922) 384 1,201 Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax (1,144) 1,223 2,021 Comprehensive income $38,322 $33,723 $38,146 Net income per common share — basic $3.45 $2.86 $3.19 Net income per common share — diluted $3.43 $2.84 $3.17 Cash dividends declared per share $2.55 $2.50 $5.00 Weighted average shares outstanding — basic 11,430,174 11,383,080 11,317,149 Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted 11,501,412 11,449,386 11,403,605 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements 36JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYFor the years ended June 27, 2019, June 28, 2018 and June 29, 2017(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Class A Common Stock Common Stock Capital inExcess of Par Value Retained Earnings Accumulated Other ComprehensiveLoss TreasuryStock Shares Amount Shares Amount Total Balance, June 30, 2016 2,597,426 $26 8,725,715 $87 $115,136 $143,573 $(6,425) $(1,204) $251,193 Net income 36,125 36,125 Cash dividends ($5.00 per common share) (56,464) (56,464) Pension liability amortization, net of incometax expense of $502 820 820 Pension liability adjustment, net of incometax expense of $737 1,201 1,201 Equity award exercises 75,926 1 62 63 Stock-based compensation expense 2,504 2,504 Effect of adopting ASU 2016-09 70 (44) 26 Balance, June 29, 2017 2,597,426 $26 8,801,641 $88 $117,772 $123,190 $(4,404) $(1,204) $235,468 Net income 32,500 32,500 Cash dividends ($2.50 per common share) (28,370) (28,370) Pension liability amortization, net of incometax expense of $280 839 839 Pension liability adjustment, net of incometax expense of $127 384 384 Equity award exercises, net of shareswithheld for employee taxes 63,834 1 (616) (615) Stock-based compensation expense 2,796 2,796 Balance, June 28, 2018 2,597,426 $26 8,865,475 $89 $119,952 $127,320 $(3,181) $(1,204) $243,002 Net income 39,466 39,466 Cash dividends ($2.55 per common share) (29,074) (29,074) Pension liability amortization, net of incometax expense of $274 778 778 Pension liability adjustment, net of incometax benefit of $675 (1,922) (1,922) Equity award exercises, net of shareswithheld for employee taxes 43,931 — (339) (339) Stock-based compensation expense 2,644 2,644 Balance, June 27, 2019 2,597,426 $26 8,909,406 $89 $122,257 $137,712 $(4,325) $(1,204) $254,555 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 37JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSFor the years ended June 27, 2019, June 28, 2018 and June 29, 2017(dollars in thousands) Year EndedJune 27, 2019 Year EndedJune 28, 2018 Year EndedJune 29, 2017 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $39,466 $32,500 $36,125 Depreciation and amortization 17,045 15,430 15,559 (Gain) Loss on disposition of properties, net (164) 480 71 Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (298) 3,664 (1,744) Stock-based compensation expense 2,644 2,796 2,504 Change in assets and liabilities, net of Acquisition: Accounts receivable, net 4,447 1,751 13,243 Inventories 17,338 10,015 (25,847) Prepaid expenses and other current assets (470) (1,074) 201 Accounts payable (16,958) 8,876 6,384 Accrued expenses 15,784 (8,598) 1,484 Income taxes receivable/payable 2,348 (2,659) 2,217 Other long-term liabilities 711 501 579 Other long-term assets (404) 375 (266) Other, net 1,970 2,097 2,158 Net cash provided by operating activities 83,459 66,154 52,668 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of property, plant and equipment (15,075) (13,229) (10,885) Acquisition of Squirrel Brand L.P. — (21,727) — Proceeds from insurance recoveries 429 — — Other, net 32 (12) 342 Net cash used in investing activities (14,614) (34,968) (10,543) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net short-term (repayments) borrowings (31,278) 1,822 17,372 Principal payments on long-term debt (6,851) (5,659) (3,482) (Decrease) increase in bank overdraft (1,161) 1,130 121 Dividends paid (29,074) (28,370) (56,464) Proceeds from the exercise of stock options — 16 63 Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (339) (631) — Net cash used in financing activities (68,703) (31,692) (42,390) NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH 142 (506) (265) Cash, beginning of period 1,449 1,955 2,220 Cash, end of period $1,591 $1,449 $1,955 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Interest paid $2,872 $3,357 $2,763 Income taxes paid, excluding refunds of $16, $40, and $232, respectively 10,883 15,846 17,635 Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities: Acquisition of Squirrel Brand L.P. through note payable, see Note 6 $— $11,500 $— The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 38JOHN 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 subsidiary, JBSS Ventures, LLC. Ourfiscal year ends on the last Thursday of June each year, and typically consists of fifty-two weeks (four thirteen-week quarters). The accompanyingconsolidated financial statements and related footnotes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica (“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 soldunder a variety of private brands and under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts, and Sunshine Country brand names.We also market and distribute, and in most cases, manufacture or process, a diverse product line of food and snack products, including peanut butter,almond butter, cashew butter, candy and confections, snacks and trail mixes, snack bites, sunflower kernels, dried fruit, corn snacks, sesame sticks and othersesame snack products under private brands and brand names. Our products are sold through the major distribution channels to significant buyers of nuts,including food retailers, commercial ingredient users, and contract packaging customers.Management EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amountsof assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues andexpenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include reserves for customer deductions, the quantity of bulk inventories, the evaluation ofrecoverability of long-lived assets, the assumptions used in estimating the retirement plan liability and pension expense, and the realizability of deferred taxassets. Actual results could 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 andcustomer deductions. The allowance for doubtful accounts is calculated by specifically identifying customers that are credit risks and estimating the extentthat other non-specifically identified customers will become credit risks. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when we conclude that it isprobable the receivable will not be recovered. The reserve for estimated cash discounts is based on historical experience. The reserve for customerdeductions represents known customer short payments and an estimate of future credit memos that will be issued to customers related to rebates andallowances for marketing and promotions based 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 lowerof cost (first-in, first-out) and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, lessreasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. Inventory costs are reviewed at least quarterly. Fluctuations in the market price ofpecans, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, cashews and other nuts may affect the value of inventory, gross profit and gross profit margin. When net realizablevalues move below costs, we record adjustments to write down the carrying values of inventories to the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) and net realizablevalue. The results of our shelling process can also result in changes to inventory costs, such as adjustments made pursuant to actual versus expected cropyields. We maintain significant inventories of bulk-stored inshell pecans, peanuts and walnuts. Quantities of inshell bulk-stored nuts are determined basedon our inventory systems and are subject to quarterly physical verification techniques including observation, weighing and other methods. The quantities ofeach crop year bulk-stored nut inventories are generally shelled out over a ten to fifteen-month period, at which time revisions to any estimates are alsorecorded.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 andcharged to expense through depreciation. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation ofassets sold or retired are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized currently in operating income. 39Depreciation expense for the last three fiscal years is as follows: Year EndedJune 27, 2019 Year EndedJune 28, 2018 Year EndedJune 29, 2017 Depreciation expense $14,017 $13,414 $14,190 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.Business CombinationsWe use the acquisition method in accounting for acquired businesses. Under the acquisition method, our financial statements reflect the operations of anacquired business starting from the completion of the acquisition. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their respective estimated fairvalues at the date of the acquisition. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded asgoodwill.Segment ReportingWe operate in a single reporting unit and operating segment that consists of selling various nut and nut related products through multiple distributionchannels.Impairment of Long-Lived AssetsWe review held and used long-lived assets, including our rental investment property and amortizable identifiable intangible assets (e.g., customerrelationships and brand names), to assess recoverability from projected undiscounted cash flows whenever events or changes in facts and circumstancesindicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. When such events occur, we compare the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expectedto result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group to the carrying amount of the long-lived asset or asset group. The cash flows arebased on our best estimate of future cash flows derived from the most recent business projections. If this comparison indicates there is an impairment, thecarrying 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.GoodwillGoodwill currently represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets from our acquisition of Squirrel Brand, L.P. which closedin November 2017.Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested annually as of the last day of each fiscal year for impairment, or whenever events or changes in circumstancesindicate it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of the reporting unit is greater than its fair value. A significant amount of judgment is involved indetermining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include deterioration in general economic conditions, adverse changes in themarkets in which we operate, increases in input costs that have negative effects on earnings and cash flows, or a trend of negative or declining cash flowsover multiple periods, among others. The fair value that could be realized in an actual transaction may differ from that used to evaluate the impairment ofgoodwill. 40In testing goodwill for impairment, we have the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leadsto a determination that it is more likely than not (more than 50%) that the estimated fair value of our single reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Ifwe elect to perform a qualitative assessment and determine that an impairment is more likely than not, we are then required to perform a quantitativeimpairment test, otherwise no further analysis is required. We also may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment and, instead, proceed directly to thequantitative impairment test.Under the goodwill qualitative assessment, various events and circumstances that would affect the estimated fair value of our single reporting unit areidentified (similar to impairment indicators above). During fiscal 2019 we elected to perform a qualitative impairment test which indicated no indicators ofgoodwill impairment.Under the goodwill quantitative impairment test, the evaluation of impairment involves comparing the current fair value of our single reporting unit to itscarrying value, including goodwill. We estimate the fair value using level 3 inputs as defined by the fair value hierarchy. The inputs used to calculate thefair value include several subjective factors, such as estimates of future cash flows, estimates of our future cost structure, discount rates for our estimatedcash flows, required level of working capital, assumed terminal value, and time horizon of cash flow forecasts. If the carrying value of our single reportingunit exceeds its fair value, we recognize an impairment loss equal to the difference between the carrying value and estimated fair value.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.Approximately 65% of the rentable area in the office building is currently vacant. Approximately 29% of the rentable area has not been built-out. The otherbuilding, a warehouse, was expanded and modified for use as our principal processing facility and headquarters. The allocation of the purchase price to thetwo buildings was determined through a third-party appraisal. The value assigned to the office building is included in rental investment property on thebalance sheet. The value assigned to the warehouse building is included in “Property, plant and equipment”.The net rental expense from the office building is included in the caption “Rental and miscellaneous expense, net”. Gross rental income and rental(expense), net for the last three fiscal years are as follows: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Gross rental income $1,978 $1,988 $2,003 Rental (expense), net (1) (1,104) (1,420) (1,311) (1)Includes annual depreciation expense of approximately $800.Expected future gross rental income under operating leases within the office building is as follows for the fiscal years ending: June 25, 2020 $2,015 June 24, 2021 1,816 June 30, 2022 1,599 June 29, 2023 1,618 June 27, 2024 1,638 Thereafter 2,319 $11,005 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 orpaid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchythat prioritizes observable 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 orquoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets. Level 3-Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data available. 41The carrying values of cash, trade accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values at June 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018 because of theshort-term maturities and nature of these balances.The carrying value of our Credit Facility (as defined in Note 5 – “Revolving Credit Facility” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements below)borrowings approximates fair value at June 28, 2018 because interest rates on this instrument approximate current market rates (Level 2 criteria), the short-term 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 current and long-term debt, excluding unamortized debt issuance costs: June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 Carrying value of long-term debt: $27,798 $34,649 Fair value of long-term debt: 27,720 33,482 The estimated fair value of long-term debt was determined using a market approach based upon Level 2 observable inputs, which estimates fair value basedon interest rates currently offered on loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality or broker quotes. In addition, there have been nosignificant changes in the underlying assets securing our long-term debt.Revenue RecognitionThe Company records revenue based on a five-step model in accordance with ASC Topic 606. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity shouldrecognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expectsto be entitled to in exchange for the goods or services. We sell our products under some arrangements which include customer contracts that fix the salesprice for periods, which typically can be up to one year for some commercial ingredient customers, and through specific programs consisting of promotionallowances, volume and customer rebates and marketing allowances, among others, to consumer and some commercial ingredient users. We recognizerevenues as performance obligations are fulfilled, which occurs when control passes to our customers. We report all amounts billed to a customer in a saletransaction as revenue, including those amounts related to shipping and handling. Adjustments for estimated promotion allowances, volume and customerrebates and marketing allowances, among others, are variable consideration and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period the related salesare recorded. Such estimates are calculated using historical averages adjusted for any expected changes due to current business conditions and experience.See Note 2 – “Revenue Recognition” below for additional information on revenue recognition.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 subjectto concentrations of credit risk, primarily in trade accounts receivable, and we attempt to mitigate this risk through our credit evaluation process, collectionterms and through geographical dispersion of sales. Sales to two customers exceeded 10% of net sales during fiscal 2019. Sales to three customers exceeded10% of net sales during fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017. In total, sales to these customers represented approximately 43%, 54% and 53% of our net sales infiscal 2019, fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017, respectively. In total, net accounts receivable from these customers were 40% and 62% of net accounts receivableat June 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018, respectively.Marketing and Advertising CostsMarketing and advertising costs are incurred to promote and support branded products in the consumer distribution channel. These costs are generallyexpensed as incurred, recorded in selling expenses and were as follows for the last three fiscal years: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Marketing and advertising expense $11,936 $11,290 $10,064 42Shipping and Handling CostsShipping and handling costs, which include freight and other expenses to prepare finished goods for shipment, are included in selling expenses. Shippingand handling costs for the last three fiscal years were as follows: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Shipping and handling costs $23,086 $20,418 $17,682 Research and Development ExpensesResearch and development expense represents the cost of our research and development personnel and their related expenses and is charged to sellingexpenses as incurred. Research and development expenses for the last three fiscal years were as follows: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Research and development expense $892 $701 $658 Stock-Based CompensationWe account for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718, as amended by Accounting StandardUpdate (“ASU”) 2016-09, by calculating compensation cost based on the grant date fair value. We then amortize compensation expense over the vestingperiod. The grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) is generally determined based on the market price of our Common Stock on the date ofgrant. Beginning in fiscal 2017, forfeitures are recognized as they occur, and excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies are recognized as a component ofincome tax expense.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 futuretax consequences of events that have been reported in our financial statements or tax returns. Such items give rise to differences in the financial reportingand tax basis of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying amount of deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not thatall or a portion of the asset will not be realized. In estimating future tax consequences, we consider all expected future events other than changes in tax lawor 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 individualtax position has a likelihood of greater than 50% of being sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position, including resolution ofany related appeals or litigation processes. For tax positions that are currently estimated to have a less than 50% likelihood of being sustained, no tax benefitis recorded. For tax 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 benefits ultimately realized may differ from our estimates. In future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may requireus to change the recognition and measurement estimates with regard to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates arerecorded in results of operations and financial 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 deferredtax liabilities. As of June 27, 2019, we believe that our deferred tax assets are fully realizable. 43Earnings per ShareBasic earnings per common share are calculated using the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock outstanding during theperiod. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue Common Stock were exercised orconverted into Common 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 27, 2019 Year ended June 28, 2018 Year ended June 29, 2017 Weighted average number of shares outstanding — basic 11,430,174 11,383,080 11,317,149 Effect of dilutive securities: Stock options and restricted stock units 71,238 66,306 86,456 Weighted average number of shares outstanding — diluted 11,501,412 11,449,386 11,403,605 The following table presents a summary of anti-dilutive awards excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Weighted average number of anti-dilutive shares: — — 1,068Weighted average exercise price per share: $— $— $65.35Comprehensive IncomeWe account for comprehensive income in accordance with ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income . This topic establishes standards for reporting anddisplaying comprehensive income and its components in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. The topic requires that all components ofcomprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. This topic also requiresall non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate butconsecutive statements. This guidance also requires presentation by the respective line items of net income, either on the face of the statement where netincome is presented or in the notes and information about significant amounts required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified out of accumulated othercomprehensive income in their entirety. For amounts not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, we provide a cross-reference to otherdisclosures that offer additional details about those amounts.Recent Accounting PronouncementsThe following recent accounting pronouncements have been adopted in the current fiscal year: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 industrytopics of the codification. Under the new guidance, an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers inan amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. On June 29, 2018 we adoptedTopic 606 using the full retrospective method. Under the full retrospective method, all periods presented are now presented under Topic 606. A cumulativeeffect of initially applying the new revenue standard for the earliest balance sheet period presented has been accounted for and was immaterial. See Note 2 –“Revenue Recognition” below for additional details.In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15 “ Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments ”.This Update addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the perceived diversity in practice. The amendments in this Update areeffective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments inthis Update were applied using a retrospective transition method to each period presented. ASU No. 2016-15 was adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2019and did not have an impact on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. 44In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09 “ Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting ”. Theamendments in this Update provide guidance about which changes to terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to applymodification accounting in Topic 718. ASU No. 2017-09 should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. ASUNo. 2017-09 was adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and did not have an impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.In August 2018, the SEC issued Release No. 33-10532 that amends and clarifies certain financial reporting requirements. The principal change to ourfinancial reporting is the inclusion of the annual disclosure of changes in stockholders’ equity in Rule 3-04 of Regulation S-X to interim periods. Weadopted the provisions of this new rule beginning with our fiscal 2019 financial reporting. We now include our Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’Equity with each quarterly filing on Form 10-Q and have removed the dividends per share disclosure from the Consolidated Statements of ComprehensiveIncome in interim filings. We have also removed the disclosure on high and low trading prices within Part II, Item 5 — “Market for Registrants CommonEquity and Related Stockholder Matters” in the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.In March 2019, the SEC issued Release No. 33-10618, FAST Act Modernization and Simplification of Regulation S-K. The amendments are intended tosimplify certain disclosure requirements, improve readability and navigability of disclosure documents, and discourage repetition and disclosure ofimmaterial information. The amendments are effective for all filings submitted on or after May 2, 2019, except for specific amendments that are effective ascited in the rule. The Company has adopted the provisions of this new rule beginning with the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company nowincludes its trading symbol for each class of registered securities on the Form 10-K cover page and other reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act.We also simplified certain annual disclosures, for example, by removing the analysis of the earliest of the three years discussed within Part II, Item 7 —“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. The final rule does not have an impact on our ConsolidatedFinancial Statements.The following recent accounting pronouncements have not yet been adopted:In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15 “ Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’sAccounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract ”. The amendments in this Update align therequirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizingimplementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). Theaccounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the amendments in this Update. The amendments inthis Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlyadoption of the amendments in this Update is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for all entities. The amendments in this Update should beapplied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. This Update will be effective for the Companyin fiscal 2021. We do not expect this accounting Update to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14 “ Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General (Subtopic 715-20):Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans ”. The amendments in this Update modify the disclosurerequirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The amendments in this Update remove disclosures that nolonger are considered cost beneficial, clarify the specific requirements of disclosures, and add disclosure requirements identified as relevant. Theamendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted for allentities. An entity should apply the amendments in this Update on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. This Update will be effective for theCompany in fiscal 2021. We do not expect this accounting Update to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 “ Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the DisclosureRequirements for Fair Value Measurement ”. The amendments in this Update modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820,Fair Value Measurement . Certain disclosure requirements will be removed from Topic 820 with this Update to include: the amount of and reasons fortransfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for timing of transfers between levels and the valuation processes for Level 3fair value measurements. The amendments also clarify that the measurement uncertainty disclosure is to communicate information about the uncertainty inmeasurement as of the reporting date. This Update will add the requirement to disclose the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included inother 45comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period. The amendments in this Update are effectivefor all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted upon issuanceof this Update. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of this Update and delay adoption of the additionaldisclosures until their effective date. This Update will be effective for the Company in fiscal 2021. We do not expect this accounting Update to have amaterial impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.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 annualperiods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. This new guidance will be effective for the Companybeginning in fiscal year 2020. Under ASU No. 2016-02 the guidance was to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach, with elective reliefs, withapplication of the new guidance for all periods presented. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11 “ Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements ”which provides for another transition method by allowing entities to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The amendments in this Update also provide lessors with a practicalexpedient, by class of underlying asset, to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component, similar to the expedient provided forlessees. In July 2018, the FASB also issued ASU No. 2018-10 “ Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases ” which affects narrow aspects of theguidance issued in ASU No. 2016-02. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-20 “ Leases (Topic 842) – Narrow Scope Improvements forLessors ” which provides specific guidance for lessors on the issues of sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from lessees, certain lessor costs, andrecognition of variable payments for contracts with lease and non-lease components. In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-01 “ Leases (Topic842) – Codification Improvements ” which clarifies transition disclosure requirements for annual and interim periods after the date of adoption of ASUNo. 2016-02.We have implemented processes and information technology tools to assist in our ongoing lease data analysis. We have also updated our accountingpolicies and internal controls that are impacted by the new guidance, to ensure readiness for adoption in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. We plan to adoptASU 2016-02 utilizing the modified retrospective transition method and will not recast comparative periods in transition to the new standard. In addition,the new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. We expect to elect the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permits usnot to reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. We do not expect to electthe use-of-hindsight or the practical expedient pertaining to land easements; the latter not being applicable to us. Based on our current portfolio of leases,the Company expects the impact of these new standards to result in the recognition of new right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities of approximately$5,200 to $5,700 upon adoption and to lead to increased financial statement disclosures. The new standard also provides practical expedients for an entity’sinitial and ongoing accounting. We currently expect to elect the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify. We also currently expectto elect the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for all of our leases.NOTE 2 — REVENUE RECOGNITIONOn June 29, 2018 we adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”) using the full retrospective method. See Note 1 –“Recent Accounting Pronouncements” for additional information. For each customer contract a five-step process is now followed in which we identify thecontract, identify performance obligations, determine the transaction price, allocate the contract transaction price to the performance obligations, andrecognize the revenue when (or as) the performance obligation is transferred to the customer. As a result of adopting Topic 606 we have updated ouraccounting policy for revenue recognition as follows:Nature of ProductsWe manufacture and sell the following: • branded products under our own proprietary brands to retailers on a national basis; • private label products to retailers, such as supermarkets, mass merchandisers, and specialty retailers, for resale under the retailers’ own orcontrolled labels; • private label and branded products to the foodservice industry, including foodservice distributors and national restaurant operators; • branded products under co-pack agreements to other major branded companies for their distribution; and • products to our industrial customer base for repackaging in portion control packages and for use as ingredients by other food manufacturers. 46When Performance Obligations Are SatisfiedA performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account for revenue recognition.A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation issatisfied. The Company’s performance obligations are primarily for the delivery of raw and processed recipe and snack nuts, nut butters and trail mixes.Our customer contracts do not include more than one performance obligation. If a contract were to contain more than one performance obligation, we arerequired to allocate the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. The standalone selling pricefor each distinct good is generally determined by directly observable data.Revenue recognition is generally completed at a point in time when product control is transferred to the customer. For approximately 99% of our revenues,control transfers to the customer when the product is shipped or delivered to the customer based upon applicable shipping terms, as the customer can thendirect the use and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the asset at that point in time. Therefore, for 99% of our revenues, the timing ofrevenue recognition requires minimal judgment and does not change compared to previous revenue recognition guidance. However, certain transactionswithin our contract packaging distribution channel include contracts to develop, manufacture and deliver customized or proprietary products, which have noalternative use for the Company in the event the customer cancels the contract. In addition, for certain of these transactions the Company has the right topayment for performance completed to date. As a result, the revenue for products that are considered assets with no alternative use is now recognized overtime. The value of these assets with no alternative use at period-end (an output method) is used as the basis to recognize revenue, which faithfully depictsour performance towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation. This generally results in revenue recognition approximately one month earliercompared to previous revenue recognition guidance. The amount of contract revenue recognized over time is generally immaterial to total revenuerecognized for any given period.The performance obligations in our contracts are satisfied within one year, and typically much less. As such, we have not disclosed the transaction priceallocated to remaining performance obligations for any periods presented.Significant Payment TermsOur customer contracts identify the product, quantity, price, payment and final delivery terms. Payment terms usually include early pay discounts. We grantpayment terms consistent with industry standards. On a limited basis some payment terms may be extended, however, no payment terms beyond six monthsare granted at contract inception. The average customer payment is received within approximately 31 days of the invoice date. As a result, we do not adjustthe promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component because the period between our transfer of a promised good orservice to a customer and the customer’s payment for that good or service will be six months or less.ShippingAll shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight are accounted for as fulfillment costs and are included in selling expense.Variable ConsiderationSome of our products are sold through specific incentive programs consisting of promotional allowances, volume and customer rebates, in-store displayincentives and marketing allowances, among others, to consumer and some commercial ingredient customers. The ultimate cost of these programs isdependent on certain factors such as actual purchase volumes or customer activities and is dependent on significant management estimate and judgment.The Company accounts for these programs as variable consideration and recognizes a reduction in revenue (and a corresponding reduction in the transactionprice) in the same period as the underlying program based upon the terms of the specific arrangements.Trade promotions, consisting primarily of customer pricing allowances, merchandising funds and consumer coupons, are also offered through variousprograms to customers and consumers. A provision for estimated trade promotions is recorded as a reduction of revenue (and a reduction in the transactionprice) in the same period when the sale is recognized. Revenues are also recorded net of expected customer deductions which are provided for based uponpast experiences. Evaluating these estimates requires management judgment.We generally use the most likely amount method to determine the variable consideration. We believe there will not be significant changes to our estimatesof variable consideration when any related uncertainties are resolved with our customers. The Company reviews and updates its estimates and relatedaccruals of variable consideration and trade promotions at least quarterly based on the terms of the agreements and historical experience. Any uncertaintiesin the ultimate resolution of variable consideration due to factors outside of the Company’s influence are typically resolved within a short timeframe,therefore, no additional constraint on the variable consideration is required. 47Product ReturnsWhile customers generally have the right to return defective or non-conforming products, past experience has demonstrated that product returns havegenerally been immaterial. Customer remedies may include either a cash refund or an exchange of the returned product. As a result, the right of return andrelated refund liability for non-conforming or defective goods is estimated and recorded as a reduction in revenue, if necessary.Contract BalancesContract assets or liabilities result from transactions with revenue recorded over time. If the measure of remaining rights exceeds the measure of theremaining performance obligations, the Company records a contract asset. Conversely, if the measure of the remaining performance obligations exceeds themeasure of the remaining rights, the Company records a contract liability. Contract asset balances at June 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018 were $117 and $336,respectively, and are recorded in the caption “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company generally doesnot have material deferred revenue or contract liability balances arising from transactions with customers.Contract CostsThe Company does not incur significant fulfillment costs requiring capitalization.Disaggregation of RevenueRevenue disaggregated by distribution channel is as follows: For the Year Ended Distribution Channel June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 Consumer $625,581 $589,867 Commercial Ingredients 140,103 154,114 Contract Packaging 110,517 144,950 Total $876,201 $888,931 Impact of AdoptionThe Company adopted Topic 606 using the full retrospective basis on June 29, 2018. The prior period comparative information for the fiscal 2018 has beenrecast to reflect the requirements of Topic 606. The impact on fiscal 2017 was immaterial. The impact of Topic 606 on the Consolidated Statement ofComprehensive Income for the year ended June 28, 2018 was as follows: Year ended June 28, 2018 as previously reported Impact ofAdoption As Adjusted Net sales $888,595 $336 $888,931 Gross profit 138,819 80 138,899 Income from operations 56,109 80 56,189 Net income $32,420 $80 $32,500 Earnings per share-basic $2.85 $0.01 $2.86 Earnings per share-diluted $2.83 $0.01 $2.84 The impact of Topic 606 on the comparative Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows was not material. 48NOTE 3 — INVENTORIESInventories consist of the following: June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 Raw material and supplies $58,927 $73,209 Work-in-process and finished goods 98,097 101,153 $157,024 $174,362 NOTE 4 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETSIntangible assets subject to amortization consist of the following: June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 Customer relationships $21,100 $21,100 Non-compete agreements 270 270 Brand names 16,990 16,990 Total intangible assets, gross 38,360 38,360 Less accumulated amortization: Customer relationships (14,466) (12,182) Non-compete agreements (86) (32) Brand names (9,182) (8,492) Total accumulated amortization (23,734) (20,706) Net intangible assets $14,626 $17,654 Customer relationships relate to the Squirrel Brand acquisition completed in fiscal 2018 and the Orchard Valley Harvest (“OVH”) acquisition completed infiscal 2010. The customer relationships resulting from the OVH acquisition were fully amortized in fiscal 2017. The brand names consist primarily of theSquirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts brand names acquired in fiscal 2018 and the Fisher brand name, which we acquired in a 1995 acquisition. TheFisher brand name was fully amortized in fiscal 2011. The remainder of the brand name relates to the OVH acquisition, which was fully amortized in fiscal2015.Total amortization expense related to intangible assets, which is classified in administrative expense in the Consolidated Statement of ComprehensiveIncome, was as follows for the last three fiscal years: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Amortization of intangible assets $3,028 $2,016 $1,369 Expected amortization expense the next five fiscal years is as follows: Fiscal year ending June 25, 2020 2,501 June 24, 2021 2,165 June 30, 2022 1,896 June 29, 2023 1,657 June 27, 2024 1,414 49Our net goodwill of $9,650 relates entirely to the Squirrel Brand acquisition completed in fiscal 2018. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwillduring the two fiscal years ended June 27, 2019 are as follows: Gross goodwill balance at June 30, 2017 $8,766 Accumulated impairment losses (8,766) Net balance at June 30, 2017 — Goodwill acquired during fiscal 2018 9,650 Balance at June 27, 2019 $9,650 NOTE 5 — 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 andletter of credit subfacility (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all our assets other than real property, machinery andequipment and fixtures.At June 27, 2019 there were no borrowings on the line of credit. At June 28, 2018, the weighted average interest rate for the Credit Facility was 3.90%. Theterms of the Credit Facility contain covenants that require us to restrict investments, indebtedness, acquisitions and certain sales of assets, cash dividends,redemptions of capital stock and prepayment of indebtedness (if such prepayment, among other things, is of a subordinate debt). If loan availability underthe Borrowing Base Calculation falls below $25,000, we will be required to maintain a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, tested on a monthly basis. Allcash received from customers is required to be applied against the Credit Facility. The Bank Lenders are entitled to require immediate repayment of ourobligations under the Credit Facility in the event of default on the payments required under the Credit Facility, a change in control in the ownership of theCompany, non-compliance with the financial covenant or upon the occurrence of certain other defaults by us under the Credit Facility (including a defaultunder the Mortgage Facility). As of June 27, 2019, we were in compliance with the financial covenant under the Credit Facility and we currently expect tobe in compliance with the financial covenant in the Credit Facility for the next twelve months. At June 27, 2019, we had $113,550 of available credit underthe Credit Facility which reflects reduced availability as a result of $3,950 in outstanding letters of credit. We would still be in compliance with allrestrictive covenants under the Credit Facility if this entire amount were borrowed.On July 7, 2017, we entered into the Eighth Amendment to our Credit Facility which eliminated the quarterly restriction on cash dividends and distributionsand allows the Company to, without obtaining lender consent, make up to four cash dividends or distributions on our stock per fiscal year, or purchase,acquire, redeem or retire stock in any fiscal year, in an amount not to exceed $60,000 in the aggregate per fiscal year, as long as no default or event ofdefault exists and the excess availability under the Credit Facility remains over $30,000 immediately before and after giving effect to any such dividend,distribution, purchase or redemption.On November 29, 2017, we entered into the Consent and Ninth Amendment to our Credit Agreement (the “Ninth Amendment”). The Ninth Amendmentprovided lender consent for us to incur unsecured debt (in particular, the Promissory Note) in connection with our acquisition of the Squirrel Brandbusiness, and for: (i) the incurrence of unsecured debt in connection with the Acquisition and (ii) the Acquisition to constitute a “Permitted Acquisition”under the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Ninth Amendment also modified our collateral reporting requirements. 50NOTE 6 — LONG-TERM DEBTLong-term debt consists of the following: June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 Mortgage Facility (“Tranche A”), collateralized by real property, due in monthlyinstallments of $230 including interest at 4.25% per annum with a final payment dueMarch 1, 2023 $9,542 $11,841 Mortgage Facility (“Tranche B”), collateralized by real property, due in monthlyinstallments of $57 including interest at 4.25% per annum with a final payment dueMarch 1, 2023 2,386 2,960 Squirrel Brand Seller-Financed Note to a related party (“Promissory Note”), unsecured,due in monthly principal installments of $319 plus interest at 5.5% per annum beginningin January 2018 through November 30, 2020 5,750 9,264 Selma, Texas facility financing obligation to related parties, due in monthly installments of$103 through September 1, 2026 10,120 10,584 Unamortized debt issuance costs (79) (124) 27,719 34,525 Less: Current maturities, net of unamortized debt issuance costs (7,338) (7,169) Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs $20,381 $27,356 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 theamount of $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”). TheMortgage Facility is secured by mortgages on essentially all of our owned real property located in Elgin, Illinois, Gustine, California and Garysburg, NorthCarolina (the “Encumbered Properties”).On March 1, 2018 the interest rate on the Mortgage Facility was fixed at 4.25% per annum. Prior to March 1, 2018, Tranche A accrued interest at a fixedinterest rate of 7.63% per annum, payable monthly and Tranche B accrued 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 terms of the Mortgage Facility contain covenants that require us to maintain a specified net worth of $110,000 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 paymentsrequired under the Mortgage Facility, non-compliance with the covenants or upon the occurrence of certain other defaults by us under the MortgageFacility. As of June 27, 2019, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under the Mortgage Facility. The carrying amount of assets pledged ascollateral for the Mortgage Facility was approximately $69,408 at June 27, 2019.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 wasdetermined by an independent appraiser to be the fair market value which also approximated our carrying value. The lease for the Selma, Texas propertieshad an initial ten-year term at a fair market value rent with three five-year renewal options. In September 2015, we signed a lease renewal which exercisedtwo five-year renewal options and extended the term of our Selma lease to September 18, 2026. The lease extension also reduced the base monthly leaseamount to $103, beginning in September 2016. One five-year renewal option remains. Also, we currently have the option to purchase the properties fromthe partnerships at 95% (100% in certain circumstances) of the then fair market value, but not to be less than the $14,300 purchase price. The financingobligation is being accounted for similar to the accounting for a capital lease, whereby the purchase price was recorded as a debt obligation, as theprovisions of the arrangement are not eligible for sale-leaseback accounting. The balance of the debt obligation outstanding at June 27, 2019 was $10,120.In November 2017, we completed the Squirrel Brand acquisition which was financed by a combination of cash (drawn under the Credit Facility) and athree-year seller-financed note for $11,500. The principal owner and seller of the Squirrel Brand business was subsequently appointed as an executiveofficer of the Company and is considered a related party. The Promissory Note is unsecured, bears interest at 5.5% per annum and is payable in equalmonthly principal payments of $319, plus interest which began in January 2018. Upon an event of default, as defined in the Promissory Note, the interestrate increases to 7.5% until such event of default is cured. We can pre-pay the Promissory Note at any time during the three-year period without penalty. AtJune 27, 2019, the principal amount of $5,750 of the Promissory Note was outstanding. Interest paid on the Promissory Note for the fiscal year endedJune 27, 2019 was $413. 51Aggregate maturities of long-term debt are as follows for the fiscal years ending: June 25, 2020 $7,373 June 24, 2021 5,625 June 30, 2022 3,886 June 29, 2023 3,209 June 27, 2024 718 Thereafter 6,987 $27,798 NOTE 7 — 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 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 June 29, 2017 Current: Federal $10,309 $10,722 $17,013 State 2,951 2,464 2,744 Total current expense 13,260 13,186 19,757 Deferred: Deferred federal 395 3,902 (1,698) Deferred state (693) (238) (46) Total deferred (benefit) expense (298) 3,664 (1,744) Total income tax expense $12,962 $16,850 $18,013 The reconciliations of income taxes at the statutory federal income tax rate to income tax expense reported in the Consolidated Statements ofComprehensive Income for the last three fiscal years are as follows: June 27,2019 June 28,2018 June 29,2017 Federal statutory income tax rate 21.0% 28.1% 35.0% State income taxes, net of federal benefit 3.1 3.1 3.3 Impact of Tax Reform — 6.3 — Section 162(m) Limitation 1.1 — — Research and development tax credit (0.3) (0.2) (0.1) Domestic manufacturing deduction — (2.2) (3.1) Windfall tax benefits (0.2) (1.0) (1.8) Uncertain tax positions 0.1 0.1 0.1 Other (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) Effective tax rate 24.7% 34.1% 33.3% 52Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement basisand the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of thefollowing: June 27, 2019 June 28,2018 Deferred tax assets (liabilities): Accounts receivable $332 $305 Employee compensation 1,673 810 Inventory 309 273 Depreciation and amortization (10,847) (9,504) Capitalized leases 1,117 1,020 Goodwill and intangible assets 3,182 3,160 Retirement plan 6,599 5,484 Workers’ compensation 1,862 1,692 Share based compensation 1,305 1,281 Capital loss carryforward — 112 Other 191 503 Less valuation allowance — (112) Net deferred tax asset — long term 5,723 5,024 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 taxassets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income of the characternecessary during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred taxliabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income and tax-planning strategies in making thisassessment. During fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 the net change in the total valuation allowance was not material. If or when recognized, the tax benefitsrelating to any reversal of the valuation allowance will be recognized as a reduction of income tax expense.For the years ending June 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018, unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties were $259 and $214. Accrued interestand penalties related to uncertain tax positions are not material for any periods presented. Interest and penalties within income tax expense were not materialfor any period presented. The total gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits were $240 and $207 at June 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018, respectively.A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: June 27,2019 June 28,2018 June 29,2017 Beginning balance $207 $174 $24 Gross increases — tax positions in prior year — 6 7 Gross decreases — tax positions in prior year (6) — — Settlements — — — Gross increases — tax positions in current year 39 27 23 Lapse of statute of limitations — — 120 Ending balance $240 $207 $174 Unrecognized tax benefits, that if recognized, would affect the annual effective tax rate on income from continuing operations, are as follows: June 27,2019 June 28,2018 June 29,2017 Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect annual effective tax rate $217 $177 $136 During fiscal 2019, the change in unrecognized tax benefits due to statute expiration was not material. We do not anticipate that total unrecognized taxbenefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. 53There were certain changes in state tax laws during the period, for which the impact 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 2016 through 2018. Our California taxreturns for fiscal 2015 through 2018 are open for audit. No other tax jurisdictions are material to us.NOTE 8 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESOperating LeasesWe primarily lease material handling equipment pursuant to agreements accounted for as operating leases. Rent expense aggregated under these operatingleases was as follows for the last three fiscal years: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Rent expense related to operating leases $1,981 $1,988 $1,880 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 25, 2020 1,715 June 24, 2021 1,540 June 30, 2022 1,392 June 29, 2023 1,109 June 27, 2024 464 Thereafter 133 $6,353 LitigationWe are currently a party to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. While management presently believes that the ultimate outcomes ofthese proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, legal proceedingsare subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable outcomes could occur. Unfavorable outcomes could include substantial money damages in excess ofany appropriate accruals which management has established. Were such unfavorable final outcomes to occur, there exists the possibility of a materialadverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.During fiscal 2017 we were subject to a class-action complaint for an employment related matter. In early fiscal 2018 we agreed to a $1,200 settlement forwhich we were fully reserved at June 29, 2017. In the first quarter of fiscal 2019 the settlement was paid.NOTE 9 — 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 theholders of Class 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 areentitled to vote, with the exception of election of the directors for which the holders of Common Stock are eligible to elect. In addition, each share ofClass A Stock is convertible at the option of the holder at any time into one share of Common Stock and automatically converts into one share of CommonStock upon any sale or transfer other than to related individuals or certain other events as set forth in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Each share ofour Common Stock, $.01 par value (the “Common Stock”) has noncumulative voting rights of one vote per share. The Class A Stock and the CommonStock are entitled to share equally, on a share-for-share basis, in any cash dividends declared by the Board of Directors, and the holders of the CommonStock are entitled to elect 25%, rounded up to the nearest whole number, of the members comprising the Board of Directors. During fiscal 2017, our Boardof Directors adopted a dividend policy under which it intends to pay an annual cash dividend on our Common Stock and Class A Stock during the firstquarter of each fiscal year. 54NOTE 10 — 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 whichawards of options and other stock-based awards may be made to employees, officers or non-employee directors of our Company. A total of 1,000,000shares of Common Stock are authorized for grants of awards thereunder, which may be in the form of options, restricted stock, RSUs, stock appreciationrights (“SARs”), performance shares, performance units, Common Stock or dividends and dividend equivalents. As of June 27, 2019, there were 726,248shares of Common Stock that remained authorized 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 with respect to which options or SARs may be granted in any calendar year to any participant may not exceed500,000 shares (this limit applies separately with respect to each type of award). Additionally, under the terms of the 2014 Omnibus Plan, for awards ofrestricted stock, RSUs, performance shares or other stock-based awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation: (i) the totalnumber of shares of Common Stock that may be granted in any calendar year to any participant may not exceed 250,000 shares (this limit applies separatelyto each type of award) and (ii) the maximum amount that may be paid to any participant for awards that are payable in cash or property other than CommonStock in any calendar year is $5,000. During fiscal 2017, the Board of Directors adopted an equity grant cap which further restricted the number of awardsthat could be made to any one participant or in the aggregate. The equity grant cap limited the number of awards to 250,000 awards to all participants and20,000 awards to any one participant. Except as set forth in the 2014 Omnibus Plan, RSUs have 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 have the option to defer receipt of vested shares until aspecified later date, typically soon after separation from the Company. The exercise price of stock options is determined as set forth in the 2014 OmnibusPlan by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors and must be at least the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. Exceptas set forth in the 2014 Omnibus Plan, stock options expire upon termination of employment or directorship, as applicable. Stock options granted under the2014 Omnibus Plan are exercisable 25% annually commencing on the first anniversary date of grant and become fully exercisable on the fourth anniversarydate of grant. Options generally will expire no later than ten years after the date on which they were granted. We issue new shares of Common Stock uponexercise of stock 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 2019,fiscal 2018 or fiscal 2017.The following is a summary of stock option activity for the year ended June 27, 2019: Shares Weighted-Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years AggregateIntrinsic Value Outstanding at June 28, 2018 500 $8.71 Granted — — Exercised — — Forfeited — — Outstanding and exercisable at June 27, 2019 500 $8.71 2.6 $35 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 threefiscal years: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Total intrinsic value of options exercised $— $79 $374 Total cash received from exercise of options $— $16 $63 55The fair value of RSUs is generally determined based on the market price of our Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of RSUs granted for theyears ended June 27, 2019, June 28, 2018 and June 29, 2017 was $3,334, $3,296 and $2,773, respectively.The following is a summary of RSU activity for the year ended June 27, 2019: Restricted Stock Units Shares Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value Outstanding at June 28, 2018 189,068 $46.35 Granted 57,984 57.51 Vested (a) (49,179) 55.79 Forfeited (8,881) 57.46 Outstanding at June 27, 2019 188,992 $46.79 (a)The number of RSUs vested includes shares that were withheld on behalf of employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements.At June 27, 2019 there were 55,628 RSUs outstanding that were vested but deferred. At June 28, 2018 there were 61,008 RSUs outstanding that were vestedbut deferred. The non-vested RSUs at June 27, 2019 will vest over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years. The fair value of RSUs that vested for the yearsended June 27, 2019, June 28, 2018 and June 29, 2017 was $2,744, $2,680 and $1,910, respectively.The following table summarizes compensation cost charged to earnings for all equity compensation plans and the total income tax benefit recognized for thelast three fiscal years: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 Compensation cost charged to earnings $2,644 $2,796 $2,504 Income tax benefit recognized 661 895 951 At June 27, 2019, there was $3,688 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted underour stock-based compensation plans. We expect to recognize that cost over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.NOTE 11 — CASH DIVIDENDSOur Board of Directors declared the following cash dividends payable in fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018: Declaration Date Record Date DividendPerShare TotalAmount Payment DateJuly 10, 2018 August 3, 2018 $2.55 $29,074 August 17, 2018July 11, 2017 August 2, 2017 $2.50 $28,370 August 15, 2017On July 10, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $2.40 per share and a regular annual cash dividend of $0.60 per share on allissued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock of the Company. Refer to Note 19 – “Subsequent Event” below. 56NOTE 12 — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANSWe maintain a contributory plan established pursuant to the provisions of section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan provides retirementbenefits for all nonunion employees meeting minimum age and service requirements. We currently match 100% of the first three percent contributed byeach employee and 50% of the next two percent contributed, up to certain maximums specified in the plan. Expense for the 401(k) plan was as follows forthe last three fiscal years: Year endedJune 27, 2019 Year endedJune 28, 2018 Year endedJune 29, 2017 401(k) plan expense $2,040 $1,741 $1,664 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 thestep-van drivers that were employed for our store-door delivery system that was discontinued during fiscal 2008. Pursuant to terms of settlement with alabor union, we are making monthly payments of $8 (including interest) through April 2022.The total Route pension liability was as follows for the last two fiscal years: June 27,2019 June 28,2018 Route pension liability $251 $323 Virtually all of our salaried employees participate in our Sanfilippo Value Added Plan (as amended, the “SVA Plan”), which is a cash incentive plan (aneconomic value added-based program) administered by our Compensation Committee. We accrue expense related to the SVA Plan in the annual period thatthe economic performance underlying such performance occurs. This method of expense recognition properly matches the expense associated withimproved economic performance with the period the improved performance occurs on a systematic and rational basis. The SVA Plan payments, if any, arepaid to participants in the first quarter of the following fiscal year. 57NOTE 13 — RETIREMENT PLANThe Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (“SERP”) is an unfunded, non-qualified benefit plan that will provide eligible participants with monthlybenefits upon retirement, disability or death, subject to certain conditions. Benefits paid to retirees are based on age at retirement, years of credited service,and average compensation. 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 orlosses, prior service costs or credits and transition obligations that have not yet been recognized are recorded as a component of “Accumulated OtherComprehensive Loss” (“AOCL”).The following table presents the changes in the projected benefit obligation for the fiscal years ended: June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 Change in projected benefit obligation Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year $21,934 $21,641 Service cost 610 607 Interest cost 895 851 Actuarial loss (gain) 2,597 (511) Benefits paid (654) (654) Projected benefit obligation at end of year $25,382 $21,934 The accumulated benefit obligation, which represents benefits earned up to the measurement date, was $20,985 and $18,582 at June 27, 2019 and June 28,2018, respectively.Components of the actuarial loss (gain) portion of the change in projected benefit obligation are presented below for the fiscal years ended: June 27,2019 June 28,2018 June 29,2017 Actuarial Loss (Gain) Change in assumed pay increases $293 $(56) $124 Change in discount rate 2,174 (523) (1,402) Change in mortality assumptions (69) (117) (193) Other 199 185 (467) Actuarial loss (gain) $2,597 $(511) $(1,938) The components of the net periodic pension cost are as follows for the fiscal years ended: June 27,2019 June 28,2018 June 29,2017 Service cost $610 $607 $631 Interest cost 895 851 811 Recognized loss amortization 95 162 365 Prior service cost amortization 957 957 957 Net periodic pension cost $2,557 $2,577 $2,764 Significant assumptions related to our SERP include the discount rate used to calculate the actuarial present value of benefit obligations to be paid in thefuture, the average rate of compensation expense increase by SERP participants, and anticipated mortality rates. The RP-2014 white collar fullygenerational mortality table with mortality improvement scale MP-2018 was utilized in the preparation of our pension obligation as of June 27, 2019. 58We used the following assumptions to calculate the benefit obligation of our SERP as of the following dates: June 27, 2019 June 28, 2018Discount rate 3.56% 4.14%Average rate of compensation increases 4.13% 3.38%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 27, 2019 June 28, 2018 June 29, 2017Discount rate 4.14% 3.99% 3.61%Rate of compensation increases 3.38% 4.50% 4.50%Mortality RP-2014 white collar with MP- 2017 scale RP-2014 white collar with MP- 2016 scale RP-2014 white collar with MP- 2015 scaleBonus payment 60% -85% of base,paid 4 of 5 years 60% -85% of base,paid 4 of 5 years 60% -85% of base,paid 4 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 theSERP relative to the durations implicit in the broader indices. The discount rate is utilized principally in calculating the actuarial present value of ourobligation and periodic 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 2020 $645 2021 763 2022 737 2023 705 2024 668 2025 — 2029 6,830 At June 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018, the current portion of the SERP liability was $645 and $646, respectively, and recorded in Accrued payroll and relatedbenefits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.The following table presents the components of AOCL that have not yet been recognized in net pension expense: June 27,2019 June 28,2018 Unrecognized net loss $(5,453) $(2,951) Unrecognized prior service cost (1,435) (2,392) Tax effect 2,563 2,162 Net amount unrecognized $(4,325) $(3,181) We expect to recognize $957 of the prior service cost and $416 of net loss into net periodic pension expense during the fiscal year ending June 25, 2020. 59NOTE 14 — 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 ourdefined benefit pension plan. Changes to AOCL (a) Year Ended June 27,2019 Year Ended June 28,2018 Balance at beginning of period $(3,181) $(4,404) Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (2,597) 511 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss 1,052 1,119 Tax effect 401 (407) Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income (1,144) 1,223 Balance at end of period $(4,325) $(3,181) (a)Amounts in parenthesis indicate debits/expense.The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the last two fiscal years were as follows: Reclassifications from AOCL to earnings (b) Year Ended June 27,2019 Year Ended June 28,2018 Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Amortization of defined benefit pension items: Unrecognized prior service cost $(957) $(957) Other expense Unrecognized net loss (95) (162) Other expense Total before tax (1,052) (1,119) Tax effect 274 280 Income tax expense Amortization of defined pension items, net of tax $(778) $(839) (b)Amounts in parenthesis indicate debits to expense. See Note 13 — “Retirement Plan” above for additional details.NOTE 15 — TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIESIn addition to the related party transactions described in Note 6, we also purchased materials from a company that until July 2017 was owned by threemembers of our Board of Directors, two of whom are also executive officers, and individuals directly related to them. Purchases from this related partyaggregated to the following for the years ending: Year ended June 27,2019 Year ended June 28,2018 Year ended June 29,2017 Purchases from related party $— $360 $8,043 60NOTE 16 — 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,because certain adjustments, such as promotional discounts, are not allocable to product types, for the fiscal year ended: Product Type June 27,2019 June 28,2018 June 29,2017 Peanuts 18.0% 15.7% 15.7% Pecans 12.9 14.0 16.2 Cashews & Mixed Nuts 23.0 24.6 24.3 Walnuts 8.9 9.0 8.4 Almonds 14.4 15.5 16.3 Trail & Snack Mixes 17.3 15.5 13.9 Other 5.5 5.7 5.2 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% NOTE 17 — 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 27, 2019 Allowance for doubtful accounts $270 $150 $(70) $350 Reserve for cash discounts 950 14,721 (14,746) 925 Reserve for customer deductions 5,038 24,581 (24,862) 4,757 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 112 — (112) — Total $6,370 $39,452 $(39,790) $6,032 June 28, 2018 Allowance for doubtful accounts $263 $52 $(45) $270 Reserve for cash discounts 850 13,889 (13,789) 950 Reserve for customer deductions 2,979 22,420 (20,361) 5,038 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 171 — (59) 112 Total $4,263 $36,361 $(34,254) $6,370 June 29, 2017 Allowance for doubtful accounts $397 $58 $(192) $263 Reserve for cash discounts 975 12,274 (12,399) 850 Reserve for customer deductions 2,918 16,116 (16,055) 2,979 Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 171 — — 171 Total $4,461 $28,448 $(28,646) $4,263 61NOTE 18 — SUPPLEMENTARY QUARTERLY DATA (Unaudited)The following unaudited quarterly consolidated financial data are presented for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018. Quarterly financial results necessarily rely onestimates and caution is required in drawing specific conclusions from quarterly consolidated results. First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Year Ended June 27, 2019: Net sales $204,288 $253,317 $201,834 $216,762 Gross profit 32,954 42,883 38,815 43,618 Income from operations 10,052 16,640 15,408 16,424 Net income 6,606 11,264 10,331 11,265 Basic earnings per common share $0.58 $0.99 $0.90 $0.98 Diluted earnings per common share $0.57 $0.98 $0.90 $0.98 Cash dividends declared per common share $2.55 $— $— $— First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Year Ended June 28, 2018: Net sales $215,664 $258,805 $202,786 $211,676 Gross profit 35,119 37,733 33,107 32,940 Income from operations 17,615 14,102 14,024 10,448 Net income 10,711 7,609 8,552 5,628 Basic earnings per common share $0.94 $0.67 $0.75 $0.49 Diluted earnings per common share $0.94 $0.67 $0.75 $0.49 Cash dividends declared per common share $2.50 $— $— $— NOTE 19 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTOn July 10, 2019, our Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $2.40 per share and a regular annual cash dividend of $0.60 per share on allissued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock of the Company (the “August 2019 Dividends”). The August 2019 Dividends were paidon August 20, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 6, 2019. 62Item 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”),we conducted 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 under the 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 CFOconcluded that, as of June 27, 2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to bedisclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specifiedin SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and reported to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisionsregarding 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 anevaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 27, 2019, based on the Internal Control-Integrated Framework(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management has concluded thatour internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 27, 2019.The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 27, 2019 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independentregistered public 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 27, 2019 that have materiallyaffected, 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 FinancialReporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute,assurance that the control’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits ofcontrols must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all internal controls, no evaluation of controls can provide absoluteassurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities thatjudgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by theindividual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any control is based in partupon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goalsunder all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree ofcompliance with associated policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control, misstatements due to error or fraud mayoccur and may not be detected.Item 9B — Other InformationNot applicablePART 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 2019 Annual Meeting and filed pursuant to Regulation14A are incorporated herein by reference. Other certain information relating to the directors and executive officers of the Company is included immediatelybefore Part II of this Report. 63We have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to the principal executive, financial and accounting officers (“Code of Ethics”) and a separate Code ofConduct applicable to all employees and directors generally (“Code of Conduct”). The Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct are available on our website atwww.jbssinc.com .Item 11 — Executive CompensationThe Sections entitled “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers”, “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Compensation CommitteeInterlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Committee Report” of our Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting are incorporated hereinby reference.Item 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 2019 Annual Meeting isincorporated herein by reference. Other certain information relating to the directors and executive officers of the Company is included immediately beforePart 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 ProxyStatement for the 2019 Annual Meeting are incorporated herein by reference. Other certain information relating to the directors and executive officers of theCompany is included immediately 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 RegisteredPublic Accounting Firm for the 2020 fiscal year” of our Proxy Statement for the 2019 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 27, 2019, the Year Ended June 28, 2018 and the Year Ended June 29, 2017Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 27, 2019 and June 28, 2018Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Year Ended June 27, 2019, the Year Ended June 28, 2018 and the Year Ended June 29, 2017Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Year Ended June 27, 2019, the Year Ended June 28, 2018 and the Year Ended June 29, 2017Notes 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 immediatelyprecedes the exhibits filed.(b) ExhibitsSee Item 15(a)(3) above.(c) Financial Statement SchedulesSee Item 15(a)(2) above.Item 16 — Form 10-K SummaryNone 64EXHIBIT INDEX(Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K) Exhibit No. Description 3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter endedMarch 24, 2005) 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year endedJune 25, 2015) 4.1 Description of Company’s Securities*10.1 1998 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.44 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 24, 1998)*10.2 First Amendment to the 1998 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.35 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter endedDecember 28, 2000)*10.3 Amended and Restated John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Split-Dollar Insurance Agreement Number Two among Michael J. Valentine, as trusteeof the Valentine Life Insurance Trust, Mathias Valentine, Mary Valentine and the Company, dated December 31, 2003 (incorporated byreference from Exhibit 10.35 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 25, 2003)*10.4 Amendment, dated February 12, 2004, to Amended and Restated John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Split-Dollar Insurance Agreement NumberTwo among Michael J. Valentine, as trustee of the Valentine Life Insurance Trust, Mathias Valentine, Mary Valentine and the Company, datedDecember 31, 2003 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.47 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 25, 2004)*10.5 Restated Supplemental Retirement Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.16 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 28,2007)*10.6 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.24 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 28,2012)*10.7 Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.01 to the Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2009)*10.8 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on October 28,2014)*10.9 Amendment No. 1 to the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 to the Form 10-K for the year endedJune 30, 2016)*10.10 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (non-deferral) under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2017, 2018 and2019 awards cycle) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.38 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 24, 2015) 65Exhibit No. Description*10.11 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (deferral) under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2017, 2018 and 2019awards cycle) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.39 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 24, 2015)*10.12 Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2017 awards cycle) (incorporated by referencefrom Exhibit 10.19 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 2016)*10.13 Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2014 Omnibus Plan (fiscal 2018 and 2019 awards cycle) (incorporated byreference from Exhibit 10.20 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28, 2017)*10.14 Amended and Restated Sanfilippo Value Added Plan, dated August 20, 2015 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to the Form 10-Kfor the year ended June 25, 2015) 10.15 Credit Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2008, by and among the Company, the financial institutions named therein as lenders, Wells FargoFoothill, LLC (“WFF”), as the arranger and administrative agent for the lenders, and Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Central), in itscapacity as documentation agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2008) 10.16 Security Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2008, by the Company in favor of WFF, as administrative agent for the Lenders (incorporated byreference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2008) 10.17 Loan Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2008, by and between the Company and Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC”)(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2008) 10.18 First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2010, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (f/k/aWFF), as a lender and administrative agent and Burdale Financial Limited, as a lender (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.19 to theForm 10-K filed on August 23, 2017) 10.19 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2011, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (f/k/aWFF), as a lender and administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA for itself and as agent/nominee for Southwest GeorgiaFarm Credit, FLCA, as a lender (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2011) 10.20 Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2011, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (f/k/aWFF), as a lender and administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, for itself and as agent/nominee for Southwest GeorgiaFarm Credit, FLCA, as a lender (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.34 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29, 2011) 66Exhibit No. Description 10.21 Consent and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2013, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo CapitalFinance, LLC (f/k/a WFF), as a lender and administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, for itself and as agent/nominee forSouthwest Georgia Farm Credit, FLCA, as a lender (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2013) 10.22 Consent and Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2013, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo CapitalFinance, LLC (f/k/a WFF), as a lender and administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, for itself and as agent/nominee forSouthwest Georgia Farm Credit, FLCA, as a lender (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2013) 10.23 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 Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, as lender. (incorporated by reference fromExhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2014) 10.24 Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2016, by and among John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Wells Fargo CapitalFinance, LLC (f/k/a WFF), as a lender and the administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, as a lender. (incorporated byreference from Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2016) 10.25 Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2017, by and among John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Wells Fargo Capital Finance,LLC (f/k/a WFF), as a lender and the administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, as a lender. (incorporated by referencefrom Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed on July 11, 2017) 10.26 Consent and Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 29, 2017, by and among John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., WellsFargo Capital Finance, LLC (f/k/a WFF), as a lender and the administrative agent, and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, ACA, as a lender.(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2017) 10.27 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 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2014)*10.28 Employment agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017, by and between the Company and J. Brent Meyer (incorporated by reference fromExhibit 10.36 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 28, 2017) 14 Code of Ethics, as amended (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 14 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2015) 21 Subsidiaries of the Company 23 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 31.1 Certification of Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended 31.2 Certification of Michael J. Valentine pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended 32.1 Certification of Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of2002, as amended 32.2 Certification of Michael J. Valentine pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of2002, as amended 67Exhibit No. Description 101.INS XBRL Instance Document 101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. 68SIGNATURESPursuant 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 itsbehalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.Date: August 21, 2019 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 Registrantin the capacities and on the dates indicated. Name Title Date/s/ Jeffrey T. SanfilippoJeffrey T. Sanfilippo Chief Executive Officer and Director(Principal Executive Officer) August 21, 2019/s/ Michael J. ValentineMichael J. Valentine Chief Financial Officer, Group President, Secretary andDirector (Principal Financial Officer) August 21, 2019/s/ Frank S. PellegrinoFrank S. Pellegrino Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer(Principal Accounting Officer) August 21, 2019/s/ Mathias A. ValentineMathias A. Valentine Director August 21, 2019/s/ Jim R. EdgarJim R. Edgar Director August 21, 2019/s/ Timothy R. DonovanTimothy R. Donovan Director August 21, 2019/s/ Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr.Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr. Director August 21, 2019/s/ Daniel M. WrightDaniel M. Wright Director August 21, 2019/s/ Ellen C. TaaffeEllen C. Taaffe Director August 21, 2019/s/ James J. SanfilippoJames J. Sanfilippo Director August 21, 2019 69Exhibit 4.1DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIESREGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934As of August 21, 2019, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the “Company”) has one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”): our Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). Our Class A Common Stock,$0.01 par value per share (“Class A Stock”), is not registered under the Exchange Act.The following description is a summary and does not purport to be complete. It is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our RestatedCertificate of Incorporation (“Restated Certificate”) and our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), each of which are incorporated by reference asan exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.1 is a part. We encourage you to read our Restated Certificate, our Bylaws and theapplicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law for additional information.Authorized Capital SharesOur authorized capital shares consist of 17,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 10,000,000 shares of Class A Stock, and 500,000 shares of preferredstock, $0.01 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). The outstanding shares of our Common Stock and Class A Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.Voting RightsPursuant to our Restated Certificate, so long as the total number of shares of Class A Stock outstanding is greater than or equal to 12.5% of the totalnumber of shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock outstanding (see “Conversion Rights” below), the holders of Common Stock voting as a class areentitled to elect such number (rounded to the next highest number in the case of a fraction) of directors as equals 25% of the total number of directorsconstituting the full board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”). The holders of Class A Stock voting as a class are entitled to elect theremaining directors. With respect to all matters other than the election of directors or any matters for which class voting is required by law, the holders ofCommon Stock and the holders of Class A Stock will vote together as a single class, and the holders of Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per shareof Common Stock and the holders of Class A Stock will be entitled to 10 votes per share of Class A Stock.Our Restated Certificate does not entitle holders of Common Stock to cumulative voting. However, solely with respect to the election of directors, theRestated Certificate entitles, but does not require, each holder of Class A Stock, in person or by proxy, to either (a) vote the number of shares of Class AStock owned by such holder for as many persons as there are directors to be elected by holders of Class A Stock (“Class A Directors”), or (b) cumulate saidvotes (by multiplying the number of shares of Class A Stock owned by such holder by the number of candidates for election as a Class A Director) andeither (i) give one candidate all of the cumulated votes, or (ii) distribute the cumulated votes among such candidates as the holder sees fit.Dividend RightsThe holders of Common Stock and Class A Stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board ofDirectors in its discretion out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. When and as dividends are declared on any shares of Common Stockand Class A Stock, whether payable in cash, property or securities of the Company, the holders of Common Stock and Class A Stock will be entitled toshare equally, share for share, in such dividends.Conversion RightsEach share of Class A Stock is convertible, from time to time at the option of the holder and automatically upon the occurrence of certain events, intoone share of Common Stock. Our Common Stock has no conversion rights.Upon the sale, assignment, pledge or other transfer, other than a “Permitted Transfer” (as that term is defined in the Restated Certificate), of anyshares or any interest in shares of Class A Stock to any person or entity, all such transferred shares of Class A Stock will be converted automatically into anequal number of shares of Common Stock.All outstanding shares of Class A Stock will be converted automatically into an equal number of shares of Common Stock upon the date on which thenumber of outstanding shares of Class A Stock constitutes less than 12.5% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock and Class A Stock.Liquidation RightsHolders of Common Stock and Class A Stock will share ratably in all assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event ofdissolution.Other Rights and PreferencesOur Common Stock has no sinking fund or redemption provisions or preemptive or exchange rights.ListingThe Common Stock is traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the trading symbol “JBSS.”Provisions in the Restated Certificate and the BylawsThe Restated Certificate and the Bylaws contain provisions that could make the Company a less attractive target for a hostile takeover and could makemore difficult or discourage a merger proposal, a tender offer or a proxy contest. Such provisions include: • a requirement that stockholder-nominated director nominees be nominated in advance of the meeting at which directors are elected and thatspecific information be provided in connection with such nomination; • the ownership and the rights of Class A Stock held by the Sanfilippo Group and Valentine Group (as those terms as defined in our DefinitiveProxy Statement filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission); and • he ability of the Board of Directors to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock without the approval of stockholders.Preferred StockThe Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The authority is expressly vested in the Board of Directors to establishand designate the series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of any series of the Preferred Stock, including without limitation, thoserelating to any dividend rights and terms, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences and sinking fund terms. 2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% IllinoisEXHIBIT 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 John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. of our report dated August 21, 2019 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internalcontrol over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K./s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPChicago, IllinoisAugust 21, 2019Exhibit 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 27, 2019; 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 thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; 3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, 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 inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) for the registrant 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 forexternal purposes 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 tomaterially affect, 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 arereasonably likely 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 internalcontrol over financial reporting.August 21, 2019 /s/ Jeffrey T. SanfilippoJeffrey T. SanfilippoChairman of the Board andChief Executive OfficerExhibit 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 27, 2019; 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 thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport; 3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, 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 inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) for the registrant 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 forexternal purposes 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 tomaterially affect, 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 arereasonably likely 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 internalcontrol over financial reporting.August 21, 2019 /s/ Michael J. ValentineMichael J. ValentineChief Financial Officer, Group President and SecretaryExhibit 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 27, 2019 as filedwith the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of theBoard, 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 21, 2019 /s/ Jeffrey T. SanfilippoJeffrey T. SanfilippoChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the BoardExhibit 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 27, 2019 as filedwith the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer, Group President andSecretary, 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 21, 2019 /s/ Michael J. ValentineMichael J. ValentineChief Financial Officer, Group President and Secretary

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