2020
ANNUAL
R E P O R T
F R O M O U R C E O
Moving forward
together.
Landec Family and Friends,
This year has been a transformational year for Landec as we strive to create
shareholder value across the portfolio by supporting and accelerating growth for
Lifecore and redesigning Curation Foods for profitable growth. In fiscal 2020, we
launched a value creation program for our natural foods business, Curation Foods,
called Project SWIFT (Simplify, Win, Innovate, Focus, Transform), which has guided our
organization towards improved operational and financial performance. Project SWIFT
is designed to transform Curation Foods by simplifying the business, realigning its
resources, optimizing its operations and improving the Company’s balance sheet. Our
organization made great strides towards these goals in fiscal 2020.
The benefits of these actions are demonstrated by financial results in our fiscal
second half financial performance. We were able to drive a profitable turnaround in
our avocado products business and execute on our goal to achieve more than $20
million of cost savings from our Curation Foods operations by year end. Looking
ahead to fiscal 2021, we believe the Curation Foods organization will benefit from
its more efficient operations. We also believe that our team is now in a position to
focus on generating consistent, profitable growth from existing products, as well as
from plant-based protein products innovation driven by,
and based on, leading-edge consumer trend analytics.
Our performance benefitted from the stability of our Lifecore business
in fiscal 2020. Throughout the year, Lifecore continued to deliver
on its track record of high margin revenue growth, resulting from
its attractive competitive position as a fully integrated contract
development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). Lifecore’s
positioning in the marketplace is highly advantageous, offering
differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish
of sterile, injectable pharmaceutical products in syringes and
vials. These specialized capabilities are sought after in today’s
therapeutics market, and we believe our business is well-
positioned through our significant investments in capacity
to ensure we can capture share of this growing industry.
(cont.)
1
F R O M O U R C E O
Moving forward
together.
Landec Family and Friends,
This year has been a transformational year for Landec as we strive to create
shareholder value across the portfolio by supporting and accelerating growth for
Lifecore and redesigning Curation Foods for profitable growth. In fiscal 2020, we
launched a value creation program for our natural foods business, Curation Foods,
called Project SWIFT (Simplify, Win, Innovate, Focus, Transform), which has guided our
organization towards improved operational and financial performance. Project SWIFT
is designed to transform Curation Foods by simplifying the business, realigning its
resources, optimizing its operations and improving the Company’s balance sheet. Our
organization made great strides towards these goals in fiscal 2020.
The benefits of these actions are demonstrated by financial results in our fiscal
second half financial performance. We were able to drive a profitable turnaround in
our avocado products business and execute on our goal to achieve more than $20
million of cost savings from our Curation Foods operations by year end. Looking
ahead to fiscal 2021, we believe the Curation Foods organization will benefit from
its more efficient operations. We also believe that our team is now in a position to
focus on generating consistent, profitable growth from existing products, as well as
from plant-based protein products innovation driven by,
and based on, leading-edge consumer trend analytics.
Our performance benefitted from the stability of our Lifecore business
in fiscal 2020. Throughout the year, Lifecore continued to deliver
on its track record of high margin revenue growth, resulting from
its attractive competitive position as a fully integrated contract
development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). Lifecore’s
positioning in the marketplace is highly advantageous, offering
differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish
of sterile, injectable pharmaceutical products in syringes and
vials. These specialized capabilities are sought after in today’s
therapeutics market, and we believe our business is well-
positioned through our significant investments in capacity
to ensure we can capture share of this growing industry.
(cont.)
1
In addition, Lifecore leverages its fermentation process to manufacture premium,
pharmaceutical-grade sodium hyaluronate (HA) and uses its aseptic filling capabilities
to deliver private-label HA and non-HA finished products to its customers. Based on
Lifecore’s business strengths, including establishing strategic relationships with market
leaders and investing in manufacturing capacity in conjunction with anticipated customer
demand, we expect another strong and consistent year of profitable growth at Lifecore
during fiscal 2021.
While each of our businesses operates with distinctive strengths at various stages of
growth, we are united by the resilience and expertise of our collective teams. Today,
Landec’s internal mantra is to ‘move forward together’, seeking to effectively navigate new
challenges, including our response to the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic,
as we evolve and drive toward increasing profitability. Our entire organization is focusing
on prioritizing sustainable profitability and delivering against our financial targets. In fact,
last year our Board confirmed this alignment by adopting adjusted EBITDA as the key
performance metric for our leadership team’s compensation package. As a result, our
Company and our culture are once again thriving and aligned toward a common goal of
enhancing profitability and driving cash flow.
Our businesses and products support health and wellness while respecting and preserving
the planet for future generations. As stewards of the environment, we are currently
engaging all levels of our organization in establishing sustainability initiatives to ensure
a safe and strong future for our people, products and planet. We have set goals through
2025 with annual target metrics for Curation Foods, and we plan to institute similar goals
and metrics for Lifecore starting in fiscal 2021. Moving forward, we remain committed
to completing the transformation of Curation Foods and securing continuing growth
for Lifecore. We intend to fully realize the potential of each business through sound
and thoughtful execution, creating sustainable value for our shareholders, customers,
employees and communities.
Sincerely,
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D.
CEO
Focusing on
Financial Performance
FISCAL 2020 RESULTS
$590.4m
(+6%) REVENUE
$22.0m
ADJUSTED EBITDA*
3.7%
ADJUSTED EBITDA*
MARGIN
12.7%
GROSS MARGIN
($0.26)
ADJUSTED EPS*
* Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted EPS are
non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the information under “Non-
GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this report for a description of
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted EPS, as well as
reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP results.
F R O M O U R C E O
3
In addition, Lifecore leverages its fermentation process to manufacture premium,
pharmaceutical-grade sodium hyaluronate (HA) and uses its aseptic filling capabilities
to deliver private-label HA and non-HA finished products to its customers. Based on
Lifecore’s business strengths, including establishing strategic relationships with market
leaders and investing in manufacturing capacity in conjunction with anticipated customer
demand, we expect another strong and consistent year of profitable growth at Lifecore
during fiscal 2021.
While each of our businesses operates with distinctive strengths at various stages of
growth, we are united by the resilience and expertise of our collective teams. Today,
Landec’s internal mantra is to ‘move forward together’, seeking to effectively navigate new
challenges, including our response to the challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic,
as we evolve and drive toward increasing profitability. Our entire organization is focusing
on prioritizing sustainable profitability and delivering against our financial targets. In fact,
last year our Board confirmed this alignment by adopting adjusted EBITDA as the key
performance metric for our leadership team’s compensation package. As a result, our
Company and our culture are once again thriving and aligned toward a common goal of
enhancing profitability and driving cash flow.
Our businesses and products support health and wellness while respecting and preserving
the planet for future generations. As stewards of the environment, we are currently
engaging all levels of our organization in establishing sustainability initiatives to ensure
a safe and strong future for our people, products and planet. We have set goals through
2025 with annual target metrics for Curation Foods, and we plan to institute similar goals
and metrics for Lifecore starting in fiscal 2021. Moving forward, we remain committed
to completing the transformation of Curation Foods and securing continuing growth
for Lifecore. We intend to fully realize the potential of each business through sound
and thoughtful execution, creating sustainable value for our shareholders, customers,
employees and communities.
Sincerely,
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D.
CEO
F R O M O U R C E O
Focusing on
Financial Performance
FISCAL 2020 RESULTS
$590.4m
(+6%) REVENUE
$22.0m
ADJUSTED EBITDA*
3.7%
ADJUSTED EBITDA*
MARGIN
12.7%
GROSS MARGIN
($0.26)
ADJUSTED EPS*
* Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted EPS are
non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the information under “Non-
GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this report for a description of
Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted EPS, as well as
reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP results.
3
Our natural foods business provides access to fresh and nutritious
plant-based food with 100% clean ingredients. In January 2019,
we launched Curation Foods as a corporate umbrella for our four
natural foods brands – Eat Smart®, Yucatan®, Cabo Fresh® and O
Olive Oil & Vinegar® – and our patented Breatheway® packaging
technology. Our products are currently stocked in over 86%* of
retail and club stores across North America.
Through our value creation program, Project SWIFT, we initiated
transformative shifts and operational improvements at Curation
Foods to help drive the profitability of the entire business in the
second half of fiscal 2020.
Our FDA-approved CDMO business, Lifecore Biomedical,
is one of the select companies to specialize in premium-
grade hyaluronic acid (HA) based biomaterials. Leveraging
our heritage in highly viscous HA, we develop, fill and finish
difficult-to-manufacture pharmaceutical products for global
and emerging biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Guided by an unwavering commitment to improving lives, we
work with our partners to bring their innovations to market
with the highest possible quality and success.
We believe that key investments throughout fiscal 2020 will
support Lifecore’s consistent track record of high-margin
growth into the future.
* Nielsen Latest 52 W/E 06/27/20 * Total universe includes Food, Mass, Club, excludes Costco (not reported by Nielsen)
United efforts.
Achievable targets.
Landec’s mission is to create innovative products and capabilities that
support everyone’s unique health and wellness journey while being
stewards of the planet for future generations.
Led by new executive leadership, the organization is now sharply
focused on maximizing value across our portfolio of businesses. We are
prioritizing activities towards profitable growth, operational excellence
and innovation driven by consumer and customer insights. We believe
we have the right people in the right roles. And this year, they have
demonstrated their ability to move forward together, adapt to change
and drive our brands towards a common goal – improving the Company’s
overall financial performance for fiscal 2021.
O V E R V I E W
5
Our natural foods business provides access to fresh and nutritious
plant-based food with 100% clean ingredients. In January 2019,
we launched Curation Foods as a corporate umbrella for our four
natural foods brands – Eat Smart®, Yucatan®, Cabo Fresh® and O
Olive Oil & Vinegar® – and our patented Breatheway® packaging
technology. Our products are currently stocked in over 86%* of
retail and club stores across North America.
Through our value creation program, Project SWIFT, we initiated
transformative shifts and operational improvements at Curation
Foods to help drive the profitability of the entire business in the
second half of fiscal 2020.
Our FDA-approved CDMO business, Lifecore Biomedical,
is one of the select companies to specialize in premium-
grade hyaluronic acid (HA) based biomaterials. Leveraging
our heritage in highly viscous HA, we develop, fill and finish
difficult-to-manufacture pharmaceutical products for global
and emerging biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Guided by an unwavering commitment to improving lives, we
work with our partners to bring their innovations to market
with the highest possible quality and success.
We believe that key investments throughout fiscal 2020 will
support Lifecore’s consistent track record of high-margin
growth into the future.
* Nielsen Latest 52 W/E 06/27/20 * Total universe includes Food, Mass, Club, excludes Costco (not reported by Nielsen)
United efforts.
Achievable targets.
Landec’s mission is to create innovative products and capabilities that
support everyone’s unique health and wellness journey while being
stewards of the planet for future generations.
Led by new executive leadership, the organization is now sharply
focused on maximizing value across our portfolio of businesses. We are
prioritizing activities towards profitable growth, operational excellence
and innovation driven by consumer and customer insights. We believe
we have the right people in the right roles. And this year, they have
demonstrated their ability to move forward together, adapt to change
and drive our brands towards a common goal – improving the Company’s
overall financial performance for fiscal 2021.
O V E R V I E W
5
The path to profitability.
In fiscal 2020, we have incentivized employees to drive our two business
segments towards a more profitable future, together. Our success
at Landec is measured by the value we create for our shareholders,
customers and consumers every step of the way.
The implementation of prudent capital allocation philosophies and sound decision making
processes will be key in driving strong returns on our investments. Through this thoughtful
and regimented approach, we are providing the necessary resources to support the long-term
growth of our natural foods and CDMO businesses.
FY20* REVENUE
$590.4m
+6% LANDEC
$85.8m
+13% LIFECORE
$504.5m
+4.7% CURATION
* FY20 is as of May 27, 2019 through May 31, 2020.
FY20 GROSS MARGIN
CURATION
1H20
8.0%
2H20
8.7%
LIFECORE
31.9%
42.7%
LANDEC
11.0%
14.3%
** Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the information under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this report for a description of Adjusted EBITDA
and a reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP results.
F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S
FY20 Adjusted EBITDA**
YEAR END TOTAL
$22.0m
–15% LANDEC
$20.1m
$4.4m
-<1% LIFECORE –38% CURATION
A PRODUCTIVE TURN
We set out to realize the full enterprise value of
Landec through the operational transformation
of Curation Foods. Our decisive actions to
turn around our avocado products, combined
with execution of our cost-out initiative, have
translated to immediate financial improvement
from the first to second half of the fiscal year.
We are well positioned to build on this
momentum into fiscal 2021.
FY20 ADJUSTED EBITDA SEQUENTIAL QUARTERLY IMPROVEMENT
$14.1m
18M
LANDEC
CURATION
LIFECORE
12M
6M
0
-6M
$0.3m
$6.8m
$0.8m
Q 1
Q 2
Q 3
Q 4
FY20 ADJUSTED EBITDA FIRST HALF VS. SECOND HALF
CURATION
LIFECORE
1H20
2H20
CHANGE
($2.8m)
$7.2m
$10.0m
$5.0m
$15.2m
$10.2m
LANDEC
$1.1m
$20.8m
$19.7m
7
The path to profitability.
In fiscal 2020, we have incentivized employees to drive our two business
segments towards a more profitable future, together. Our success
at Landec is measured by the value we create for our shareholders,
customers and consumers every step of the way.
The implementation of prudent capital allocation philosophies and sound decision making
processes will be key in driving strong returns on our investments. Through this thoughtful
and regimented approach, we are providing the necessary resources to support the long-term
growth of our natural foods and CDMO businesses.
FY20* REVENUE
$590.4m
+6% LANDEC
$85.8m
$504.5m
+13% LIFECORE
+4.7% CURATION
* FY20 is as of May 27, 2019 through May 31, 2020.
FY20 GROSS MARGIN
CURATION
1H20
8.0%
2H20
8.7%
LIFECORE
31.9%
42.7%
LANDEC
11.0%
14.3%
** Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the information under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this report for a description of Adjusted EBITDA
and a reconciliation of the Non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP results.
F I N A N C I A L H I G H L I G H T S
FY20 Adjusted EBITDA**
YEAR END TOTAL
$22.0m
–15% LANDEC
$20.1m
$4.4m
-<1% LIFECORE –38% CURATION
A PRODUCTIVE TURN
We set out to realize the full enterprise value of
Landec through the operational transformation
of Curation Foods. Our decisive actions to
turn around our avocado products, combined
with execution of our cost-out initiative, have
translated to immediate financial improvement
from the first to second half of the fiscal year.
We are well positioned to build on this
momentum into fiscal 2021.
FY20 ADJUSTED EBITDA SEQUENTIAL QUARTERLY IMPROVEMENT
18M
LANDEC
CURATION
LIFECORE
$0.3m
12M
6M
0
-6M
$6.8m
$0.8m
$14.1m
Q 1
Q 2
Q 3
Q 4
FY20 ADJUSTED EBITDA FIRST HALF VS. SECOND HALF
CURATION
LIFECORE
1H20
2H20
CHANGE
($2.8m)
$7.2m
$10.0m
$5.0m
$15.2m
$10.2m
LANDEC
$1.1m
$20.8m
$19.7m
7
Steps towards
simplification.
The transformation of Curation Foods has been central to
this year’s growth strategy. It has involved a critical process
of streamlining and reorienting the business through the
implementation of our value creation program, Project SWIFT.
S SIMPLIFY
WINW
I
F
T
FOCUS
INNOVATE
TRANSFORM
ROOTED IN THREE PILLARS:
NETWORK & OPERATIONAL
OPTIMIZATION
FOCUS ON STRATEGIC ASSETS
ORGANIZATIONAL
REDESIGN
1
2
3
G R O W T H S T R A T E G I E S
With this framework, we have renewed
our commitment to operational
excellence and consumer insight-driven
innovation. Our teams are strongly
focused on the concept of doing fewer
things better in order to generate
sustainable long-term growth.
Project SWIFT has led to an immediate
improvement in the business’s key
metrics including gross margin and
adjusted EBITDA margin. Curation
Foods is now positioned to become
an agile and competitive business.
“ We are driven to
focus and streamline
the business to
deliver greater
profitability.”
Dr. Albert D. Bolles,
President & CEO,
Landec Corporation
THE RESULTS OF RIGHT-SIZING
1
2
3
Focus on and investment in high-
impact, high-margin projects
Organization redesign for agility, better
use and allocation of human resources,
and the ability to compete and thrive
Implementation of Project ZEST,
Divestiture of non-core assets, including
which includes productivity initiatives
our Now Planting soup business and
to improve efficiency and enhance
our yet-to-be operational salad dressing
employee performance
manufacturing facility
Consolidation and centralization
of Curation Foods offices into our
Innovation Center headquarters in
Santa Maria, California
Strategic reduction of the size of
our commoditized core vegetable
and tray business
4
5
6
$5m
ANNUALIZED
COST SAVINGS
9
Steps towards
simplification.
The transformation of Curation Foods has been central to
this year’s growth strategy. It has involved a critical process
of streamlining and reorienting the business through the
implementation of our value creation program, Project SWIFT.
INNOVATE
FOCUS ON STRATEGIC ASSETS
ROOTED IN THREE PILLARS:
NETWORK & OPERATIONAL
OPTIMIZATION
ORGANIZATIONAL
REDESIGN
1
2
3
S SIMPLIFY
WINW
I
F
T
FOCUS
TRANSFORM
G R O W T H S T R A T E G I E S
With this framework, we have renewed
our commitment to operational
excellence and consumer insight-driven
innovation. Our teams are strongly
focused on the concept of doing fewer
things better in order to generate
sustainable long-term growth.
Project SWIFT has led to an immediate
improvement in the business’s key
metrics including gross margin and
adjusted EBITDA margin. Curation
Foods is now positioned to become
an agile and competitive business.
“ We are driven to
focus and streamline
the business to
deliver greater
profitability.”
Dr. Albert D. Bolles,
President & CEO,
Landec Corporation
THE RESULTS OF RIGHT-SIZING
1
2
3
Focus on and investment in high-
impact, high-margin projects
Implementation of Project ZEST,
which includes productivity initiatives
to improve efficiency and enhance
employee performance
Consolidation and centralization
of Curation Foods offices into our
Innovation Center headquarters in
Santa Maria, California
4
5
6
Organization redesign for agility, better
use and allocation of human resources,
and the ability to compete and thrive
Divestiture of non-core assets, including
our Now Planting soup business and
our yet-to-be operational salad dressing
manufacturing facility
Strategic reduction of the size of
our commoditized core vegetable
and tray business
$5m
ANNUALIZED
COST SAVINGS
9
Tracking steady
growth.
Lifecore has delivered consistent growth with annual revenues
increasing 13% compared to fiscal 2019. We attribute our success
to our ongoing commitment to three strategic priorities.
1
DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS PIPELINE
Capitalizing on our specialized capabilities, we have evaluated new partnership
opportunities and filled our development pipeline with 15-20 active projects at
various stages in the product life cycle.
PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
PRE-CLINICAL
PHASE I
PHASE II
PHASE III
REGISTRATION
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING
CDMO Revenue
Opportunities
PRE-FORMULATION
5
Early Phase
Customers
SCALE UP
DEVELOPMENT
6
Late Phase
Customers
FORMULATION
DEVELOPMENT
5
Mid Phase
Customers
G R O W T H S T R A T E G I E S
2
3
MAXIMIZATION OF MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY
Over the year we have worked relentlessly to fulfill the increasing
demands of our business and the expectations of our customers. This has
involved the completion of our new multipurpose filling line and quality
control lab, as well as the expansion of our secondary packaging area.
Managing our capacity amid growing demand is a key to our operational
success as we prepare for future growth from our partnerships. We will
continue to support these capital needs with the necessary investments
to ensure consistent uninterrupted service.
ADVANCEMENT OF PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION
We have one product under review by the FDA,
which we currently expect to be approved for
commercialization in calendar year 2020. We
anticipate delivering about 1-2 commercialized
products every year going forward.
1-2
ANNUAL
COMMERCIALIZED
PRODUCTS
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Total Available Capacity
Capacity Utilization
14.5m
5m
24M
18M
12M
6M
0
F Y 1 8
F Y 2 0
22m
6.5m
Capacity available
for projected
customer demand
11
Tracking steady
growth.
Lifecore has delivered consistent growth with annual revenues
increasing 13% compared to fiscal 2019. We attribute our success
to our ongoing commitment to three strategic priorities.
DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS PIPELINE
1
Capitalizing on our specialized capabilities, we have evaluated new partnership
opportunities and filled our development pipeline with 15-20 active projects at
various stages in the product life cycle.
PRE-CLINICAL
PHASE I
PHASE II
PHASE III
REGISTRATION
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING
PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
CDMO Revenue
Opportunities
PRE-FORMULATION
5
Early Phase
Customers
SCALE UP
DEVELOPMENT
6
Late Phase
Customers
FORMULATION
DEVELOPMENT
5
Mid Phase
Customers
G R O W T H S T R A T E G I E S
2
3
MAXIMIZATION OF MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY
Over the year we have worked relentlessly to fulfill the increasing
demands of our business and the expectations of our customers. This has
involved the completion of our new multipurpose filling line and quality
control lab, as well as the expansion of our secondary packaging area.
Managing our capacity amid growing demand is a key to our operational
success as we prepare for future growth from our partnerships. We will
continue to support these capital needs with the necessary investments
to ensure consistent uninterrupted service.
ADVANCEMENT OF PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATION
We have one product under review by the FDA,
which we currently expect to be approved for
commercialization in calendar year 2020. We
anticipate delivering about 1-2 commercialized
products every year going forward.
1-2
ANNUAL
COMMERCIALIZED
PRODUCTS
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Total Available Capacity
Capacity Utilization
14.5m
5m
24M
18M
12M
6M
0
22m
6.5m
Capacity available
for projected
customer demand
F Y 1 8
F Y 2 0
11
O P E R A T I O N A L E X C E L L E N C E
SAFETY
• Zero accidents
PRODUCTIVITY
• Zero breakdowns
• Reduce waste
ENGAGEMENT
• 100% team
participation
COST
• Flat conversion
cost
QUALITY
• Zero defects
ZEST
goals
DELIVERY
• 100% On Time
In Full
Pursuing priorities.
This year, our Company has implemented strategic priorities across our operations
to improve margins at Curation Foods and drive topline growth at Lifecore
Biomedical. In our efforts to streamline and handle the evolving challenges of the
COVID-19 pandemic, we have maintained our relentless dedication to quality and
to the health and safety of our employees across the organization.
MOVING PARTNERS FORWARD
What has always been central to Lifecore’s culture is our
operational excellence, highly specialized capabilities and
uncompromising quality. By consistently delivering to FDA
standards, we have proven to be a trusted and dedicated
partner to biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Our unique expertise and long history of execution has
empowered us to be selective in our business relationships
and strategically evaluate opportunities.
In fiscal 2021, we are preparing to bring a larger amount
of new injectable therapies to market and accommodate
the needs of each innovative customer.
$10.6m
INVESTED TO INCREASE
MANUFACTURING
CAPABILITIES IN FY20
BANDED BEHIND EFFICIENCY
We are consistently targeting sustainable
improvements in the operations of
Curation Foods without extensive capital
investment. These efficiencies are driven
forward by our new lean manufacturing program,
ZEST (Zero Mindset, Empowerment, Standardization, Training). Integrating ZEST into
our core value system, we have collectively made a cultural shift towards employee
empowerment and accountability.
We have initiated the roll out of the ZEST framework across all our U.S. facilities in our
efforts to further reduce administration, procurement and manufacturing costs.
C A S E S T U D Y
C A S E S T U DY
Maximizing capacity through continuous
improvement.
Utilizing lean manufacturing methodology and the mindset of
continuous improvement, our operations team has successfully
increased our HA fermentation capacity by 25% and our aseptic
filling capacity by 28% without incremental capital investment.
+25%
FERMENTATION
CAPACITY
The transformation of our avocado business.
The ZEST principals have led to significant organizational and
financial improvement in our avocado business in Mexico.
By turning Yucatan® and Cabo Fresh® into profitable product
lines, we reduced the cost per case by 60% and delivered gross
margin improvement in the second half of fiscal 2020.
28%
GROSS MARGIN
RUN-RATE IN
Q4 OF FY2020
13
O P E R A T I O N A L E X C E L L E N C E
Pursuing priorities.
This year, our Company has implemented strategic priorities across our operations
to improve margins at Curation Foods and drive topline growth at Lifecore
Biomedical. In our efforts to streamline and handle the evolving challenges of the
COVID-19 pandemic, we have maintained our relentless dedication to quality and
to the health and safety of our employees across the organization.
MOVING PARTNERS FORWARD
What has always been central to Lifecore’s culture is our
operational excellence, highly specialized capabilities and
uncompromising quality. By consistently delivering to FDA
standards, we have proven to be a trusted and dedicated
partner to biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Our unique expertise and long history of execution has
empowered us to be selective in our business relationships
and strategically evaluate opportunities.
In fiscal 2021, we are preparing to bring a larger amount
of new injectable therapies to market and accommodate
the needs of each innovative customer.
$10.6m
INVESTED TO INCREASE
MANUFACTURING
CAPABILITIES IN FY20
QUALITY
• Zero defects
SAFETY
• Zero accidents
PRODUCTIVITY
• Zero breakdowns
• Reduce waste
ZEST
goals
ENGAGEMENT
• 100% team
participation
COST
• Flat conversion
cost
DELIVERY
• 100% On Time
BANDED BEHIND EFFICIENCY
In Full
We are consistently targeting sustainable
improvements in the operations of
Curation Foods without extensive capital
investment. These efficiencies are driven
forward by our new lean manufacturing program,
ZEST (Zero Mindset, Empowerment, Standardization, Training). Integrating ZEST into
our core value system, we have collectively made a cultural shift towards employee
empowerment and accountability.
We have initiated the roll out of the ZEST framework across all our U.S. facilities in our
efforts to further reduce administration, procurement and manufacturing costs.
C A S E S T U DY
C A S E S T U D Y
Maximizing capacity through continuous
The transformation of our avocado business.
improvement.
Utilizing lean manufacturing methodology and the mindset of
continuous improvement, our operations team has successfully
increased our HA fermentation capacity by 25% and our aseptic
FERMENTATION
filling capacity by 28% without incremental capital investment.
+25%
CAPACITY
The ZEST principals have led to significant organizational and
financial improvement in our avocado business in Mexico.
By turning Yucatan® and Cabo Fresh® into profitable product
lines, we reduced the cost per case by 60% and delivered gross
margin improvement in the second half of fiscal 2020.
28%
GROSS MARGIN
RUN-RATE IN
Q4 OF FY2020
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Reinventing for impact.
Landec has a long history of innovation in the rapidly evolving
natural foods and CDMO spaces. Keeping along that track in fiscal
2020, we have scaled up investments in a few key areas to impact
the market in a big way.
INNOVATION DRIVEN BY CONSUMER & CUSTOMER INSIGHTS
We have honed our innovation strategy to address unmet needs, deliver on-trend
plant-based foods and expand the usage of existing products. In the development of
new packaging technologies, we are successfully expanding product freshness and
entering new categories of business.
Our teams continuously engage in a test and learn culture, working with both
customers and partners to ensure product quality before scaling up.
“ The foundation of our company is
end-user driven innovation. Big ideas
are often created by making small
significant changes to existing
products to deliver unmet needs.”
Dr. Albert D. Bolles,
President & CEO,
Landec Corporation
C A S E S T U DY
Turning guacamole into
an everyday condiment.
Our proprietary Airlock Technology packaging solution
for avocado squeeze products delivers on two consumer
insights – product freshness and ease of use. The packaging
technology extends product freshness up to 10-14 days
and provides for a more convenient way to use guacamole
as an everyday condiment.
With this technology, we are both reinvigorating the
category and growing our two avocado brands, Yucatan®
and Cabo Fresh®. In fact, over 25% of stores selling our
guacamole tub products have added our guacamole
squeeze products to their line-up, driving category growth.
* KD Consulting 2020 Consumer Survey : 1200 consumer
71%
71% OF CONSUMERS
ASKED WOULD
PURCHASE
GUACAMOLE
SQUEEZE
PRODUCTS AS A
REGULAR OPTION*
20%
OF GUACAMOLE
SQUEEZE SALES ARE
INCREMENTAL TO THE
TOTAL GUACAMOLE
CATEGORY
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Reinventing for impact.
Landec has a long history of innovation in the rapidly evolving
natural foods and CDMO spaces. Keeping along that track in fiscal
2020, we have scaled up investments in a few key areas to impact
the market in a big way.
INNOVATION DRIVEN BY CONSUMER & CUSTOMER INSIGHTS
We have honed our innovation strategy to address unmet needs, deliver on-trend
plant-based foods and expand the usage of existing products. In the development of
new packaging technologies, we are successfully expanding product freshness and
entering new categories of business.
Our teams continuously engage in a test and learn culture, working with both
customers and partners to ensure product quality before scaling up.
“ The foundation of our company is
end-user driven innovation. Big ideas
are often created by making small
significant changes to existing
products to deliver unmet needs.”
Dr. Albert D. Bolles,
President & CEO,
Landec Corporation
C A S E S T U DY
Turning guacamole into
an everyday condiment.
Our proprietary Airlock Technology packaging solution
for avocado squeeze products delivers on two consumer
insights – product freshness and ease of use. The packaging
technology extends product freshness up to 10-14 days
and provides for a more convenient way to use guacamole
as an everyday condiment.
With this technology, we are both reinvigorating the
category and growing our two avocado brands, Yucatan®
and Cabo Fresh®. In fact, over 25% of stores selling our
guacamole tub products have added our guacamole
squeeze products to their line-up, driving category growth.
* KD Consulting 2020 Consumer Survey : 1200 consumer
71%
71% OF CONSUMERS
ASKED WOULD
PURCHASE
GUACAMOLE
SQUEEZE
PRODUCTS AS A
REGULAR OPTION*
20%
OF GUACAMOLE
SQUEEZE SALES ARE
INCREMENTAL TO THE
TOTAL GUACAMOLE
CATEGORY
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LEADING THERAPIES TO THE FINISH LINE
Leveraging our heritage of innovative thinking, we have continued to advance our partners’
cutting-edge therapies through the pipeline and help them achieve commercialization.
Over the course of 35 years, we have created solutions that enhance drug delivery by
resolving complex challenges around difficult to finish and fill viscous materials.
We have refined our processes and technologies to ensure an unmatched standard in
hyaluronic acid (HA), bringing FDA-approved drug therapies and medical devices to market.
“ Through our innovative solutions,
we are uniquely capable of undertaking
the formulation, filtration and filling of
highly viscous materials such as HA.”
Dr. Albert D. Bolles,
President & CEO,
Landec Corporation
Progress made possible.
1981
1993
•
Lifecore initiates Sodium Hyaluronate production
•
High Pressure Filtration process developed
2005
•
•
First non-HA drug development project
First vacuum syringe filler installed
•
Drug Commercial Agreement
2015
•
Facility Expansion
•
50th Anniversary
2018
•
Three new commercial manufacturing agreements
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LEADING THERAPIES TO THE FINISH LINE
Leveraging our heritage of innovative thinking, we have continued to advance our partners’
cutting-edge therapies through the pipeline and help them achieve commercialization.
Over the course of 35 years, we have created solutions that enhance drug delivery by
resolving complex challenges around difficult to finish and fill viscous materials.
We have refined our processes and technologies to ensure an unmatched standard in
hyaluronic acid (HA), bringing FDA-approved drug therapies and medical devices to market.
“ Through our innovative solutions,
we are uniquely capable of undertaking
the formulation, filtration and filling of
highly viscous materials such as HA.”
Dr. Albert D. Bolles,
President & CEO,
Landec Corporation
Progress made possible.
1981
1993
•
Lifecore initiates Sodium Hyaluronate production
•
High Pressure Filtration process developed
2005
•
•
First non-HA drug development project
First vacuum syringe filler installed
•
Drug Commercial Agreement
2015
•
Facility Expansion
•
50th Anniversary
2018
•
Three new commercial manufacturing agreements
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Setting a
sustainable future.
This year, we have taken steps to further develop
Landec as a force for good at all levels of our
organization. This is especially significant at a time
when food insecurity has escalated around the globe.
Perpetuating our culture of continuous improvement,
we have established the Landec Environmental,
Health and Safety Philosophy, which helps us to build
a stronger future for generations to come.
We are in the process of instituting sustainability
goals for Curation Foods in 2025 and intend to
institute similar goals for Lifecore Biomedical in 2021.
Our efforts are deployed across three dimensions
for Curation Foods.
1 PEOPLE
We are supporting the human
rights of all people as well as
the wellness and safety of our
employees, customers and
communities.
• FOOD SECURITY
• DIVERSITY
• LABOR PRACTICES
S U S T A I N A B L E P R A C T I C E S
2 PRODUCT
We are increasing access to fresh, plant-based foods with 100% clean
ingredients, ensuring soil health and biodiversity, and monitoring
product safety and quality.
• BETTER NUTRITION CHOICES
• PLANT-FORWARD FOOD
• PACKAGING REDUCTION & RECYCLABILITY
3 PLANET
We are implementing our ZEST program goals to
minimize food waste, tightly manage water and
energy usage, and reduce our impact on the planet.
• FOOD WASTE MINIMIZATION
• WATER MANAGEMENT
• ENERGY MANAGEMENT
S P O T L I G H T
Salvaging lost crops to feed the hungry.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit North America, restaurant
closures and volatile customer demand left millions of pounds
of fresh food in the fields. In response, we partnered with the
CA Association of Food Banks to revitalize supply chains, helping
to harvest 350,000 Ibs. of fresh, nutritious food directly from the
field to families in need.
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HARVESTED
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Setting a
sustainable future.
This year, we have taken steps to further develop
Landec as a force for good at all levels of our
organization. This is especially significant at a time
when food insecurity has escalated around the globe.
Perpetuating our culture of continuous improvement,
we have established the Landec Environmental,
Health and Safety Philosophy, which helps us to build
a stronger future for generations to come.
We are in the process of instituting sustainability
goals for Curation Foods in 2025 and intend to
institute similar goals for Lifecore Biomedical in 2021.
Our efforts are deployed across three dimensions
for Curation Foods.
1 PEOPLE
We are supporting the human
rights of all people as well as
the wellness and safety of our
employees, customers and
communities.
• FOOD SECURITY
• DIVERSITY
• LABOR PRACTICES
S U S T A I N A B L E P R A C T I C E S
2 PRODUCT
We are increasing access to fresh, plant-based foods with 100% clean
ingredients, ensuring soil health and biodiversity, and monitoring
product safety and quality.
• BETTER NUTRITION CHOICES
• PLANT-FORWARD FOOD
• PACKAGING REDUCTION & RECYCLABILITY
3 PLANET
We are implementing our ZEST program goals to
minimize food waste, tightly manage water and
energy usage, and reduce our impact on the planet.
• FOOD WASTE MINIMIZATION
• WATER MANAGEMENT
• ENERGY MANAGEMENT
S P O T L I G H T
Salvaging lost crops to feed the hungry.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit North America, restaurant
closures and volatile customer demand left millions of pounds
of fresh food in the fields. In response, we partnered with the
CA Association of Food Banks to revitalize supply chains, helping
to harvest 350,000 Ibs. of fresh, nutritious food directly from the
field to families in need.
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TRUCKLOADS
OF BROCCOLI
HARVESTED
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Headed for
profitable outcomes.
Our fiscal 2021 strategy is to further improve financial performance through
the continued execution of our priorities:
Carrying SWIFT forward to simplify the businesses and prioritize high margin products
Pursuing operational excellence through the ZEST program
Upholding an unmatched standard of quality and safety
Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
Innovating in consideration of consumer insights and trends towards plant-based foods
There is a growing propensity to outsource specialty services and manufacturing,
particularly among our target customers – small- and mid-sized companies. The increasing
demand for our unique capabilities in this marketplace will continue to fuel our organic
growth. As we move forward, our strategic focus includes:
Managing our business development pipeline by evaluating partnership opportunities
with companies seeking injectable solutions
Further investing in our vial and syringe manufacturing capacity, which has grown our
projected capacity to 30 million units annually
Continuing to uphold our unmatched standard of quality and safety
Accelerating our pipeline and increasing the number of products we commercialize
each year
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Headed for
profitable outcomes.
Our fiscal 2021 strategy is to further improve financial performance through
the continued execution of our priorities:
Carrying SWIFT forward to simplify the businesses and prioritize high margin products
Pursuing operational excellence through the ZEST program
Upholding an unmatched standard of quality and safety
Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
Innovating in consideration of consumer insights and trends towards plant-based foods
There is a growing propensity to outsource specialty services and manufacturing,
particularly among our target customers – small- and mid-sized companies. The increasing
demand for our unique capabilities in this marketplace will continue to fuel our organic
growth. As we move forward, our strategic focus includes:
Managing our business development pipeline by evaluating partnership opportunities
with companies seeking injectable solutions
Further investing in our vial and syringe manufacturing capacity, which has grown our
projected capacity to 30 million units annually
Continuing to uphold our unmatched standard of quality and safety
Accelerating our pipeline and increasing the number of products we commercialize
each year
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CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Landec Corporation
2811 Airpark Blvd.
Santa Maria, California 93455
(650) 306-1650
NUMERICAL REPORTING
to rounding.
STOCK LISTING
Fiscal 2020 results, amounts and percentages noted in the 2020 Annual Report are subject
The Company’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the
symbol LNDC. The Company has filed an annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Stockholders may obtain a copy of this report and Form 10-K
without charge by writing the Company at our corporate address, listed above.
STOCKHOLDER’S INFORMATION
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The stock transfer agent and registrar
for Landec Corporation is Broadridge.
Stockholders who wish to transfer
their stock, or change the name in
which the shared are registered,
should contact:
Broadridge Corporate Issuer
Solutions, Inc.
PO Box 1342
Brentwood, NY 11717
(800) 733-1121
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Except for historical information contained here, in the matters discussed in the enclosed
materials are forward-looking statement that involve certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially including risks detailed from time to time in the
Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
LEGAL
Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
San Francisco, CA
TRADEMARKS
Landec®
Intelimer®
Lifecore®Biomedical
Yucatan®
BreatheWay®
Corporate Counsel
Latham and Watkins LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Cabo Fresh®
Eat Smart®
Corgel® BioHydrogel
O Olive Oil & Vinegar®
The following are some of the official trademarks of Landec Corporation:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andrew Powell
Retired Executive Vice President
and Counsel, Medivation, Inc.
Katrina L. Houde
Retired Chief Executive Officer,
SunOpta, Inc.
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Landec Corporation
Charles Macaluso
Principal,
Dorchester Capital Advisors, LLC
Deborah Carosella
Retired Chief Executive Officer,
Madhava Natural Sweeteners
Craig Barbarosh
Director and Partner,
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
Frederick Frank
Chairman,
Evolution Life Sciences Partners
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D.
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Nelson Obus
Managing Member,
Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC
Tonia Pankopf
Managing Partner,
Pareto Advisors, LLC
Catherine A. Sohn, Pharma.D.
Retired Senior Vice President,
GlaxoSmithKline, plc
Timothy Burgess
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain,
Curation Foods
Brian McLaughlin
Dawn Kimball
Executive Vice President of Finance and
Administration, and Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President of Human Resources,
Chief People Officer
James G. Hall
President,
Lifecore Biomedical
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2020 Proxy
Statement
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Landec Corporation 2020 Annual Report
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 14, 2020
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF LANDEC CORPORATION:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Landec Corporation, a
Delaware Corporation (the “Company”), will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. (Pacific Time). The Annual
Meeting can be accessed by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LNDC2020, where you will be able to listen to the
meeting live, submit questions, and vote online for the following purposes:
1. To elect the following seven directors of which all but Mr. Schechter shall serve for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders held in the second year following the year of their election (and Mr. Schechter shall serve for a term expiring at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in the first year following the year of his election) and until their successors are duly elected
and qualified:
Katrina L. Houde
Jeffrey Edwards
Nelson Obus
Patrick Walsh (1)
Andrew Powell
Joshua E. Schechter (1)
Catherine A. Sohn
(1) In the event that the Bylaws Amendment Proposal (defined below) is not approved by the Company stockholders,
any votes to elect Messrs. Walsh and Schechter will be disregarded.
2. To approve the amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to increase the maximum size of the
Company’s Board of Directors to 12 directors (the “Bylaws Amendment Proposal”);
3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending May 30, 2021;
4. To approve a non-binding advisory proposal on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers,
as described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this notice; and
5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any postponement(s) or
adjournment(s) thereof.
The foregoing items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice.
Only stockholders of record of our common stock at the close of business on August 17, 2020, are entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Annual Meeting and any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the meeting via live webcast. However, to assure your representation at the
meeting, you are urged to mark, sign, date, and return the enclosed proxy card as promptly as possible in the postage-prepaid
envelope enclosed for that purpose or vote your shares by telephone or via the Internet.
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/s/ Brian McLaughlin
BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN
Secretary
Santa Maria, California
August 31, 2020
IMPORTANT
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PREPAID ENVELOPE OR
VOTE YOUR SHARES BY TELEPHONE OR VIA THE INTERNET. IF A QUORUM IS NOT REACHED, THE COMPANY
MAY HAVE THE ADDED EXPENSE OF RE-ISSUING THESE PROXY MATERIALS. IF YOU ATTEND THE VIRTUAL
ANNUAL MEETING AND SO DESIRE, YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AND VOTE VIA THE VIRTUAL MEETING
WEBSITE. IF YOU HOLD YOUR SHARES THROUGH AN ACCOUNT WITH A BROKERAGE FIRM, BANK, OR OTHER
NOMINEE, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS YOU RECEIVE FROM YOUR ACCOUNT MANAGER TO VOTE
YOUR SHARES.
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LANDEC CORPORATION
PROXY STATEMENT FOR 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Table of Contents
INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
PROPOSAL NO. 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
PROPOSAL NO. 2 - AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE
COMPANY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO 12 DIRECTORS
PROPOSAL NO. 3 - RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
PROPOSAL NO. 4 - NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED INFORMATION
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
OTHER MATTERS
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 14, 2020
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INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
General
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors" or the "Board")
of Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Landec,” the “Company”, “we” or “us”), for use at the 2020
Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held virtually on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at 12:30 p.m.
(Pacific Time), or at any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof, for the purposes set forth herein and in the
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Annual Meeting can be accessed by visiting
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LNDC2020, where you will be able to listen to the meeting live, submit questions, and
vote online.
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 2811 Airpark Drive, Santa Maria, California 93455. The
Company’s telephone number at that location is (650) 306-1650.
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Solicitation
These proxy solicitation materials are to be mailed on or about September 10, 2020 to all stockholders entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting. The costs of soliciting these proxies will be borne by the Company. These costs will include the
expenses of preparing and mailing proxy materials for the Annual Meeting and the reimbursement of brokerage firms and
others for their expenses incurred in forwarding solicitation material regarding the Annual Meeting to beneficial owners of
the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Company may conduct further
solicitation personally, telephonically or by facsimile through its officers, directors and regular employees, none of whom
will receive additional compensation for assisting with the solicitation.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on October 14, 2020.
This Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders are available at
http://landec.com/proxy
You may also find a copy of this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report (with exhibits) on the Securities and
Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov. We will, upon written request and without charge, send you
additional copies of our Annual Report (without exhibits) and this Proxy Statement. To request additional copies,
please send your request by mail to Brian McLaughlin, Chief Financial Officer, Landec Corporation, 2811 Airpark
Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455 (telephone number: (650) 306-1650). Exhibits to the Annual Report may be obtained
upon written request to Mr. McLaughlin and payment of the Company’s reasonable expenses in furnishing such
exhibits.
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING
Purpose of the Annual Meeting
At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will act upon the proposals described in this Proxy Statement.
Record Date; Quorum
Only holders of record of our Common Stock at the close of business on August 17, 2020 will be entitled to vote at
the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on August 17, 2020, we had 29,241,889 shares of Common Stock outstanding
and entitled to vote.
The holders of a majority of the shares of our Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting must be present
at the Annual Meeting in order to hold the Annual Meeting and conduct business. This presence is called a quorum. Your
shares are counted as present at the Annual Meeting if you are present and vote online at the Annual Meeting or if you have
properly submitted a proxy.
Voting Rights; Required Vote
We do not have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. You may vote all shares owned by you as of
August 17, 2020, including (i) shares held directly in your name as the stockholder of record and (ii) shares held for you as
the beneficial owner in “street name” through a broker, bank, trustee, or other nominee.
Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name. If your shares were registered directly in your name with
our transfer agent, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., then you are considered the stockholder of record with respect
to those shares. As a stockholder of record, you may vote at the Annual Meeting or vote by telephone, by Internet, or by
filling out and returning the proxy card.
Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Nominee. If your shares were held in an account
with a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, then you are the beneficial owner of the shares held in street name. As a
beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your nominee on how to vote the shares held in your account, and your nominee
has enclosed or provided voting instructions for you to use in directing it on how to vote your shares. However, the
organization that holds your shares is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting.
Because you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares at the Annual Meeting unless you request and
obtain a valid proxy from the organization that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the Annual Meeting.
If a broker indicates on the enclosed proxy or its substitute that it has not received voting instructions with respect
to shares held in street name with such broker and either (i) does not have discretionary authority as to certain shares to vote
on a particular matter or (ii) has discretionary voting authority but nevertheless refrained from voting on the matter (“broker
non-votes”), those shares will be counted for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, but will not be considered
as voting with respect to that matter.
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors: Each director is elected by a majority of the votes cast with respect to such
director. Any votes “withheld” for a particular director are effectively votes against that director. In addition, in the event that
the Bylaws Amendment Proposal (Proposal No. 2) is not approved, stockholders who vote to nominate all of the proposed
nominees will be deemed to vote for each of the nominees other than Messrs. Walsh and Schechter and all votes for Messrs.
Walsh and Schechter will be disregarded. Shares present and not voted, whether by broker non-vote, abstention or otherwise,
will have no effect on this vote.
Proposal No. 2 - Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to Increase the Maximum Size of the
Company’s Board of Directors to 12 Directors: Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, this
proposal must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding
shares of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote. Accordingly, any shares not voted, whether by broker non-vote,
abstention or otherwise, will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal.
Proposal No. 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: This proposal
must be approved by a majority of the shares present and voted on the proposal. Abstentions will have the same effect as a
vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes are unlikely to result from, and would not have any effect on, the outcome of the
vote on this proposal.
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if a majority of the shares present and voted on the proposal are voted in favor of the resolution. Shares present and not voted,
whether by broker non-vote, abstention or otherwise, will have no effect on this advisory vote.
Any proxy which is returned using the form of proxy enclosed and which is not marked as to a particular item will
be voted FOR the election of all of the director nominees proposed by the Board of Directors; FOR the amendment to the
Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to increase the maximum size of the Company’s Board of Directors to 12
directors; FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 30, 2021; FOR the advisory vote on executive compensation; and as
the proxy holders deem advisable on other matters that may come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof, as the
case may be, with respect to the item not marked. Broker non-votes will not be considered as voting with respect to any of
these matters.
Voting Instructions; Voting of Proxies
If you are a stockholder of record, you may:
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vote via the virtual meeting website - any stockholder can attend the Annual Meeting by visiting
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LNDC2020, where stockholders may vote and submit questions during
the meeting. The Annual Meeting starts at 12:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Please
have your 16-Digit Control Number to join the Annual Meeting. Instructions on how to attend and participate
via the Internet, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, are posted at www.proxyvote.com;
vote via telephone or Internet - in order to do so, please follow the instructions shown on your proxy card; or
vote by mail - complete, sign, and date the proxy card enclosed herewith and return it before the Annual Meeting
in the envelope provided.
Votes submitted by telephone or Internet must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on October 13, 2020.
Submitting your proxy, whether via the Internet, by telephone, or by mail, will not affect your right to vote should you decide
to attend the virtual Annual Meeting. If you are not the stockholder of record, please refer to the voting instructions provided
by your nominee to direct your nominee on how to vote your shares. You may either vote “FOR” all of the nominees to the
board of directors, or you may withhold your vote from all nominees or any nominee you specify. For Proposals 2, 3 and 4,
you may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” from voting. Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend
the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure that your vote is counted.
All proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions specified on the proxy card. If you sign a physical proxy
card and return it without instructions as to how your shares should be voted on a particular proposal at the Annual Meeting,
your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board of Directors stated above.
If you receive more than one proxy card, this is because your shares are registered in more than one name or are
registered in different accounts. To make certain all of your shares are voted, please follow the instructions included on each
proxy card and vote each proxy card by telephone or the Internet. If voting by mail, please complete, sign, and return each
proxy card to ensure that all of your shares are voted.
Revocability of Proxies
A stockholder who has given a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised at the Annual Meeting by:
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delivering to our Corporate Secretary (by any means) a written notice stating that the proxy is revoked;
signing and delivering a proxy bearing a later date;
voting again by telephone or Internet; or
attending and voting at the Annual Meeting (although attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself,
revoke a proxy).
Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank, or other nominee and you wish to
revoke a proxy, you must contact that firm to revoke any prior voting instructions.
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Voting Results
Voting results will be tabulated and certified by the inspector of elections appointed for the Annual Meeting. The
preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting. The final results will be tallied by the inspector of
elections and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in a current report on Form 8-K within four
business days of the Annual Meeting.
Deadline for Receipt of Stockholder Proposals for the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2021
If any stockholder desires to present a stockholder proposal at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the “2021 Annual Meeting”), such proposal must be received by the Secretary of the Company no later than May 12, 2021,
in order that they may be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting (provided,
however, if the date of the 2021 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the 2020 Annual Meeting,
the deadline for inclusion of proposals in our proxy statement shall instead be not later than the close of business on the later
of (i) one hundred twenty (120) calendar days in advance of such annual meeting and (ii) ten (10) calendar days following
the date on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made). Such proposals will also need to comply
with SEC regulations under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding the inclusion of stockholder
proposals in company-sponsored proxy materials. Each such notice must be made by a stockholder of record and must also
contain the information specified in our bylaws for director nominations and other stockholder proposals.
Householding of Proxy Materials
Some companies, brokers, banks, and other nominee record holders participate in a practice commonly known as
“householding,” where a single copy of our Proxy Statement and Annual Report is sent to one address for the benefit of two
or more stockholders sharing that address. Householding is permitted under rules adopted by the SEC as a means of satisfying
the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports, potentially resulting in extra convenience for stockholders
and cost savings for companies. We will promptly deliver a separate copy of either document to you if you contact our Chief
Financial Officer at the address listed above or call us at (650) 306-1650. If you are receiving multiple copies of our Proxy
Statement and Annual Report at your household and wish to receive only one, please notify your bank, broker, or other
nominee record holder, or contact our Chief Financial Officer at the address listed above.
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PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees
The Company’s Bylaws currently provide for no fewer than six (6) and no more than ten (10) directors. The
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for the classification of the Board of Directors into two classes serving
staggered terms. Each Class 1 and Class 2 director is elected for a two-year term, with the Class 1 directors elected in even
numbered calendar years (e.g., 2020) and the Class 2 directors elected in odd numbered calendar years (e.g., 2021). The
Board of Directors has currently fixed the number of directors at ten (10) directors.
Fredrick Frank, a Class 1 director, has decided to retire from the Board of Directors after 21 years of service, and
has elected not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. In addition, pursuant to the Bylaws
Amendment Proposal (Proposal No. 2), the Board of Directors is recommending that the Company’s stockholders increase
the maximum size of the Board from ten (10) to twelve (12) directors. If the Bylaws Amendment Proposal is approved by
the Company’s stockholders, pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors
would consist of six (6) Class 1 directors and six (6) Class 2 directors, of which six (6) Class 1 directors and one (1) Class 2
director are currently standing for nomination. If the Bylaws Amendment Proposal is not approved by the Company’s
stockholders, the Board will continue to consist of five (5) Class 1 directors and five (5) Class 2 directors, and five (5) Class
1 directors would be standing for nomination.
Based on the recommendation of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, our Board of Directors
has nominated a total of seven (7) directors listed below, of which:
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(i) Katrina L. Houde, Nelson Obus, Andrew Powell, and Catherine A. Sohn have been re-nominated to serve as Class
1 directors,
(ii) Jeffrey Edwards has been nominated to serve as a Class 1 director to replace Mr. Frank, and
(iii) if the Bylaws Amendment Proposal is approved, Patrick Walsh has been nominated to serve as an additional Class
1 director and Joshua E. Schechter has been nominated to serve as a Class 2 director,
in each case, to serve until the expiration of their respective terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified,
and in the case of Mr. Schechter, subject to the terms of that certain Cooperation and Support Agreement, dated August, 21,
2020 (“Cooperation Agreement”), entered into between the Company, Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC (“Legion
Partners”) and certain related investors party thereto (see “Corporate Governance—Cooperation Agreement with Legion
Partners” for more information). In the event that the Bylaws Amendment Proposal is not approved, stockholders who vote
to nominate all of the proposed nominees will be deemed to vote for each of the nominees other than Messrs. Walsh and
Schechter and the votes for Messrs. Walsh and Schechter will be disregarded.
The persons nominated to serve as Class 1 directors, if elected, shall serve until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders (the "2022 Annual Meeting") and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Mr. Schechter, if
elected, shall serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualified (subject to the terms
of the Cooperation Agreement). In the event that any nominee of the Company is unable or declines to serve as a director at
the time of the Annual Meeting, the proxies to be voted in favor of such nominee will instead be voted for any nominee
designated by the present Board of Directors to fill such vacancy. In the event that additional persons are nominated for
election as directors, the proxy holders intend to vote all proxies received by them in such a manner as will assure the election
of as many of the nominees listed below as possible, and, in such event, the specific nominees to be voted for will be
determined by the proxy holders. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors is not aware of any nominee
who is unable or will decline to serve as a director. In addition, the Board of Directors has determined that each of the director
nominees is “independent” for purposes of the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC (“NASDAQ”) rules.
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Class 1 Directors
Name of Director
Age
Katrina L. Houde .......................................... 62
Nelson Obus .................................................. 73
Andrew Powell ............................................. 62
Catherine A. Sohn, Pharm.D. ........................ 67
Jeffrey Edwards ............................................ 60
Patrick Walsh (1) .......................................... 59
Principal Occupation
Director
Director
Director, Chairman of the Board
Director
Director
Director
Director Since
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2018
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2012
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(1) In the event that the Bylaws Amendment Proposal is not approved by the Company stockholders, any votes to elect Mr.
Walsh will be disregarded.
Except as set forth below, each of the Class 1 directors has been engaged in the principal occupation set forth next
to his or her name above during the past five years. There is no family relationship between any director and any executive
officer of the Company.
Katrina L. Houde has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 5, 2019. Ms. Houde is currently
serving as an independent advisor to select food companies. Ms. Houde has served on the Board of Directors at SunOpta,
Inc. (NASDAQ:STKL) since January 2000, where she also served as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member
of the Audit Committee until November 2016. Ms. Houde served as Interim CEO for SunOpta, Inc. on two occasions, from
October 2016 until March 2017 and again from January to February of 2019, and was instrumental in leading a major
operational turnaround. Before and between her roles as Interim CEO of SunOpta, Inc., Ms. Houde had various consulting
engagements in the food industry. Prior to becoming a food industry consultant, Ms. Houde was President of Cuddy Food
Products, a division of Cuddy International Corp., from January 1999 to March 2000 and was Chief Operating Officer of
Cuddy International Corp. from January 1996 to January 1999. She is a member of the board of directors of a number of
private and charitable organizations. Ms. Houde holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of
Windsor.
Ms. Houde’s extensive experience in the food industry assists the Board of Directors and management in developing
the strategic direction of the Company's wholly - owned natural food subsidiary, Curation Foods, Inc. (“Curation Foods”).
Nelson Obus has served as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2018. Mr. Obus is Managing Member
of Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC and a General Partner at Wynnefield Capital, Inc. and his prior associations include
positions with Schaffer Capital Management and Lazard Freres. Mr. Obus presently serves on the Board of Directors of
Williams Industrial Services Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS:WLMS) (formerly Global Power Equipment Group Inc.), where he
also serves as a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Obus is also a
director of MK Acquisition LLC and previously served on the Board of Directors of Layne Christensen Company, Breeze-
Eastern Corporation and Underground Solutions Inc. Mr. Obus holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University
and a Master of Arts in political science from Brandeis University.
Mr. Obus’ extensive financial experience with technology and small- to middle-market companies provides the
Board of Directors with valuable insights of an experienced investment manager.
Andrew Powell has served as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2018. Mr. Powell is currently an
independent advisor to small and mid-size companies and research institutions in the life sciences sector. He serves on the
Board of Directors of Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACRS), a dermatologist-led biopharmaceutical company, since
2017, where he is a member of the Audit and the Nominating and Governance Committees. He has served on the Board of
Directors of Synthorx, Inc., a biotechnology company, from December 2018 until January 2020, when that company was
acquired by Sanofi-Aventis. He served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Medivation,
Inc. from May 2015 until November 2016, when the company was acquired by Pfizer, Inc. Mr. Powell served as Executive
Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of InterMune, Inc. from September 2013 to March 2015, when the
company was acquired by Roche, Inc. From 2005 to 2013, he served as an executive in various development stage and
commercially focused biotechnology companies, including ImClone Systems, Inc., prior to its acquisition by Lilly, Inc.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Powell held positions of increasing responsibility for nearly 15 years at the multi-national healthcare
and medical solutions company Baxter International, Inc., where he was instrumental in a series of transactions that
established Baxter throughout Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. Mr. Powell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School.
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Mr. Powell has unique expertise in the areas of commercialization strategy, expansion (both domestic and
international), governance, compliance, licensing and mergers and acquisitions. He provides the Board of Directors with
essential skills to define and implement the Company’s growth strategies, and his experience in the life sciences industry will
be a direct benefit to Landec’s wholly-owned biomedical subsidiary, Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (“Lifecore”).
Catherine A. Sohn, Pharm.D. has served as a member of the Board of Directors since November 2012. Dr. Sohn is
an experienced public company director, former global biopharmaceutical executive, Adjunct Professor and a Certified
Licensing Professional. In addition to serving on our Board of Directors, Dr. Sohn is an independent director on the Boards
of Directors of three NASDAQ listed life science companies: Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ:JAZZ) and Axcella Health
(NASDAQ:AXLA), where she serves as a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees for each, and Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ:RUBY), where she serves as a member of the Audit and
Compensation Committees. From January 2014 to May 2017, Dr. Sohn served as an independent director on the board of
directors of Neuralstem, Inc. (now Seneca Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCA)), where she served as the Chair of the
Governance and Nominating Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee. From 1998 to 2010, Dr. Sohn
served as Senior Vice President for Worldwide Business Development and Strategic Alliances for GlaxoSmithKline's $6
billion Consumer Healthcare division where she served on the Global Executive Committee and led numerous U.S., global,
European and Japanese M&A and licensing transactions and integrations. From 1994 to 1998, she served as Vice President,
Worldwide Strategic Product Development at SmithKline Beecham for the Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Metabolic
Therapeutic Areas with responsibility for product strategy, valuation, and strategic commercial leadership. From 1982 to
1986, Dr. Sohn served in the anti-infective medical affairs department and from 1986 to 1993 as Director in US Marketing
at SmithKline & French. Dr. Sohn received a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California San Francisco (“UCSF”),
received a Certificate of Professional Development from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and is a
Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Dr. Sohn currently serves as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of BioEclipse Therapeutics, Inc. an emerging private clinical stage biotechnology company, and as an
Adjunct Professor at UCSF.
Dr. Sohn’s extensive global leadership and operational experience in health-related sectors, including in public and
private company governance, committee leadership, and transaction experience, provides the Board of Directors with
significant expertise in executive leadership across pharmaceuticals and consumer products, licensing/partnering, M&A,
strategy and new product development and commercial launch, which have direct benefits to both Lifecore and the Company.
Jeffrey L. Edwards is a nominee to the Board of Directors. Mr. Edwards is a member of the Board of Directors of
FibroGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:FGEN), a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, and currently serves as a chairman of its
Audit Committee. Mr. Edwards serves on the Board of Directors of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BIO), a publicly
traded life sciences research and clinical diagnostic products company, and is a member of its Audit Committee and
Compliance Committee and Chairman of its Compensation Committee. Mr. Edwards also serves on the Board of Directors,
Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of Clearside Biomedical Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSD), a publicly traded, clinical
stage pharmaceutical company. In 2015 Mr. Edwards retired from Allergan Inc., which he joined in 1993 and where he served
as Executive Vice President, Finance and Business Development, and Chief Financial Officer from September 2005 to August
2014. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Edwards served as Allergan’s Corporate Vice President, Corporate Development, and
previously served as Senior Vice President, Treasury, Tax, and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Allergan, Mr. Edwards
was with Banque Paribas and Security Pacific National Bank, where he held various senior-level positions in the credit and
business development functions. Additionally, Mr. Edwards serves on the Board of Directors of BioTheryX, Inc., a privately
owned, clinical-stage biotechnology company. Mr. Edwards received a Bachelor of Arts. in Sociology from Muhlenberg
College and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.
If Mr. Edwards is elected, we believe that his extensive experience in leadership positions and expertise in the
biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries, including his deep financial, capital allocation, and business development
experience, would provide the Board of Directors with valuable insights and perspectives with respect to its Lifecore business
and the Company’s operations overall.
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Patrick D. Walsh is a nominee to the Board of Directors. He is founder of Diligence Team, LLC, a consulting
practice serving clients in the healthcare industry. Mr. Walsh has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ANI
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANIP), a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company, since June 2018, and is a
former member of its Audit and Compensation Committees. He has also served as a Director for Avid Bioservices, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CDMO) since October 2017, and is Chairman of its Compensation Committee and a member of its Nominating
Committee. Mr. Walsh currently serves as an Operating Partner at Ampersand Capital, a private-equity healthcare investment
firm, and has served on the boards of directors of pharmaceutical companies as chairman, non-executive chairman and
company director, as well as an executive advisor to private equity and venture capital firms. He also currently serves on the
Board of Directors of Industria Chimica Emiliana, S.p.A. (“I.C.E.”), a privately - held specialty API supplier to the
pharmaceutical industry based in Milan, Italy.
If Mr. Walsh is elected, we believe that his extensive experience in leadership positions and expertise in the
biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries, including his deep operational, manufacturing, commercial, capital allocation,
growth and business development experience, would provide the Board of Directors with valuable insights and perspectives
with respect to the Company’s Lifecore business and the Company’s operations overall.
Fredrick Frank will retire as a Class 1 director at the time of the Annual Meeting and will not stand for reelection at
the Annual Meeting.
Class 2 Directors
Nominee for Class 2 Director
Name of Director
Age
Joshua E. Schechter (1) .................................... 47
Position
Director
Director Since
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(1) In the event that the Bylaws Amendment Proposal is not approved by the Company stockholders, any votes to elect Mr.
Schechter will be disregarded.
Set forth below is the description of the background of Mr. Schechter, the Class 2 nominee, and his principal
occupations for at least the past five years and his public-company directorships as of the record date as well as those held
during the past five years. There are no family relationships between Mr. Schechter and any director or executive officer.
Joshua E. Schechter is a nominee to the Board of Directors. He is a private investor and public company director.
Mr. Schechter has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) since May 2019
and is Chairman of its Audit Committee. He has also served as a director of Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI), an S&P SmallCap 600
international experiential services company, since April 2015, and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Support.com,
Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRT), a leading provider of cloud-based software and services, since June 2016. From April 2018 to January
2020 he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of SunWorks, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW), a premier provider of high-
performance solar power solutions. From 2001 to June 2013, Mr. Schechter served as Managing Director of Steel Partners
Ltd., a privately - owned hedge fund sponsor, and from 2008 to June 2013, served as Co-President of Steel Partners Japan
Asset Management, LP, a private company offering investment services. Mr. Schechter earned an Masters of Public
Administration in Professional Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Texas at
Austin.
If Mr. Schechter is elected, we believe that his experience in corporate governance matters, capital markets,
acquisitions, and other transactions in a variety of industries, together with his managerial and public company board
experience, would provide valuable insight to the Board of Directors.
Existing Class 2 Directors
Age
Name of Director
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. ................................... 62
Deborah Carosella ........................................... 63
Tonia Pankopf ................................................. 52
Craig A. Barbarosh ......................................... 53
Charles Macaluso ............................................ 76
Principal Occupation
President and CEO of the Company, Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director Since
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Except as set forth below, each of the Class 2 directors has been engaged in the principal occupation set forth next
to his or her name above during the past five years. There is no family relationship between any director and executive officer
of the Company.
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. is President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company and has served as a
member of the Board of Directors since May 2014. Dr. Bolles also currently serves on the Board of Directors of SunOpta,
Inc (NASDAQ:STKL), where he is a member of its Corporate Governance Committee, and serves as a director of Arcadia
Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKDA), where he is a member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Prior
to becoming the Company’s President and CEO on May 23, 2019, Dr. Bolles was Chairman of the Company's ad hoc Food
Innovation Committee and a member of the Company's Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees. From April 2014 until August 2015, Dr. Bolles served as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology &
Operations Officer of ConAgra Foods, Inc. (now Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE:CAG)) ("ConAgra"), a leading consumer
products food company with net sales exceeding $16 billion. Prior to this role, Dr. Bolles was Executive Vice President,
Research, Quality and Innovation for ConAgra, championing the development and execution of multiple new and improved
products, realizing incremental growth for ConAgra and facilitating a multi-year pipeline to sustain and advance growth
further. Prior to joining ConAgra in 2006, Dr. Bolles served as Vice President, Worldwide R&D for the Beverages and Foods
division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP), responsible for global R&D leadership for beverages (Pepsi, Gatorade, and
Tropicana) and Quaker Foods including product, process, package and sensory R&D, Nutrition, Quality, and Scientific &
Regulatory Affairs. His prior employment was with Gerber Foods for over 8 years with his last role being its R&D Director,
overseeing infant and toddler global research and development. Dr. Bolles has a Ph.D. and Masters of Science in Food
Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, all from Michigan State University.
Dr. Bolles’ service as a preeminent leader in food science and his extensive knowledge of the Company and its
operations provides the Board of Directors with valuable areas of expertise in new product development, innovation, quality,
and supply chain in the packaged consumer food business.
Deborah Carosella has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 2017. Ms. Carosella has over 30
years of experience in the consumer products goods industry, with both large corporations and smaller, entrepreneurial, high-
growth companies. Ms. Carosella has extensive experience in the natural and organic foods industry, and particular expertise
in general operating management, customer and consumer strategy, strategic marketing, brand development and new product
development and innovation. Most recently she served as a strategic consultant for various natural and organic food
companies and as an advisor to select private equity firms. Previously, Ms. Carosella was CEO of Madhava Natural
Sweeteners ("Madhava"), a Boulder, Colorado-based natural and organic sweetener company until December 2016. Prior to
her tenure at Madhava, Ms. Carosella was Senior Vice President of Innovation and a member of the Executive Leadership
Team at Whitewave/Dean Foods. She joined Whitewave/Dean Foods from ConAgra Foods, Inc. (now Conagra Brands, Inc.
(NYSE:CAG)) where she held various roles, including Vice President, General Manager, Vice President, Strategic Marketing
and Innovation, and Executive Vice President, New Platforms while serving on the Executive Leadership Team with segment
specific and enterprise-wide responsibilities. Ms. Carosella began her career in the branding, positioning, innovation and
advertising agency business, serving as president of her own agency after working for several years with large, multi-national
agencies. Ms. Carosella holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri.
Ms. Carosella’s experience in consumer products and in the areas of general operating management, customer and
consumer strategy, strategic marketing, brand development and new product development and innovation provides the Board
of Directors and management with expertise that will be invaluable as the Company develops growth strategies for Curation
Foods.
Tonia Pankopf has served as a member of the Board of Directors since November 2012. Ms. Pankopf currently
serves on the Board of Directors of 180 Degree Capital Corp (NASDAQ:TURN) and previously served on the Board of
Directors of Oxford Square Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:OXSQ) (formerly TICC Capital Corporation), for which she
served as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of each of the Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, and Valuation Committee. Ms. Pankopf has been managing partner of Pareto Advisors, LLC since
2005. She brings 25 years of investment experience in researching and valuing equity and debt securities and managing
capital market transactions for domestic and international public and private companies. She has held Vice President and
Senior Equity Analyst positions at Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co. and was an investment banker at Deutsche
Morgan Grenfell. Further, Ms. Pankopf's has been an analyst and portfolio manager with P.A.W. Capital Partners and a senior
equity analyst and managing director with Palladio Capital Management. Ms. Pankopf has also served on the Board of the
University System of Maryland Foundation, and is a Governance Fellow and member of the National Association of
Corporate Directors. Ms. Pankopf received a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from the University of Maryland and a
Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics.
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Ms. Pankopf’s extensive financial experience with middle-market companies provides the Board of Directors with
valuable insights of an experienced investment manager and strategic financial advisor as well as knowledge of corporate
governance issues.
Craig Barbarosh, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2019. Mr. Barbarosh is also a
director of Nextgen Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXGN) since 2009, where he is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board
of Directors, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. He
is also a director of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBRA), where he is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a
member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Barbarosh previously served on the Board of Directors of Aratana
Therapeutics, Inc., where he was a member of the Compensation Committee and Chair of the Strategic Review Committee,
BioPharmX, Inc. (now Timber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:TMBR)), where he was the Chair of the Nominating and
Governance Committee and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, and Bazaarvoice, Inc. (NASDAQ:BV),
where he was a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Barbarosh also served as the independent board observer for
Payless Holdings, LLC and is the independent director for Hytera America, Inc. Mr. Barbarosh has been a partner at the
international law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (“Katten”) since June 2012 and was previously a partner of the
international law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (“Pillsbury”). Mr. Barbarosh is a nationally recognized
restructuring expert who, during the nearly three decades of his legal career, has represented lenders, indenture trustees and
bondholders and other investors and their agents in some of the largest corporate restructuring cases in the country. He served
in several leadership positions while a partner at Pillsbury, including serving on the firm’s Managing Board, as the Chair of
the firm’s Board’s Strategy Committee, as a co-leader of the firm’s national Insolvency & Restructuring practice and as the
Managing Partner of the firm’s Orange County office. At Katten, Mr. Barbarosh completed a seven-year term on the firm’s
Board of Directors including a four-year term on the firm’s twelve-person Executive Committee, which oversees the business
operations of the firm. Over the past 13 years, Mr. Barbarosh has received certificates from Harvard Business School for
completing executive education courses on Private Equity and Venture Capital, Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation
and Effective Corporate Boards, from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School program on Corporate Valuation, and
from the Carnegie Mellon University program in Cybersecurity Oversight. Mr. Barbarosh is also a frequent speaker and
author on restructuring and governance issues and has published several articles addressing business, governance, and legal
topics. Mr. Barbarosh received a Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1992, with
distinction, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1989.
Mr. Barbarosh’s extensive background serving in various leadership roles and experience as a practicing attorney
specializing in the area of financial and operational restructuring and related transactions provides our Board of Directors and
management team valuable guidance on transactions, securities offerings, compliance, governance, executive compensation,
shareholder relationships, leadership coaching and development.
Charles Macaluso has served as a member of the Board of Directors since October 2019. He is a principal of
Dorchester Capital Advisors, LLC, a management consulting and corporate advisory service firm focusing on operational
assessment, strategic planning and workouts. Mr. Macaluso currently serves on the Board of Directors of Darling Ingredients
Inc. (NYSE:DAR), a global developer and producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients,
where he serves as independent lead director of the board and as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a company primarily engaged in the
production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh, frozen and value-added chicken products to retailers, distributors
and foodservice operators, where he also serves on the Audit Committee. Additionally, Mr. Macaluso serves on the Board of
Directors of Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. (OTCMKTS:WLMS) (formerly Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.),
a company engaged in a broad range of construction, maintenance and support services to customers in energy, power and
industrial end markets, where he also serves as Chairman of the Board and as member of its Audit, Compensation and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Previously, Mr. Macaluso also served on the Boards of Directors of
GEO Specialty Chemicals, The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. and Global Crossing Limited. He is also a member of the
National Association of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Macaluso’s extensive executive and financial expertise, ample public company experience and distinguished
career focused on operational assessment, strategic planning, crisis management and turnaround advisory services are an
asset to the Board of Directors.
Board Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION
OF EACH OF THE SEVEN NAMED DIRECTOR NOMINEES.
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PROPOSAL NO. 2
AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE COMPANY’S
BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO 12 DIRECTORS
The Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended, the “Bylaws”) currently provides that the Board of
Directors of the Company shall consist of a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of ten (10) directors. Pursuant to the terms
of the Bylaws, any amendment to the Bylaws changing the authorized number of directors (except to fix the authorized
number of directors within the range) may only be adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power
of all of the then-outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote.
The Board of Directors hereby requests that the Company’s stockholders increase the maximum number of
authorized directors from ten (10) directors to twelve (12) directors. Specifically, the Board of Directors hereby requests that
the Company’s stockholders approve the following amendment to the Bylaws (the “Bylaws Amendment Proposal”):
“The first sentence of Section 3.2 of the By-Laws of Landec Corporation shall be amended and restated to read in
its entirety as follows:
‘The authorized number of directors shall be no fewer than six (6) and no more than twelve (12).’”
The Bylaws Amendment Proposal will not affect the Board of Director’s ability to fix the number of directors within
the authorized range, nor will it affect the requirement that the Company obtain an affirmative vote of at least a majority of
the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote to change the
authorized number of directors (except to fix the authorized number of directors within the range).
The Board of Directors believes that increasing the maximum size of the Board of Directors to 12 directors is in the
best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Board of Directors believes that the Bylaws Amendment Proposal
will allow for more diverse perspectives on the Board of Directors and will enhance its overall collective effectiveness. This
increase will allow all 12 individuals nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as directors on the Board of Directors.
As noted in Proposal No. 1., if the Bylaws Amendment Proposal is approved, the Board of Directors has nominated
Patrick Walsh to serve as an additional Class 1 director and Joshua E. Schechter to serve as an additional Class 2 director, in
each case, to serve until the expiration of their respective terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Board Recommendation
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE
AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS TO 12 DIRECTORS.
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PROPOSAL NO. 3
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) has appointed the firm of Ernst & Young
LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the Company for
the fiscal year ending May 30, 2021, and recommends that the stockholders vote for ratification of this appointment. In the
event the stockholders do not ratify such appointment, the Audit Committee may reconsider its selection. Ernst & Young
LLP has audited the Company’s financial statements since the fiscal year ending May 25, 2008. Representatives of Ernst &
Young LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do
so, and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
Fees Paid to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The following table presents the aggregate fees billed to the Company for professional services rendered by Ernst
& Young LLP for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019.
Fee Category
Audit Fees .................................................................................................................... $
Audit-Related Fees.......................................................................................................
Tax Fees .......................................................................................................................
All Other Fees ..............................................................................................................
Total ............................................................................................................................. $
Fiscal Year
2020
2,586,000 $
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2,586,000 $
Fiscal Year
2019
1,973,000
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—
1,973,000
Audit Fees were for professional services rendered for the integrated audit of the Company’s annual financial
statements and internal controls over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, for
the review of the Company’s interim financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and
for assistance with and review of documents filed by the Company with the SEC and investigations relating to potential
environmental and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance matters associated with regulatory permitting at the Company's
guacamole manufacturing plant in Mexico.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies
The Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the Company’s
independent registered public accounting firm. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services
and other services. Any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to
a specific budget. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to periodically
report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm
in accordance with such pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. The Audit Committee, or its designee,
may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis.
Required Vote
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock
present at the Annual Meeting or by proxy and voted on this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MAY 30, 2021.
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PROPOSAL NO. 4
NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Discussion and Analysis within Executive Compensation and Related Information of this Proxy
Statement describes the Company’s executive compensation program and the compensation decisions that the Board of
Directors and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee) made in fiscal year
2020 with respect to the compensation of our named executive officers. The Board of Directors is asking stockholders to cast
a non-binding, advisory vote FOR the following resolution:
“RESOLVED, that the fiscal 2020 compensation paid to Landec Corporation's named executive officers, as
disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables
and narrative discussion set forth in Landec Corporation's proxy statement for the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, is
hereby APPROVED on an advisory basis.”
We urge stockholders to read the Compensation Discussion and Analysis within Executive Compensation and
Related Information of this Proxy Statement, as well as the Summary Compensation Table and related compensation tables
directly following the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, which provide detailed information on the Company’s
compensation policies and practices.
As we describe in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, our executive compensation program is designed to
attract, reward and retain talented officers and embodies a pay-for-performance philosophy that supports the Company’s
business strategy and aligns the interests of our executives with our stockholders. Specifically, executive compensation is
allocated among base salaries and short- and long-term incentive compensation. The base salaries are fixed in order to provide
the executives with a stable cash income, which allows them to focus on the Company’s strategies and objectives as a whole,
while the short- and long-term incentive compensation are designed to both reward the named executive officers based on
the Company’s overall performance and align the named executive officers’ interests with those of our stockholders. Our
annual cash incentive award program is intended to encourage our named executive officers to focus on specific short-term
goals important to our success. Our executive officers’ annual cash incentive awards are determined based on objective
performance criteria. The Company’s current practice with respect to long-term incentive compensation is to grant our named
executive officers primarily stock options, but occasionally restricted stock units as well. This mixture is designed to provide
a balance between the goals of increasing the price of our Common Stock and aligning the interests of our executive officers
with those of our stockholders (as stock options only have value if our stock price increases after the option is granted) and
encouraging retention of our executive officers. Because grants are generally subject to vesting schedules, they help ensure
that executives always have significant value tied to long-term stock price performance.
For these reasons, the Board of Directors is asking stockholders to support this proposal. Although the vote we are
asking you to cast is non-binding, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors value the views of our
stockholders and will consider the outcome of the vote when determining future compensation arrangements for our named
executive officers.
At our 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that
the stockholder vote on the compensation of our named executive officers occur every year. In light of the foregoing
recommendation, the Company has determined to hold a “say-on-pay” advisory vote every year. Accordingly, our next
advisory say-on-pay vote (following the non-binding advisory vote at this Annual Meeting) is expected to occur at our 2021
annual meeting of stockholders.
At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, 98% of votes cast expressed support for our compensation policies
and practices, and we believe our program continues to be effective.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF
THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
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Composition
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Audit Committee consists of the four directors whose names appear below and operates under a written charter
adopted by the Board of Directors. Each member of the Audit Committee meets the independence and financial experience
requirements of NASDAQ and the SEC currently in effect. In addition, the Board of Directors has determined that each of
Ms. Pankopf and Ms. Houde is an audit committee financial expert, as defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include appointing an independent registered public accounting firm
and assisting the Board of Director’s oversight of the preparation of the Company’s financial statements. The independent
registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company’s consolidated financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and for issuing a report thereon. Management is
responsible for the Company’s internal controls and financial reporting process. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to
oversee these processes and the Company’s internal controls. The Audit Committee members are not acting as professional
accountants or auditors, and their functions are not to duplicate or to certify the activities of management and the independent
registered public accounting firm.
Review with Management and Independent Auditors
The Audit Committee held four meetings during fiscal year 2020. The Audit Committee met and held discussions
with management and representatives of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP.
Management represented to the Audit Committee that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 2020 were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the Audit Committee
has reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020 with management
and the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
The Audit Committee met with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, with and without
management present, to discuss the overall scope and plans for their audit, the results of their examination, their evaluation
of the Company’s internal controls and the overall quality of the Company’s financial reporting. The Audit Committee
discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing
Standards (“SAS”) No. 114, The Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance, as adopted by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) in Rule 3200T, which supersedes SAS No. 61, as amended, including
the judgment of the independent registered public accounting firm as to the quality of the Company’s accounting principles.
The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Ernst & Young LLP required by the
PCAOB regarding the independent accountants’ communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and
has discussed with Ernst & Young LLP its independence.
Summary
Based upon the Audit Committee’s discussions with management and the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm, the Audit Committee’s review of the representations of management and the report of the independent
registered public accounting firm to the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that
the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 2020, as filed with the SEC.
This report is submitted by the Audit Committee.
Tonia Pankopf (Chairperson)
Katrina L Houde
Charles Macaluso
Catherine A. Sohn, Pharm.D.
The foregoing report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC or subject to the liabilities of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), except to the extent that the Company
specifically incorporates it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), or the Exchange Act.
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Board of Directors Meetings and Committees
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Board of Directors held a total of nine meetings during the fiscal year 2020. Each director attended at least 75%
of all Board and applicable committee meetings during fiscal year 2020. The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, a
Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, each of which operates under a written
charter approved by the Board of Directors which was reviewed and updated as appropriate in fiscal year 2020. The charter
for each of the committees is available on the Company’s website (www.landec.com). The Board of Directors also has an ad
hoc Food Innovation Committee and an ad hoc Special Committee. It is our policy to encourage the members of the Board
of Directors to attend the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders. All members of the Board of Directors attended our
2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The Audit Committee currently consists of Ms. Pankopf (Chairperson), Dr. Sohn, Ms. Houde, and Mr. Macaluso.
In the determination of the Board of Directors, each of Ms. Pankopf, Dr. Sohn, Ms. Houde and Mr. Macaluso meets the
independence requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ, including the heightened independence requirements for audit
committee membership pursuant to SEC requirements. The Board of Directors has also determined that each of Ms. Pankopf
and Ms. Houde is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of applicable SEC rules. The Audit Committee
assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of Company affairs relating to the quality and integrity of the Company’s
financial statements, the qualifications and independence of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm,
the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm, and the
Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing,
compensating, retaining and overseeing the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, approving the services
performed by the independent registered public accounting firm and reviewing and evaluating the Company’s accounting
principles and its system of internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee is also responsible for administering our
Related Party Transaction Policy, and reviewing and approving all such related party transactions. The Audit Committee held
four meetings during fiscal year 2020. Please see the section entitled “Audit Committee Report” for further matters related
to the Audit Committee. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee reviews
the charter annually for changes.
The Compensation Committee currently consists of Ms. Carosella (Chairperson), Mr. Barbarosh, Mr. Obus, and Dr.
Sohn. In the determination of the Board of Directors, each of Ms. Carosella, Mr. Barbarosh, Mr. Obus, and Dr. Sohn meets
the current independence requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ. The function of the Compensation Committee is to review
and set the compensation of the Company’s CEO and certain of the Company’s most highly compensated officers, including
salary, bonuses and other cash incentive awards, and other forms of compensation, and to administer the Company’s stock
plans and approve stock equity awards. The Compensation Committee held eight meetings during fiscal year 2020. The Board
has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews the charter annually
for changes.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Mr. Powell (Chairperson), Mr. Frank,
Mr. Obus, and Ms. Pankopf, each of whom, in the determination of the Board of Directors, meets the current independence
requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ. The functions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are to
recommend qualified candidates for appointment and election as executive officers and directors of the Company, oversee
the Company’s corporate governance policies, and lead the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Directors. Mr. Powell
assumed the role of Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in January 2020 on an interim
basis. It is anticipated that another director will assume this role following the 2020 Annual Meeting. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee held three meetings during fiscal year 2020. The Board has adopted a written charter for
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews the
charter annually for changes.
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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director nominees proposed by current
directors, officers, employees, and stockholders. Any stockholder who wishes to recommend candidates for consideration by
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may do so by writing to the Secretary of the Company, Brian
McLaughlin, and providing the candidate’s name, biographical data, and qualifications. The Company does not have a formal
policy regarding the consideration of director candidates recommended by stockholders. The Company believes this is
appropriate because the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates any such nominees based on the same
criteria as all other director nominees. In selecting candidates for the Board of Directors, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee strives for a variety of experiences and backgrounds that add depth and breadth to the overall
character of the Board of Directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates potential candidates
using standards and qualifications, such as the candidates’ business experience, independence, diversity, skills and expertise
to collectively establish a number of areas of core competency of the Board of Directors, including business judgment,
management and industry knowledge. Although the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a
formal policy on diversity, it believes that diversity is an important consideration in the composition of the Board of Directors,
and it seeks to include Board members with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Further criteria include the candidates’
integrity and values, as well as the willingness to devote sufficient time to attend meetings and participate effectively on the
Board of Directors and its committees.
The Food Innovation Committee currently consists of Ms. Carosella (Chairperson) and Ms. Houde, who in the
determination of the Board of Directors, both meet the current independence requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ. The
function of the Food Innovation Committee is to provide advice and make recommendations to the Board and to management
with regard to food management, including new agricultural techniques, plant optimization strategies and new product
development insights. The function of the Food Innovation Committee further entails making possible changes to current
practices within the Company’s food business and making recommendations concerning new areas for the Company to
pursue. The Food Innovation Committee held no formal meetings during fiscal year 2020.
The Lifecore Innovation Committee was dissolved on October 16, 2019. Prior to its dissolution, the Lifecore
Innovation Committee consisted of Dr. Sohn (Chairperson), Mr. Frank, and Mr. Powell, each of whom, in the determination
of the Board of Directors, met the applicable independence requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ. The function of the
Lifecore Innovation Committee was to provide advice and make recommendations to the Board of Directors and to
management with regard to biomaterials management, including new biomaterial techniques, plant/equipment optimization
strategies and new product development insights. The Lifecore Innovation Committee also looked at making changes to
current practices within the Company’s biomaterials business and making recommendations concerning new areas for the
Company to pursue. The Lifecore Innovation Committee held no meetings during fiscal year 2020.
The Special Committee, formed by the Board of Directors in October 2019, currently consists of Mr. Barbarosh
(Chairperson), Mr. Obus, Ms. Pankopf and Mr. Powell, each of whom, in the determination of the Board of Directors, meets
the current independence requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ. The function of the Special Committee is to oversee the
previously disclosed internal investigation relating to potential environmental and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance
matters associated with regulatory permitting at the Company’s guacamole manufacturing plant in Mexico. The Special
Committee held 13 meetings during fiscal year 2020.
Corporate Governance
The Company provides information about its corporate governance policies, including the Company’s Code of
Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines, and charters for the Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and
Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors on the Corporate Governance page of its website. The website can be
found at www.landec.com.
The Company’s policies and practices reflect corporate governance initiatives that are compliant with the listing
requirements of NASDAQ and the corporate governance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including:
• All members of the Board of Directors, and all director nominees, are independent, other than Dr. Bolles;
• All members of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee are independent;
• The independent members of the Board of Directors meet at each board meeting, and at least twice per year, in
executive sessions without the presence of management or non-independent directors. The Board of Directors
has designated Mr. Powell as non-executive Chairman of the Board, who, among other duties, is responsible
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for presiding over executive sessions of the independent directors and setting the agenda for each board meeting
with the CEO and with input from the independent directors;
• The Company has an ethics hotline available to all employees, and the Audit Committee has procedures in place
for the anonymous submission of employee complaints regarding accounting, internal controls, or auditing
matters; and
• The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of its directors, officers, and employees (including
the Company's its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and all
members of the Company's finance department. Any substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics or grant of
any waiver, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics to the Company’s principal
executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, will be disclosed either on the
Company’s website or in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Following a review of all relevant relationships and transactions between each director (including each director’s
family members) and the Company, the Board has determined that each member of the Board or nominee for election to the
Board, other than Dr. Bolles, is an independent director under applicable NASDAQ listing standards. Dr. Bolles does not
meet the independence standards because he is currently an employee of the Company.
Leadership Structure of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors believes that it is important to retain its flexibility to allocate the responsibilities of the
positions of the Chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”) and CEO in the way that it believes is in the best interests of the
Company.
The Board of Directors believes that the appointment of Mr. Powell as non-executive Chairman allows the CEO,
who also possesses significant business and industry knowledge, to lead and speak on behalf of both the Company and the
Board of Directors, while also providing for effective independent oversight by non-management directors through a non-
executive Chairman.
At each Board of Directors meeting, the non-executive Chairman presides over an executive session of the non-
management directors without the presence of management. The non-executive Chairman also may call additional meetings
of the non-management directors as he deems necessary.
The Board of Directors also adheres to sound corporate governance practices, as reflected in the Company’s
corporate governance policies, which the Board of Directors believes has promoted, and continues to promote, the effective
and independent exercise of leadership by the Board of Directors for the Company and its stockholders.
Stockholder Communications
Our Board of Directors welcomes communications from our stockholders. Stockholders and other interested parties
may send communications to the Board of Directors, the independent directors as a group, or to any director in particular,
including the Chairman, by sending such communication to the Chief Financial Officer, Landec Corporation, 2811 Airpark
Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455. Any correspondence addressed to the Board of Directors or to any one of our directors will
be promptly forwarded to the addressee. The independent directors review and approve the stockholder communication
process periodically to ensure effective communication with stockholders.
Oversight of Risk Management
The Board of Directors’ role in the Company’s risk oversight process includes receiving regular reports from
members of senior management on areas of material risk to the Company, including operational, financial, legal and
regulatory, and strategic and reputational risks. Our Audit Committee oversees management of financial risk exposures,
including the integrity of our accounting and financial reporting processes and controls. As part of this responsibility, the
Audit Committee meets periodically with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, our internal auditor
and our financial and accounting personnel to discuss significant financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken
to monitor, control and report such exposures. Additionally, the Audit Committee reviews significant findings prepared by
the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and our internal auditor, together with management’s response.
Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has responsibility for matters relating to corporate governance. As
such, the charter for our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee provides for the committee to periodically review
and discuss our corporate governance guidelines and policies.
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Our management also reviewed with our Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors the compensation
policies and practices of the Company that could have a material impact on the Company. Our management review considered
whether any of these policies and practices may encourage inappropriate risk-taking, whether any policy or practice may give
rise to risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company, and whether it would recommend
any changes to the Company’s compensation policies and practices. Management also reviewed with the Board of Directors
risk-mitigating controls such as the degree of committee and senior management oversight of each compensation program
and the level and design of internal controls over such programs. Based on these reviews, the Board of Directors has
determined that risks arising from the Company’s compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
The Board of Directors has adopted an executive compensation clawback policy, which provides for recoupment of
executive incentive compensation in the event of certain restatements of the financial results of the Company. Under the
policy, in the event of a substantial restatement of the Company’s financial results due to material noncompliance with
financial reporting requirements, if the Board of Directors determines in good faith that any portion of a current or former
executive officer’s incentive compensation was paid as a result of such noncompliance, then the Company may recover the
portion of such compensation that was based on the erroneous financial data.
The Board of Directors has also evaluated privacy protection, cybersecurity and information security in an effort to
mitigate the risk of cyber-attacks and to protect the Company’s information and that of its customers and suppliers. Based on
this review, the Board of Directors has determined that such risks are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect
on the Company.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The Committee is composed of Ms. Carosella (Chairperson), Mr. Barbarosh, Mr. Obus, and Dr. Sohn. Before his
election as President and CEO, Dr. Bolles also served as a member of the Committee. During fiscal year 2020, none of the
Company’s executive officers served on the board of directors of any entities whose directors or officers serve on the
Committee. None of the Committee’s current members has at any time been an officer or employee of Landec. None of
Landec’s executive officers currently serve, or in the past fiscal year have served, as members of the board of directors or
compensation committee of any entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving on Landec’s Board of Directors
or the Committee.
Cooperation Agreement with Legion Partners
On August 21, 2020, we entered into a Cooperation and Support Agreement with Legion Partners. Pursuant to the
Cooperation Agreement, we agreed, among other things, to nominate Mr. Schechter to the Board of Directors at the Annual
Meeting, and, if elected, to appoint Mr. Schechter to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
The Cooperation Agreement requires, at the Annual Meeting, Legion Partners to vote all of their beneficially owned
shares of our common stock in favor of the election of directors nominated by the Board of Directors, against any proposals
to remove such directors, against any nominees that have not been recommended by the Board of Directors, and in favor of
the Bylaws Amendment. In addition, the Cooperation Agreement provides for certain “standstill” provisions that restrict
Legion Partners, its affiliates and certain of its representatives from, among other things, engaging in any solicitation of
proxies or written consents with respect to the voting securities of the Company or acquiring any securities of the Company
that would result in Legion Partners having beneficial ownership of more than 15.0% of our common stock. The standstill
provisions expire thirty days prior to the deadline for the submission of stockholder nominations for directors for the 2021
Annual Meeting. The Cooperation Agreement will also automatically terminate if the Company enters into a definitive
agreement for a transaction that would constitute a Change of Control (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement).
If Legion Partners submit to us a notice of nomination or business proposal prior to the expiration of the standstill,
Mr. Schechter will tender his resignation, which the Board of Directors may elect to accept.
Mr. Schechter is not affiliated with Legion Partners and, if elected, will serve on the Board of Directors as an
independent director.
Compensation of Directors
The following table sets forth compensation information for fiscal year 2020 for each member of our Board of
Directors who was not an executive officer during fiscal year 2020. Dr. Bolles, our President and CEO, does not receive any
compensation for his service on the Board of Directors.
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Craig A Barbarosh (3) .................................... $
Deborah Carosella .......................................... $
Frederick Frank .............................................. $
Katrina L. Houde (3) ...................................... $
Charles Macaluso (3) ...................................... $
Nelson Obus ................................................... $
Tonia Pankopf ................................................ $
Andrew Powell ............................................... $
Catherine A. Sohn, Pharm.D. ......................... $
Robert Tobin (4) ............................................. $
Fee Earned or
Paid in Cash (1)
Stock Awards
(2)
Other
Total
59,542 $
79,792 $
59,167 $
46,250 $
35,000 $
74,042 $
85,917 $
122,792 $
75,208 $
22,917 $
50,000 $
80,000 $
80,000 $
67,000 $
50,000 $
80,000 $
80,000 $
80,000 $
80,000 $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
— $
109,542
159,792
139,167
113,250
85,000
154,042
165,917
202,792
155,208
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(1) Includes amounts (if any) deferred pursuant to the Company's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, the terms of which are
described under “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan” below.
(2) The Company’s current compensation policy provides for each member of the Board of Directors to receive an annual restricted stock
unit (“RSU”) award. On October 15, 2019, the annual RSU award was increased from $60,000 to $80,000 to better align with the
market.
(3) Ms. Houde was elected to the Board of Directors on August 5, 2019 while Mr. Barbarosh and Mr. Macaluso were elected to the Board
of Directors on October 16, 2019. These directors' cash fees and RSU grants are pro-rated from their elections through May 31, 2020.
(4) Mr. Tobin retired on October 16, 2019.
As of May 31, 2020, the aggregate number of shares subject to outstanding RSU awards held by the members of the
Board of Directors was: Mr. Barbarosh - 5,501 shares; Ms. Carosella - 2,200 shares; Mr. Frank - 2,200 shares; Ms. Houde
7,334 shares; Mr. Macaluso - 5,501; Mr. Obus - 2,200 shares; Ms. Pankopf - 2,200 shares; Mr. Powell - 2,200 shares; and
Dr. Sohn - 2,200 shares.
The 2020 annual cash retainer fees paid to non-employee directors of the Company are detailed in the following
table:
Annual Cash Retainer for
Non-employee Director ................................................................................................ $
Audit Committee .......................................................................................................... $
Food Innovation Committee ........................................................................................ $
Lifecore Innovation Committee ................................................................................... $
Compensation Committee ............................................................................................ $
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee .................................................... $
Special Committee ....................................................................................................... $
Annual Retainer Fees paid
50,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
7,500
5,000
1,000
In addition to the annual cash retainers paid to members of the committees as described above, for fiscal year 2020,
the Company paid annual retainers to each of the chairs of the committee as shown below. In addition, the Chairman of the
Board received a separate annual retainer equal to the amount indicated in the table below:
Annual Cash Retainer for
Chairman of the Board ................................................................................................. $
Audit Committee Chair ................................................................................................ $
Food Innovation Committee Chair ............................................................................... $
Lifecore Innovation Committee Chair ......................................................................... $
Compensation Committee Chair .................................................................................. $
Nominating and Corporate Governance Chair ............................................................. $
Special Committee Chair ............................................................................................. $
Annual Retainer Fees paid
55,000
20,000
20,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
2,000
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Consistent with the general industry trend toward fixed-value RSU awards, each non-employee director receives an
annual RSU award with a fair market value of $80,000, based on the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on
the date of the grant, vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
Each director is reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses he or she incurs to attend Board of Directors
meetings, committee meetings or stockholder meetings in his or her capacity as a director.
Stock Ownership Requirement
The Board of Directors has determined that ownership of the Company’s Common Stock by officers and directors
promotes a focus on long-term growth and aligns the interests of the Company’s officers and directors with those of its
stockholders. As a result, the Board of Directors has adopted stock ownership guidelines stating that the Company’s non-
employee directors and its executive officers should maintain certain minimum ownership levels of Common Stock. Under
these guidelines, each non-employee director of the Company is expected to maintain ownership of Common Stock having
a value of at least three times the amount of the annual cash retainer paid for service as a non-employee director. For purposes
of the guidelines, the value of a share of Common Stock, outstanding options, and/or unvested RSUs is measured as the
greater of (i) the then current market price or (ii) the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the date when the stock
was acquired, or the vesting date in the case of RSUs.
Newly - elected directors have five years from the date they are elected to meet these guidelines. In the event a non-
employee director’s cash retainer increases, he or she will have two years from the date of the increase to acquire any
additional shares or RSUs needed to meet the guidelines. Until the required ownership level is reached, directors are required
to retain 50% of net shares acquired upon any future vesting of RSUs and/or exercise of stock options, after deducting shares
used to pay the exercise price.
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Executive Officers of the Company
The following sets forth certain information with regard to each named executive officer and each executive officer
of the Company for fiscal year 2020. Ages are as of August 17, 2020.
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. (age 62) has served as the Company’s President and CEO since May 23, 2019. Prior to
becoming President and CEO, Dr. Bolles was a member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the ad hoc Food Innovation
Committee and a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee. Prior to his retirement in 2015 from ConAgra, Dr. Bolles most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief
Technology & Operations Officer. Prior to this role, Dr. Bolles was Executive Vice President, Research, Quality and
Innovation for ConAgra, championing the development and execution of multiple new and improved products, realizing
incremental growth for ConAgra and a facilitating a multi-year pipeline to sustain and advance growth further. Prior to joining
ConAgra in 2006, Dr. Bolles served as Vice President, Worldwide R&D for the Beverages and Foods division of PepsiCo,
Inc., responsible for global R&D leadership for beverages (Pepsi, Gatorade, and Tropicana) and Quaker Foods including
product, process, package and sensory R&D, Nutrition, Quality, and Scientific & Regulatory Affairs. His prior employment
was with Gerber Foods for over 8 years with his last role being its R&D Director, overseeing infant and toddler global
research and development. Dr. Bolles currently serves on the Board of Directors at SunOpta, Inc. and Arcadia Biosciences,
Inc.
Brian F. McLaughlin (age 66) has been the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company since March 19,
2020. Prior to that he was Chief Financial Officer of Curation Foods (formerly Apio, Inc.), a natural foods company, since
August 2015. Mr. McLaughlin was Chief Financial Officer for Organicgirl from 2010 until August 2015. Prior to that he was
Chief Financial Officer for EuroFresh Farms from 2008 until 2009, and Chief Financial Officer for Driscoll’s, Inc. from 2006
until 2007. From 1996 until 2006, Mr. McLaughlin served as Chief Financial Officer of Fresh Express, Inc. Prior to joining
Fresh Express as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. McLaughlin spent 19 years in commercial banking, the majority of which was
spent in corporate middle market and real estate development debt restructurings.
Dawn Kimball (age 59) has been the Chief People Officer and a Senior Vice President of the Company since October
14, 2019. Ms. Kimball has over 20 years of human resources experience and prior to joining the Company was the Vice
President of Enterprise Learning Solutions and Talent Management for Charles Schwab & Company, a financial services
company, from December 2011 until March 2017. Ms. Kimball also has business line experience as the Vice President of
Food & Food Development at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Earlier in her career she implemented the human resources function
for multiple start-up organizations.
James G. Hall (age 57) has been a Vice President of the Company and President of Lifecore since June 2017. At
Lifecore, Mr. Hall served as Vice President and General Manager from July 2013 to June 2017; Vice President of Operations
from 2006 to 2013; Director of Manufacturing Operations and Engineering from 2001 to 2006; and the Manager of
Engineering and Operations from 1999 to 2001. From 1995 until joining Lifecore in 1999, Mr. Hall was Manager of Pre-
Clinical and Clinical supply for Protein Design Labs, a biotechnology company focusing on humanizing monoclonal
antibodies. Prior to joining Protein Design Labs in 1995, Mr. Hall held various engineering positions within Lifecore
beginning in 1989. Mr. Hall has over 29 years of pharmaceutical and combination product manufacturing and development
experience.
Timothy P. Burgess (age 57) has been a Vice President of the Company and Senior Vice President of Supply Chain
with Curation Foods since May 28, 2019. Prior to joining Curation Foods, Mr. Burgess was Vice President Global
Manufacturing from February 2018 until March 2019 at Trident Seafood, the largest privately held seafood company in the
United States. From March 2006 to February 2018 Mr. Burgess served as Vice President of Supply Chain APAC for Mead
Johnson Nutrition, a pediatric nutrition company based in Singapore. Earlier in his career Mr. Burgess was plant manager for
Dannon and Basic Vegetable Products.
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COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock as of August 17, 2020 as
to (i) each person who is known by the Company to beneficially own more than five percent of any class of the Company’s
voting stock, (ii) each of the Company’s directors, (iii) each of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table of this proxy statement (the “Named Executive Officers”), and (iv) all directors and executive officers as a group. The
business address of each director and executive officer named below is c/o Landec Corporation, 2811 Airpark Drive, Santa
Maria, CA 93455.
The number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each person or entity is determined in accordance
with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and includes voting or investment power with respect
to shares of our common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, to our knowledge, all persons named in the table have sole voting
and investment power with respect to their shares of common stock, except to the extent authority is shared by spouses under
community property laws.
Name
Holders of more than 5% of our Common Stock
Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC ................................
Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ...........................................................
Russell Investments Group, Ltd. ...............................................
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP ................................................
Blackrock, Inc. ..........................................................................
The Vanguard Group ................................................................
Non-Employee Directors and Nominees:
Craig A. Barbarosh ...................................................................
Deborah Carosella .....................................................................
Jeffrey Edwards ........................................................................
Frederick Frank .........................................................................
Katrina L. Houde ......................................................................
Charles Macaluso ......................................................................
Nelson Obus ..............................................................................
Tonia Pankopf ...........................................................................
Andrew Powell .........................................................................
Joshua E. Schechter ..................................................................
Catherine A. Sohn, Pharm.D. ....................................................
Patrick Walsh ............................................................................
Named Executives
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. .............................................................
Brian F. McLaughlin .................................................................
James G. Hall ............................................................................
Timothy P. Burgess ...................................................................
Dawn Kimball ...........................................................................
All current directors, director nominees and executive
officers as a group (17 persons) ...........................................
* Less than 1%
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Shares Beneficially Owned
Total Number of
Shares Beneficially
Owned
Percentage of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
(1)
2,866,340
2,682,400
2,591,554
2,431,533
2,011,711
1,619,102
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
5,501
21,226
(8)
(9)
—
68,224
7,334
5,501
2,911,415
44,237
12,115
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
—
38,707
(16)
—
97,702
104,511
146,338
5,100
9,975
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
9.80%
9.17%
8.86%
8.32%
6.88%
5.54%
*
*
*
*
*
*
9.96%
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
3,477,886
(21)
11.89%
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
As of August 17, 2020, 29,241,889 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding. Percentages are
calculated with respect to a holder of options exercisable within 60 days after August 17, 2020 as if such holder had
exercised his options. Options held by other holders are not included in the percentage calculation with respect to
any other holder.
Information is based on a Schedule 13D/A filed by Legion Partners, L.P. I, Legion Partners, L.P. II, Legion Partners,
LLC, Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC, Legion Partners Holdings, LLC, Christopher S. Kiper and Raymond
White (the “Legion Investors”) on June 22, 2020, and is as of June 18, 2020. According to the Schedule 13D/A, (i)
Legion Partners, L.P. I, has shared voting and shared dispositive power over 2,736,667 shares of the Company’s
common stock; (ii) Legion Partners, L.P. II, has shared voting and shared dispositive power over 129,473 shares of
the Company’s common stock; and (iii) each of Legion Partners, LLC, Legion Partners Asset Management, LLC,
Legion Partners Holdings, LLC, Christopher S. Kiper and Raymond White has shared voting and shared dispositive
power over 2,866,340 shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for each of the Legion Investors is
12121 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1240, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
This information is based on a Schedule 13D/A filed by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I (“Wynnefield
Partners I”), Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. (“Wynnefield Partners”), Wynnefield Small Cap Value
Offshore Fund, Ltd. (“Wynnefield Offshore”), Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (“Wynnefield Plan”),
Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC (“WCM”), Wynnefield Capital, Inc. (“WCI”) and Nelson Obus and Joshua
H. Landes (collectively, the “Wynnnefield Investors”) on May 24, 2018, and is as of May 22, 2018. According to
the Schedule 13D/A, (i) Wynnefield Partners I has sole voting and sole dispositive power over 1,242,270 shares of
the Company’s common stock; (ii) Wynnefield Partners has sole voting and sole dispositive power over 782,410
shares of the Company’s common stock; (iii) Wynnefield Offshore has sole voting and sole dispositive power over
567,519 shares of the Company’s common stock; (iv) Wynnefield Plan has sole voting and sole dispositive power
over 90,201 shares of the Company’s common stock; (v) WCM has sole voting and sole dispositive power over
2,024,680 shares of the Company’s common stock; (vi) WCI has sole voting and sole dispositive power over 567,519
shares of the Company’s common stock; and (vii) each of Nelson Obus and Joshua H. Landes has shared voting and
shared dispositive power over 2,592,199 shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for each of the
Wynnefield Investors is 450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509, New York, New York 10123.
This information is based on a Schedule 13G filed by Russell Investments Group, Ltd. (“Russell Investments”) on
February 12, 2020, and is as of December 31, 2019. According to the Schedule 13G, Russell Investments has sole
voting and shared dispositive power over 2,591,554 shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for Russell
Investments is 1301 Second Ave., Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101.
This information is based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (“Dimensional Fund”) on
February 12, 2020, and is as of December 31, 2019. According to the Schedule 13G/A, Dimensional Fund has sole
voting power over 2,343,604 shares of the Company’s common stock, and sole dispositive power over 2,431,533
shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for Dimensional Fund is Building One, 6300 Bee Cave Road,
Austin, Texas, 78746.
This information is based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by Blackrock, Inc. (“Blackrock”) on February 5, 2020, and is
as of December 31, 2019. According to the Schedule 13G/A, Blackrock has sole dispositive power over 2,011,711
shares of the Company’s common stock, and sole voting power over 1,945,346 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The address for Blackrock is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.
This information is based on a Schedule 13G/A filed by The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) on February 12, 2020,
and is as of December 31, 2019. According to the Schedule 13G/A, Vanguard has sole voting power over 23,949
shares of the Company’s common stock, shared voting power over 26,800 shares of the Company’s common stock,
sole dispositive power over 1,569,853 shares of the Company’s common stock, and shared dispositive power over
49,249 shares of the Company’s common stock. The address for Vanguard is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA
19355.
This number includes 5,501 shares subject to outstanding RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
This number includes 2,200 shares subject to outstanding RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
This number includes 2,200 shares subject to outstanding RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
This number includes 7,334 shares subject to outstanding RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
This number includes 5,501 shares subject to outstanding RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
This number includes 2,911,415 shares reported on Form 13F filed by Wynnefield Capital, Inc. showing such
beneficial owner's holdings as of June 30, 20. Mr. Obus is a General Partner of Wynnefield Capital, Inc. This number
also includes shares subject to outstanding 2,200 RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
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(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
This number includes 2,200 shares subject to outstanding RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
This number includes 2,200 shares subject to outstanding RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
This number includes 2,200 shares subject to outstanding RSUs vesting within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
This number includes 71,550 shares subject to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days after August 17,
2020.
This number includes 89,979 shares subject to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days after August 17,
2020.
This number includes 117,187 shares subject to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days after
August 17, 2020.
This number includes 9,975 shares subject to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days after August 17,
2020.
This number includes an aggregate of 3,477,886 shares held by executive officers, directors and director nominees
that are subject to outstanding stock options exercisable within 60 days after August 17, 2020.
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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The following Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) describes the philosophy, objectives and structure
of our fiscal 2020 executive compensation program. This CD&A is intended to be read in conjunction with the tables that
immediately follow this section, which provide further historical compensation information.
The following executive officers constituted our Named Executive Officers throughout the past fiscal year:
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. .......... President and CEO
Brian McLaughlin (1) ............ Vice President of Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer
Gregory S. Skinner (1) .......... Former Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration, and Chief
James G. Hall ......................... Vice President of the Company and President of Lifecore
Timothy Burgess .................... Vice President of the Company and Senior Vice President of Supply Chain of
Financial Officer
Curation Foods
Dawn Kimball ........................ Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Chief People Officer
(1)
Mr. Skinner separated from the Company on January 8, 2020. On January 8, 2020, Mr. McLaughlin, who had
previously served as the CFO of Curation Foods, became Interim CFO of the Company, and on March 19, 2020
became the CFO of the Company.
CD&A Reference Guide
Executive Summary .................................................................
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives ...............................
Establishing Executive Compensation .....................................
Compensation Competitive Analysis .......................................
Elements of Compensation ......................................................
Additional Compensation Practices and Policies .....................
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
I. Executive Summary
Strategy
The Company’s strategy is to maximize the value of our business portfolio by improving operating margins at
Curation Foods, and investing in growth to drive momentum at Lifecore while driving profitable growth across the
organization with consumer insights driven innovation. Each of our business segments are in different life stages and are have
clear strategic priorities.
Lifecore
Lifecore is the Company’s FDA Approved CDMO business, which is focused on driving profitable growth with
product development and manufacturing of sterile injectable products. Lifecore seeks to expand its presence in the CDMO
marketplace by partnering with biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to bring their unique therapies to market.
Lifecore’s goal of continuing success will be to execute on its three strategic priorities:
1) Managing Business Development Pipeline: Accelerate product development activities for small and large
biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in various stages of the product lifecycle, spanning from the clinical
development stage to commercialization, which aligns with the business’ overall product development strategy.
2) Maximizing Capacity: Meet customer demand by maximizing capacity in the syringe and vial multi-purpose filler
production line to significantly increase the number of products produced.
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3) Advancing Product Commercialization: Continue to seek out opportunities to advance customers’ late-stage
product development activities by supporting their clinical programs and commercial process scale-up activities.
Curation Foods
Curation Foods, the Company’s natural food business, is focused on transforming its business to improve operational
performance. The Company launched its shareholder value creation program, Project SWIFT, which aims to strengthen
Curation Foods by simplifying the business, optimizing its operational network and rightsizing the organization. The
Company believes that the decisive actions of Project SWIFT will help improve the Company’s operating cost structure,
enhance profitability, and strengthen its balance sheet with an overall aim to deliver long-term value to stockholders. Curation
Foods intends to continue to deliver high levels of product quality and safety, while successfully executing on its customer,
grower, and partner commitments. Project SWIFT will continue to be implemented throughout fiscal 2021, with three
strategic priorities designed to improve Curation Foods’ overall financial performance and profitability:
1) Network & Operational Optimization: Streamline the organization to maximize efficiency and productivity by
continuous improvement in plant operations with lean manufacturing practices. This included the consolidation and
centralization of various offices of Curation Foods into its Innovation Center headquarters in Santa Maria, California in fiscal
2020.
2) Focus on Strategic Assets: Simplify the business by divesting non-core assets. In fiscal 2020 the Company
initiated the strategic sale process of the Company’s Ontario, California salad dressing manufacturing facility, which had yet
to become operational and a review of strategic options for of its legacy core vegetable bag and tray business. In June 2020
the Company began exploring opportunities for the planned divestiture of its underutilized Hanover manufacturing facility.
3) Organizational Redesign: Redesigning the organization so that it is the appropriate size for the Company’s future
direction. In fiscal 2020, the Company focused on redesigning strategic initiatives, developed and elevated internal talent and
reduced overall headcount to improve efficiencies.
Our compensation program has been structured by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board
of Directors to reward and incentivize executives to create long-term, sustainable stockholder value growth through a focus
on corporate, business unit, and individual achievement. The performance metrics used, and the targets set, reflect our updated
business strategy. Highlights of our fiscal year 2020 compensation program include:
•
Simplified the long-term incentive (LTI) compensation mix
The Committee re-structured the equity compensation component of the long-term incentive plan to primarily include
stock options, in order to align with stockholder value creation without the complexity of setting goals during the multi-
year transformation period. The Company views options as performance-based because they do not deliver value to the
holder without an increase in the stock price.
• Continued use of a short-term incentive (STI) compensation program
Our short-term incentive program is designed to focus our executives on the achievement of annual short-term objectives
which we believe will drive the delivery of enhanced stockholder value over the long term. At Lifecore, 100% of the
annual cash incentive award was based on achieving established targets for revenue and operating income for the
business. Lifecore met its revenue and operating income targets and did earn a bonus in fiscal year 2020. At Curation
Foods and for employees tied to Landec Corporate (including the CEO and CFO), the fiscal year 2020 annual cash
incentive award was based on the Company achieving a minimum Adjusted EBITDA level of $39.9 million, and the
available bonus pool was capped at 150% of the established target bonus levels for all plan participants. Although
significant progress was made to transform Curation Foods, as the Adjusted EBITDA targets were not met, no bonuses
were paid out to the respective executives consistent with our intent to align executive compensation with stockholders’
interests.
• Revised peer group for fiscal year 2020
We made changes in fiscal year 2019 to our peer group to better reflect the evolution and transformation of Landec’s
two businesses. In fiscal year 2020, we further refined the peer group to better align according to size and market
capitalization.
• Continued strong stockholder support for our pay program
At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, once again, we received very strong support (over 98%) for our say-on-
pay proposal. Our Committee believes this reflects stockholders’ support for our pay-for-performance philosophy and
practice.
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Components of Our Compensation Program
The Committee oversees our executive compensation program, which includes several compensation elements that
have each been tailored to reward specific aspects of overall Landec and business line performance that the Board believes
are central to delivering long-term stockholder value.
Base Salary
Short-Term
Incentives
Long-Term
Incentives
Base salaries are set to be competitive to the marketplace. Base salaries are not automatically
adjusted annually but instead are adjusted when the Committee judges that a change is warranted
due to changes in an executive officer’s responsibilities, demonstrated performance or relevant
market data.
Funding of the fiscal year 2020 annual cash incentive pool for Landec corporate executives and
Curation employees was dependent upon the Company exceeding $39.9 million of consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year. The maximum payout, is 150% of their target bonus for all
plan participants. The Lifecore annual cash incentive award plan is based on achieving established
targets for Lifecore revenues and operating income.
Long-term equity awards provide an incentive to executives to increase long-term stockholder
value, while also providing a retention vehicle for our executives. While restricted stock units were
awarded to certain Named Executive Officers during fiscal year 2020, the Committee re-structured
the equity component of the long-term incentive plan to primarily include stock options, because it
views the inherent requirement to increase stock price in order to realize value as performance based
and aligned with Landec’s transformation plan.
Compensation Governance Practices
Our pay-for-performance philosophy and compensation governance practices provide an appropriate framework for
our executives to achieve our financial and strategic goals without encouraging them to take excessive risks in their business
decisions. Some of our practices include:
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Long-term focus. The majority of our executive compensation is tied to long-term performance.
Equity Ownership Guidelines. We have robust equity ownership guidelines of 5x salary for our CEO
and 3x salary for other executive officers.
Equity Holding Requirements. We have implemented holding requirements for executives wherein
each executive must retain at least 50% of equity granted until minimum share ownership requirements
are achieved.
Clawback Policy. We have implemented a strong recoupment, or “clawback” policy, to recover
incentive compensation in the event of certain restatements of the financial results of the Company.
No Excessive Benefits. We offer limited perquisites and other benefits to our executive officers.
No Section 280G Gross-ups. None of our executive officers are entitled to an excise tax gross-up of the
payments received in connection with a change in control.
Director Independence. The Committee is made up entirely of independent directors.
Independent Compensation Consultant. The Committee retains an independent compensation
consultant to advise on our executive compensation programs and practices.
Risk Assessment. We conduct an annual risk assessment of our compensation program.
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Say on Pay Voting Results
At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our say-on-pay proposal received strong support, garnering support
from over 98% of votes cast. This is consistent with the voting results of 2018, 2017 and 2016, which had support levels of
98%, 96% and 98%, respectively. The Committee is pleased with these results and believes they reflect stockholders support
for our past executive compensation philosophy, policies and programs.
II. Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Landec’s compensation program is intended to meet three principal objectives:
attract, retain and reward officers and other key employees;
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align the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders.
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The compensation program is designed to balance an executive’s achievements in managing the day-to-day business
and addressing shorter-term challenges facing the Company and its subsidiaries, such as the effects of weather-related
disruptions and competitive pressures, with incentives to achieve our long-term goal of increasing profitability in our food
and biomaterials businesses by creating innovative products that support people’s individual health and wellness goals.
The above policies guide the Committee in assessing the proper allocation among base salary, short term incentive
compensation and long-term incentive compensation. Other considerations include Landec’s business objectives, its fiduciary
and corporate responsibilities (including internal equity considerations and affordability), competitive practices and trends
and regulatory requirements.
III. Establishing Executive Compensation
Landec’s executive compensation program is overseen and administered by the Committee, which is comprised
entirely of independent directors as determined in accordance with applicable NASDAQ and SEC rules. The Committee
operates under a written charter adopted by our Board of Directors. A copy of the Committee’s charter is available at
www.landec.com.
In determining the particular elements of compensation that are used to implement Landec’s overall compensation
policies, the Committee takes into consideration a number of objective factors related to Landec’s performance, such as
earnings per share, profitability, revenue growth and business-unit-specific operational and financial performance, as well as
the competitive practices among its peer group. The Committee evaluates the Company’s financial and strategic performance
in the context of determining compensation as well as the individual performance of each Named Executive Officer.
The Committee meets regularly to review overall executive compensation. The Committee also meets with Landec’s
President and CEO and other executives to obtain recommendations with respect to Company compensation programs,
practices and packages for executives and other employees. The CEO makes recommendations to the Committee on the base
salary, annual cash incentive targets and equity compensation for the executive team and other employees, but not for herself
or himself. The Committee, however, has the ultimate responsibility for determining executive compensation.
Role of the Compensation Consultant
For fiscal year 2020, the Committee retained Frederic W. Cook & Co (“FW Cook”) to provide consulting services
to the Committee, including advice on the compensation philosophy, incentive plan designs, executive compensation analysis,
and CD&A disclosure, among other compensation topics. FW Cook provides no services to the Company other than
consulting services provided to the Committee.
The Committee has conducted a specific review of its relationship with FW Cook and determined that FW Cook’s
work for the Committee does not raise any conflicts of interest. FW Cook’s work has conformed to the independence factors
and guidance provided by the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC and NASDAQ.
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IV. Compensation Competitive Analysis
Our Committee uses peer group information to provide context for its compensation decision-making for our
executive officers. The Committee monitors the peer group to assess its appropriateness as a source of competitive
compensation data and reassesses the relevance of the peer group as needed. In an effort to reflect that both Curation Foods
and Lifecore play a role in the Company’s performance, the peer group has been adjusted and simplified over the years, with
peers in both the life sciences and agriculture/food industries to reflect the Company’s labor market and similar investments
for stockholders.
Fiscal Year 2020 Peers
To assist in determining compensation for fiscal year 2020, FW Cook helped the Committee to confirm the
companies similar to Landec with respect to sector, market capitalization and revenue to provide a broad perspective on
competitive pay levels and practices.
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Sector: Healthcare, consumer staples, contract development and manufacturing organizations, and excluding
companies within the chemical industry.
• Revenue: Revenue between $100 million and $1.4 billion, viewed as reasonable and the size from which Landec
(at $590 million in annual revenues) may recruit executives.
• Market Capitalization: Range between $250 million and $4.40 billion in the prior fiscal year, which is
approximately 0.9x to 15x Landec’s 2020 market capitalization, which was viewed as understated during the
transformation.
Using these criteria, the Committee determined that the following 12 companies comprised the Company's 2020
peer group:
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Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
Calavo Growers, Inc.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
CryoLife, Inc.
Farmer Bros. Co.
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
Lancaster Colony Corporation
Limoneira Company
Seneca Foods Corporation
SunOpta, Inc.
Surmodics, Inc.
One peer (Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.) was reinstated from the fiscal year 2018 peer group. We removed the following
three peers that were used in the fiscal year 2019 peer group because they were either viewed as too large or had been
acquired: The Simply Good Foods Company, Lantheus Holdings, Inc., and Medpace Holdings, Inc.
Peer group data is gathered with respect to base salary, bonus targets and all equity and non-equity awards (including
stock options, performance shares, restricted stock and long-term, and cash-based awards).
The Committee does not benchmark compensation to a particular level, but rather uses competitive market data as
one reference point among several when determining appropriate pay levels. On an overall basis, Landec’s goal is to target
total compensation for Named Executive Officers at a level that is competitive with the 50th percentile within the selected
peer group for the Named Executive Officers, but other important considerations include each executive’s particular
experience, unique and critical skills, scope of responsibilities, proven performance, succession management and retention
considerations, and the need to recruit new executives. The Committee analyzes base pay, target cash compensation and
target total direct compensation within this broader context.
V. Elements of Compensation
As outlined above, there are three major elements that comprise Landec’s compensation program: (i) base salary;
(ii) annual cash incentive opportunities; and (iii) long-term incentives, in the form of stock options and RSU awards, and
performance-based RSUs (although no performance based RSUs were issued in fiscal year 2020).
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Base Salaries
The base salaries of executive officers are set at levels intended to be competitive with those companies in our peer
group with which we compete for executive talent. In determining base salary, the Committee also considers factors such as:
job performance
skill set
prior experience
the executive’s time in his or her position with Landec
internal consistency regarding pay levels for similar positions or skill levels within the Company
external pressures to attract and retain talent and
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Base salaries are not adjusted annually but are generally adjusted when the Committee judges that a change is
warranted by a change in an executive officer’s responsibilities, demonstrated performance or relevant market data.
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In fiscal years 2020 and 2019, annual base salaries for our named executive officers were as follows:
Name
Albert D. Bolles, Ph. D. ................................................ $
Brian F. McLaughlin (1)............................................... $
Gregory S. Skinner ....................................................... $
James G. Hall ............................................................... $
Timothy P. Burgess (2) ................................................ $
Dawn Kimball (2) ......................................................... $
FY 2020
FY 2019
% Change
620,000 $
350,000 $
418,000 $
350,000 $
325,000 $
300,000 $
620,000
285,000
380,000
293,600
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23 %
10 %
19 %
N/A
N/A
(1) Mr. McLaughlin became interim CFO in January 2020 and was named permanent CFO in March 2020. The amount
shown is his salary upon being named permanent CFO, effective March 19, 2020.
(2) Mr. Burgess and Ms. Kimball became Named Executive Officers in fiscal year 2020.
Annual Cash Incentive Award Plan
Landec maintains an annual cash incentive award plan (the “Cash Incentive Award Plan”) for senior executives to
encourage and reward achievement of Landec’s business goals and to assist Landec in attracting and retaining executives by
offering an opportunity to earn a competitive level of compensation. This plan is consistent with our overall pay-for-
performance philosophy and our goal of attracting and retaining top level executive officers in the industry.
In keeping with our pay for performance philosophy, a portion of our executives’ annual compensation is “at risk”
compensation. This has resulted in most of our Named Executive Officers not receiving any annual cash incentive award or
only a portion of their targeted award in recent years.
Award targets are set as a percentage of base salary. Incentive award targets and ranges are typically set early in
each fiscal year, together with specific criteria for corporate, business unit and sometimes, individual objectives. The overall
corporate and business unit objectives are intended to be challenging but achievable. Such objectives are based on actual
performance compared to predetermined financial performance targets, which are weighted depending upon whether the
employee is a member of a business unit or the corporate staff. Incentive award targets and criteria for executive officers are
subject to approval by the Committee.
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Fiscal Year 2020 Cash Incentive Award Plan
The Cash Incentive Award Plan for the fiscal year 2020 included financial objectives for the consolidated
corporation and for Lifecore. The plan which applied to Landec corporate employees and the Curation Foods employees was
originally based on the achievement of revenue and operating income goals; however, during fiscal year 2020 the
Compensation Committee decided to amend the plan to instead be based on Landec achieving a minimum level of
consolidated Adjusted EBITDA goal. The plan for Lifecore employees was based on Lifecore’s internally-developed business
unit financial plan for the fiscal year.
The 2020 Landec corporate and Curation Foods plan was based on Landec exceeding a minimum consolidated
Adjusted EBITDA level of $39.9 million and the 2020 Lifecore plan was based on established targets for revenues and
operating income for the business unit. For fiscal year 2020, the target cash incentive award was 100% of base salary for Mr.
Bolles, and the other Named Executive Officers’ target incentive awards ranged from 50% to 80% of their base salary.
Performance Goals
In fiscal year 2020, performance measures were broken into two categories:
Corporate Financial goals: Adjusted EBITDA above a minimum threshold. We define Adjusted EBITDA
as earnings before the fair market value change of the Company’s investment in Windset, interest
expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, certain restructuring and other non-
recurring charges, and before impairment of goodwill and intangibles charges.
Lifecore: Target Lifecore revenues and operating income budget. The revenue goal was $85.5 million and
the operating income goal was $21.2 million.
For Lifecore executives, financial goals are based on a matrix of revenues and controllable income goals for the
Lifecore business. The Landec corporate (“Corporate”) and Curation Foods bonus formula was as follows:
1. Upon achievement of $39.9 million Adjusted EBITDA, the bonus pool begins to fund and 95% of next $1.0 million
of Adjusted EBITDA funds into the Curation Foods and Corporate combined pool accrual.
2. Out of any Adjusted EBITDA in excess of $40.9 million, 50% of such excess is contributed to the Curation Foods
and Corporate employee bonus pool.
3. Curation Foods and Corporate employee bonus pool is capped at 150% of target bonus cost.
4. Curation Foods and Corporate bonus pool that is funded may be spent/allocated between all participants using
discretion; and the ability to use discretion to allocate to individuals extends to both Curation Foods and Corporate
(up to 150% of target).
5. The total target cost of the Curation Foods and the Corporate bonus pool is $2.6 million (with the maximum being
$3.9 million, or 150% of target).
The Lifecore bonus matrix was as follows, expressed as a percent of target bonus (linear interpolation applied between points
shown, and $s are in millions):
Operating
Income
% Goal
$68.4
80%
$77.0
90%
$85.5
100%
$94.1
110%
$102.6
120%
$111.2
130%
Revenue
$27.6
$25.5
$23.3
$21.2
$19.1
$17.0
130%
120%
110%
100%
90%
80%
200%
194%
189%
85%
45%
10%
158%
135%
113%
90%
68%
45%
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175%
150%
125%
100%
75%
50%
193%
165%
138%
110%
83%
55%
210%
180%
150%
120%
90%
60%
228%
195%
163%
130%
98%
65%
Fiscal Year 2020 Earned Incentives
Fiscal year 2020 actual Adjusted EBITDA performance for Landec was $22.0 million. Because this was below the
$39.9 million minimum Adjusted EBITDA required under the fiscal year 2020 cash incentive plan for Landec Corporate and
Curation Foods executives, no cash incentive awards were paid to Curation Foods or Landec Corporate employees for fiscal
year 2020.
Mr. Hall participated in the Lifecore cash incentive plan. Lifecore’s fiscal year 2020 revenue was $85.8 million and
its fiscal year 2020 operating income was $19.3 million. This combined payout using the Lifecore bonus matrix was 78% of
target, which is the amount of fiscal year 2020 cash incentive paid to Mr. Hall.
Based on the metrics and actual performance described above, the Named Executive Officers’ target incentive
awards and actual amounts earned for fiscal year 2020 were as follows:
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Albert D. Bolles, PhD ................................................................
Brian F. McLaughlin (1) ............................................................
Gregory S. Skinner .....................................................................
James G. Hall (2) .......................................................................
Timothy P. Burgess ....................................................................
Dawn Kimball ............................................................................
Target as %
of Base
Salary
100%
60%
60%
80%
50%
50%
Target ($)
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$
$
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$
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620,000 $
210,000 $
250,800 $
280,000 $
162,500 $
150,000 $
Actual Earned
2020 Incentive
Award ($)
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218,400
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(1) With Mr. McLaughlin’s promotion to CFO of the Company effective March 19, 2020 his target bonus increased from
50% to 60% of base salary.
(2) For fiscal year 2020, Mr. Hall is the only executive who earned a cash incentive. The Compensation Committee in its
discretion determined that, in addition to the earned cash incentive, Mr. Hall would receive a bonus equal to 12% of
target bonus in form of RSUs specifically, 3,574 RSUs that fully vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. In deciding
to award the RSUs the Committee discussed that Lifecore’s operating income was hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic
slowdown during Q4, thus resulting in a depressed payout under Lifecore's bonus plan, and decided in its discretion to
award RSUs to continue to incentivize Mr. Hall.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Landec provides long-term incentive compensation through equity-based and cash-based awards intended to align
the interests of officers with those of the stockholders by creating an incentive for officers to maximize long-term stockholder
value. At the same time, our long-term awards are designed to encourage officers to remain employed with Landec despite a
competitive labor market in our industry.
Award Types
Awards to eligible employees, including Named Executive Officers, are generally made on an annual basis. Equity-
based awards historically have taken the form of stock options and RSUs. The RSUs typically vest on the third anniversary
of the grant date. Stock option awards provide that one-third vests on the first anniversary of the grant date and then 1/36th
per month thereafter.
Landec grants stock options because they can be an effective tool for meeting Landec’s compensation goal of
increasing long-term stockholder value. Employees are able to profit from stock options only if Landec’s stock price increases
in value over the stock option’s exercise price. Landec grants RSUs because they provide a more predictable value to
employees than stock options, and therefore are efficient tools in retaining and motivating employees, while also serving as
an incentive to increase the value of Landec’s stock. RSUs can be an efficient means of using equity plan share reserves
because fewer RSUs are needed to provide a retention and incentive value as compared to awards of stock options.
In fiscal year 2020, the Committee primarily granted stock options because they are a simple way to ensure that
executives realize a reward only in the event that stockholders experience stock price appreciation.
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Equity Grants in Fiscal Year 2020
In general, long-term incentive awards granted to each executive officer are determined based on a number of
qualitative factors, considered holistically, including an analysis of competitive market data, the officer’s degree of
responsibility, general level of performance, ability to affect future Company performance, salary level and recent noteworthy
achievements, as well as prior years’ awards.
During fiscal year 2020, the Committee granted time-based equity awards to our executive officers in the form of
stock options and RSUs. The RSUs will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date and the stock options will vest as
follows: one-third vests on the first anniversary of the grant date and then 1/36th per month thereafter.
Name
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D ..................................................................................
Brian F. McLaughlin (1) ...............................................................................
Gregory S. Skinner ........................................................................................
James G. Hall ................................................................................................
Timothy P. Burgess .......................................................................................
Dawn Kimball ...............................................................................................
Stock Options (#)
100,000
60,000
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100,000
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RSUs (#)
—
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10,000
17,500
17,500
(1) Mr. McLaughlin’s received an award of 25,000 options on January 7, 2020 while serving as interim CFO and an award
of 35,000 stock options upon being promoted to CFO permanently on April 1, 2020.
The award to Dr. Bolles, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Burgess, and Ms. Kimball had grant date fair values, as disclosed in
the Summary Compensation Table, which were below the median compensation of our peer group to reflect their payout
potential and the fact that Landec market capitalization is lower than the median peer group market capitalization. The award
to Mr. Hall had grant date fair value, as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table, which was slightly above the median
of our peer group to reflect the importance of Lifecore to Landec’s future and his strong performance, particularly ensuring
that the Lifecore business unit continued to remain and grow its profitability.
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VI. Additional Compensation Policies and Practices
Clawback Policy
In May 2014, the Board of Directors adopted an executive compensation clawback policy, which provides for
recoupment of executive incentive compensation in the event of certain restatements of the financial results of the Company.
Under the policy, in the event of a substantial restatement of the Company’s financial results due to material noncompliance
with financial reporting requirements, if the Board of Directors determines in good faith that any portion of a current or
former executive officer’s incentive compensation was paid as a result of such noncompliance, then the Company may
recover that portion of such compensation that was based on the erroneous financial data. In determining whether to seek
recovery of compensation, the Board of Directors or the Committee may take into account any considerations it deems
appropriate, including whether the assertion of a claim may violate applicable law or adversely impact the interests of the
Company in any related proceeding or investigation, the extent to which the executive officer was responsible for the error
that resulted in the restatement, and the cost and likely outcome of any potential litigation in connection with the Company’s
attempts to recoup such compensation.
Transactions in Company Securities
Our insider trading policy prohibits our directors, officers, and employees from engaging in certain speculative or
hedging transactions in our securities, such as puts, calls, collars, swaps, forward sale contracts, and other derivative securities
transactions involving the Company’s equity securities, on an exchange or in any other organized market.
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Executive Stock Ownership Requirements
To promote a focus on long-term growth and to align the interests of the Company’s officers and directors with
those of its stockholder, the Board of Directors has adopted stock ownership guidelines requiring certain minimum ownership
levels of Common Stock, based on position:
Position
CEO
Other executive officers
Non-executive directors
Requirement
5x base salary
3x base salary
3x annual retainer
For purposes of the guidelines, the value of a share of Common Stock, outstanding options, and/or unvested RSUs
is measured as the greater of (i) the then current market price or (ii) the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the date
when the stock was acquired.
Newly appointed executive officers have five years from the date they are appointed or promoted to meet these
guidelines. In the event of an increase in base salary, the executive officer will have two years from the date of the increase
to acquire any additional shares or RSUs needed to meet the guidelines. Until the required ownership level is reached,
executive officers are required to retain 50% of net shares acquired upon any future vesting of RSUs and/or exercise of stock
options, after deducting shares used to pay any applicable taxes and/or exercise price.
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan
On July 25, 2013, the Board approved the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferral Plan”) for non-
employee directors and certain participating employees, including the Named Executive Officers. The Deferral Plan is
administered by a committee consisting of the CEO and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or persons designated
by them. The Deferral Plan allows non-employee directors to defer up to 100% of the fees earned for their service as director
and allows participating employees to defer up to 50% of their base salary and up to 100% of their annual cash bonus. Any
amounts deferred by a participating employee are invested on behalf of the participating employee, and any investment returns
earned thereon are credited to the participating employee’s account. Investment options are determined by the committee that
administers the Deferral Plan. Each participating employee may designate the investment option or options for his or her
account and may change those investment options at any time.
A participating employee may elect to receive distributions from his or her account beginning in a specified payment
year no sooner than three years after the calendar year to which the deferred compensation relates, to be paid in a lump sum
or in annual installments not to exceed ten years, according to the participating employee’s election. This election is made at
the time when the participating employee makes an election to defer compensation. The participating employee may
subsequently elect to delay the year in which deferred compensation is paid, provided that such election must be made at
least 12 months before the year in which payment was previously scheduled to occur, must specify a new payment year that
is at least five years after the year in which payment was to be made and will not take effect for 12 months. A participating
employee will also receive distributions in accordance with his or her deferral elections, which may include a specified
payment date, and upon a separation from service, death, disability and/or a change in control of Landec.
The Company has the discretion, but not the obligation, to make contributions to the Deferral Plan for the benefit of
the participating employees, subject to the terms and conditions of the Deferral Plan.
401(k) Plan and Other Generally Available Benefit Programs
Landec maintains a tax-qualified 401(k) plan which provides for broad-based employee participation. Under the
401(k) Plan, all Landec employees are eligible to receive matching contributions from Landec. The 401(k) Plan is a safe
harbor plan (as defined in the Code) with a safe harbor match of 100% on the first 3% of deferrals and 50% on the next 2%
of each participant’s pretax contributions; and the match is calculated and paid to participants’ accounts on a payroll-by-
payroll basis, subject to applicable federal limits. The 401(k) Plan does not have an associated vesting schedule. Landec also
makes an annual “reconciling match” by recalculating the regular matching contribution as if it were paid on an annualized,
instead of on a payroll-by-payroll, basis. If the annualized matching contribution would have been higher, Landec makes a
contribution to the participant’s account in an amount equal to the difference between the two amounts. Other than the 401(k)
Plan, Landec does not provide defined benefit pension plans or defined contribution retirement plans to its executives or other
employees.
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Landec also offers a number of other benefits to the Named Executive Officers pursuant to benefit programs that
provide for broad-based employee participation. These benefit programs include medical, dental and vision insurance, long-
term and short-term disability insurance, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, health and dependent care
flexible spending accounts, wellness programs, educational assistance and certain other benefits.
The 401(k) Plan and other generally available benefit programs allow Landec to remain competitive with respect to
employee talent, and Landec believes that the availability of the benefit programs generally enhances employee productivity
and loyalty to Landec. The main objectives of Landec’s benefit programs are to give our employees access to quality
healthcare, financial protection from unforeseen events, assistance in achieving retirement financial goals and enhanced
health and productivity. These generally available benefits typically do not specifically factor into decisions regarding an
individual executive’s total compensation or equity award package.
Employment Agreements
Chief Executive Officer
On May 23, 2019, the Company entered into an executive employment agreement with Dr. Bolles setting forth the
terms of his employment. This agreement was set to expire on May 29, 2022 unless renewed or extended by both parties and
provided that Dr. Bolles shall be paid an annual base salary of $620,000 and would participate in the annual Cash Incentive
Award Plan and the LTI plan. Dr. Bolles is also eligible for grants of equity-based awards at such times and in such amounts
as determined by the Committee.
In making decisions with respect to Dr. Bolles’ salary, target bonus and equity compensation grant, the Committee
relied on the peer group data described above and gave considerable weight to the CEO’s ability to drive performance
necessary to achieve our transformational corporate objectives and to deliver value to our stockholders.
Dr. Bolles agreed, as part of the Bolles Agreement (defined below), not to solicit, induce, recruit, encourage or take
away employees or consultants of the Company during his employment and for a period of two years following his
termination.
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Chief People Officer
On October 14, 2019, the Company entered into an executive employment agreement with Ms. Kimball (the
“Kimball Agreement”) setting forth the terms of her employment. The Kimball Agreement expires on December 31, 2021
unless renewed or extended by both parties, and provides that Ms. Kimball shall be paid an annual base salary of $300,000
through the term of the Kimball Agreement (unless modified by the Committee), and participate in the annual Cash Incentive
Award Plan and LTI plan. Ms. Kimball is also eligible for grants of equity-based awards at such times and in such amounts
as determined by the Committee.
Ms. Kimball agreed, as part of the Kimball Agreement, not to solicit, induce, recruit, encourage or take away
employees or consultants of the Company during her employment and for a period of two years following her termination.
Former Chief Financial Officer
On January 31, 2019, the Company entered into a new executive employment agreement with Mr. Skinner (the
“Skinner Agreement”) setting forth the terms of his employment. The Skinner Agreement provided that Mr. Skinner would
be paid an annual base salary of $418,000 through the term of the Skinner Agreement (unless modified by the Committee),
and continue to participate in the annual Cash Incentive Award Plan and LTI plan. Mr. Skinner was also eligible for grants
of equity-based awards at such times and in such amounts as determined by the Committee. Mr. Skinner separated from the
Company effective January 8, 2020 and in connection with his separation received the following severance benefits which
are described in the section entitled “Employment Contracts and Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control”
below.
For a description of the potential payments upon termination or a change in control based on the agreements that
were in effect in for fiscal year 2020, see the section entitled “Employment Contracts and Potential Payments upon
Termination or Change in Control” below. In addition for fiscal year 2021 we amended Dr. Bolles’ employment agreement
and adopted a new severance plan as described below.
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Fiscal Year 2021 Announcements
CEO - Amended and Restated Employment Agreement
On July 23, 2020, the Board approved entering into an amended and restated employment agreement with Albert D.
Bolles, Ph.D., the Company’s President and CEO (the “Bolles Agreement”). The amended employment agreement supersedes
and replaces Dr. Bolles’ prior employment agreement and revises the prior agreement in the following material respects. The
term of the amended employment agreement begins on July 23, 2020 and ends on July 23, 2023, at which point the agreement
will expire unless renewed or extended by the written consent of both parties.
Under the Bolles Agreement, in the event that Dr. Bolles’ employment is terminated by the Company without
“cause” or by Dr. Bolles for “good reason”, in either case, on or within two years following a “change in control”, subject to
the execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of the Company, Dr. Bolles will be eligible to receive
the following payments and benefits: a cash payment equal to the sum of (i) Dr. Bolles’ then-current annual base salary, plus
(ii) his target cash performance bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, to be paid in substantially equal
installments over the 18-month period following the termination date; a cash payment equal to Dr. Bolles’ pro-rated target
cash performance bonus for the year in which the termination occurs; Company-subsidized COBRA premium payments for
Dr. Bolles and his covered dependents for up to the maximum period permitted under COBRA; and full accelerated vesting
of all outstanding Company equity awards, with performance-based awards vesting at target performance values (unless
otherwise specified in the applicable award agreement). Dr. Bolles’ right to receive the severance payments and benefits
described above is subject to his delivery and, as applicable, non-revocation of a general release of claims in our favor and
his continued compliance with any applicable restrictive covenants. In addition, in the event that any payment under the
Bolles Agreement, together with any other amounts paid to Dr. Bolles by us, would subject the executive to an excise tax
under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, such payments will be reduced to the extent that such reduction would
produce a better net after-tax result for him.
Executive Change in Control Severance Plan
On July 23, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Landec Corporation Executive Change in
Control Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”). The Severance Plan provides for the payment of cash severance and other
benefits to our executives, including Brian McLaughlin, James Hall, Timothy Burgess and Dawn Kimball in the event of a
qualifying termination of employment with us in connection with a change in control.
Under the Severance Plan, in the event of a termination of an executive’s employment by us without “cause” or by
the executive for “good reason”, in either case, on or within two years following a “change in control”, the executive will be
eligible to receive the following payments and benefits: a cash payment equal to the sum of 1.0 times (or, for Mr. Burgess,
0.75 times) (i) the executive’s then-current annual base salary, plus (ii) the executive’s target cash performance bonus for the
year in which the termination occurs, to be paid in a lump sum within 60 days following the executive’s termination; a cash
payment equal to the executive’s pro-rated target cash performance bonus for the year in which the termination occurs;
Company-subsidized COBRA premium payments for the executive and his or her covered dependents for up to 12 months;
and full accelerated vesting of all outstanding Company equity awards, with performance-based awards vesting at target
performance values (unless otherwise specified in the applicable award agreement).
The executive’s right to receive the severance payments and benefits described above is subject to the executive’s
delivery and, as applicable, non-revocation of a general release of claims in our favor and the executive’s continued
compliance with any applicable restrictive covenants. In addition, in the event that any payment under the Severance Plan,
together with any other amounts paid to the executive by us, would subject the executive to an excise tax under Section 4999
of the Internal Revenue Code, such payments will be reduced to the extent that such reduction would produce a better net
after-tax result for the executive.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis for fiscal year 2020. Based on the review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board
of Directors, and the Board of Directors has approved, that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in
Landec’s Proxy Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and incorporated into our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.
This report is submitted by the Compensation Committee:
Deborah Carosella (Chairperson)
Craig Barbarosh
Nelson Obus
Catherine A. Sohn, Pharm.D.
The foregoing report shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC or subject to the liabilities of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent that Landec specifically incorporates it by reference into a document
filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED INFORMATION
Summary Compensation
The following table shows compensation information for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 for the Named Executive
Officers.
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position Year
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. ........... 2020 620,000
4,769
President and CEO
2019
Salary
($)
Brian F. McLaughlin ............... 2020 303,426
285,000
Vice President of Finance and
Administration, Chief
Financial Officer
2019
Gregory S. Skinner (5) ............ 2020 262,054
2019 380,000
Former Executive Vice
2018 380,000
President of Finance and
Administration, Chief
Financial Officer
James G. Hall ......................... 2020 341,586
2019 293,600
President of Lifecore
285,000
Biomedical and Vice President
of Landec
2018
Timothy P. Burgess ................. 2020 323,750
Senior Vice President of
Supply Chain of Curation
Foods and Vice President of
Landec
Dawn Kimball ......................... 2020 203,295
Senior Vice President of
Human Resources and Chief
People Officer
Stock
Awards
($) (1)
—
574,246
Option
Awards
($) (2)
267,611
348,451
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($) (3)
—
—
All Other
Compensation
($) (4)
Total
($)
92,698
980,308
77,500 1,004,966
—
105,917
146,821
134,539
—
26,129
46,686
51,450
496,932
603,035
—
231,222
88,550
—
63,711
59,774
—
159,058
189,436
524,427
25,124
24,074
786,481
859,115
741,834
105,600
310,965
350,000
259,912
57,958
232,245
218,400
148,200
146,838
34,698
32,118
32,067
960,196
842,841
1,046,150
190,225
—
—
63,878
577,853
159,075
—
—
18,584
380,955
(1) Amounts shown do not reflect compensation actually received by the Named Executive Officer. Instead, the amounts
shown are the aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs granted during fiscal year 2020 computed for financial statement
reporting purposes in accordance with ASC 718.
(2) Amounts shown do not reflect compensation actually received by the Named Executive Officer. Instead, the amounts
shown are the aggregate grant date fair value of stock options granted during fiscal year 2020 computed for financial
statement reporting purposes in accordance with ASC 718. The assumptions used to calculate the value of stock option
awards are set forth under Note 1 and Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.
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(3) Amounts consist of bonuses earned for meeting and/or exceeding financial performance targets in fiscal years 2020,
2019 and 2018 under the Company’s annual Cash Incentive Award Plans. The bonus earned by Mr. Skinner in fiscal
year 2019 was deferred by him pursuant to the Deferral Plan. For fiscal year 2020, Mr. Hall is the only executive that
received cash incentive compensation. The Compensation Committee determined on July 23, 2020 (subsequent to fiscal
year 2020) that, in addition to the earned cash incentive, Mr. Hall would receive a bonus of 12% of target bonus in the
form of RSUs, specifically, 3,574 RSUs.
(4) Amounts consist of Company-paid life insurance and an employer 401(k) match for all Named Executive Officers. The
amount shown for Mr. Hall also includes Company-paid disability insurance for which Mr. Hall is the beneficiary. The
amounts shown for Mr. McLaughlin include $26,000 and for Ms. Kimball of $4,985 for temporary housing allowance.
Dr. Bolles had $51,590 and Mr. Burgess had $38,850 in relocation expense reimbursement. The amounts shown for Mr.
Skinner also includes severance pay of $418,000 and COBRA health insurance benefits of $46,105 and earnings of
$1,226 from the Deferral Plan in fiscal year 2020. In addition 2019 and 2018 have been updated to correctly reflect the
added value of the Company’s executive benefit program (“Armada Care Plan”) for Messrs. McLaughlin, Skinner and
Hall. In 2019 the amount for Mr. McLaughlin was $11,052, Mr. Skinner was $13,164 and Mr. Hall was $18,372 while
in 2018 the amount for Mr. Skinner was $12,900 and Mr. Hall was $17,736.
(5) Mr. Skinner separated from the Company on January 6, 2020. In connection with the termination of his employment,
Mr. Skinner received certain severance benefits, the details of which have been provided under the heading “Former
Chief Financial Officer” below.
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The following table shows all plan-based awards granted to the Named Executive Officers during fiscal year 2020.
The option awards and the unvested portion of the stock awards identified in the table below are also reported in the
“Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2020 Year-End” table on the following page.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards
Name
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. .........
Grant
Date
5/27/2020
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards (1)
Target
($)
620,000
Maximum
($)
930,000
—
Threshold
($)
All Other Stock
Awards: Number
of Shares Stock
or Units (#)
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—
210,000
315,000
4/1/2020
1/7/2020
Greg S. Skinner.....................
—
250,800
376,200
James G. Hall ........................
28,000
280,000
638,400
1/7/2020
8/5/2019
Timothy P. Burgess ..............
—
162,500
243,750
7/25/2019
Dawn Kimball.......................
—
150,000
225,000
10/15/2019
All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)
—
100,000
Exercise or
Base Price
of Option
Awards
($/share)
Grant
Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and
Option
Awards ($)
(2)
—
11.20
—
267,611
—
35,000
25,000
—
9.77
10.12
—
81,843
64,978
—
—
—
—
100,000
—
10.12
—
259,912
105,600
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
190,225
—
—
—
159,075
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10,000
—
17,500
—
17,500
(1) Amounts shown are estimated payouts for fiscal year 2020 to the Named Executive Officers under the 2020 Cash
Incentive Award Plan. The target amount is based on a percentage of the individual’s fiscal year 2020 base salary. With
the exception of Mr. Hall, none of the Named Executive Officers received a cash incentive award for fiscal year 2020.
For more information on these awards, including the amounts actually paid, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis-
Annual Cash Incentive Award Plan.” With respect to Mr. Hall, the “threshold” bonus was eligible to be earned based on
the achievement of the minimum performance goals.
(2) The value of a stock award or option award is based on the fair value as of the grant date of such award determined
pursuant to ASC 718. Stock awards consist only of RSUs. The assumptions used to calculate the value of stock option
awards are set forth under Note 1 and Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020. Regardless of the value placed on a stock option on the
grant date, the actual value of the option will depend on the market value of the Common Stock at such date in the future
when the option is exercised. Stock option awards provide that one-third vests on the first anniversary of the grant date
and then 1/36th per month thereafter, therefore all options are fully vested three years after the date of grant, subject to
continued employment. RSUs typically vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued
employment.
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Equity Awards
The following table shows all outstanding equity awards held by the Named Executive Officers at the end of fiscal
year 2020. The awards for fiscal year 2020 identified in the table below are also reported in the “Grants of Plan-Based
Awards” table.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2020 Year End
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
($) (3)
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights That
Have Not
Vested
(#) (4)
Number
of
Shares
or
Units of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#) (2)
Market
Value of
Shares
Or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
($) (3)
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#) (1)
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
Option
Expiration
Date
100,000
108,540
11.20
9.35
5/27/2027
5/23/2026
—
—
55,000 586,850
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Grant Date
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. ...........
5/27/2020
5/23/2019
Brian F. McLaughlin ...............
4/1/2020
1/7/2020
1/30/2019
7/25/2018
10/19/2017
5/25/2016
10/15/2015
Gregory S. Skinner ..................
7/25/2018
10/19/2017
5/28/2015
6/7/2013
James G. Hall ..........................
1/7/2020
8/5/2019
7/25/2018
7/25/2018
6/1/2017
5/25/2016
5/28/2015
Timothy P. Burgess .................
7/25/2019
Dawn Kimball ......................... 10/15/2019
—
53,460
—
—
18,846
6,875
12,916
15,000
30,000
18,550
21,000
45,000
30,000
—
—
10,312
—
72,916
15,000
15,000
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,000
53,350
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10,000 106,700
5,625
60,019
25,000 266,750
—
—
—
—
35,000
25,000
11,993
4,375
2,084
—
—
—
—
—
—
9.77
10.12
14.35
12.76
4/1/2027
1/7/2027
1/30/2026
7/25/2025
12.65 10/19/2024
5/25/2023
11.36
12.78 10/15/2022
14.35
7/25/2025
12.65 10/19/2024
5/28/2022
14.39
6/7/2020
14.30
1/7/2027
—
7/25/2025
—
6/1/2024
5/25/2023
5/28/2022
100,000
10.12
—
—
6,563
14.35
—
14.00
11.36
14.39
—
—
2,084
—
—
—
—
10/12/2018
7,881
7,119
—
17,500 186,725
—
—
12.95 10/12/2025
17,500 186,725
5,000
53,350
(1) Options granted prior to fiscal year 2020 vest at the rate of 1/36 per month over a three-year period from date of grant.
Options granted in fiscal year 2020 vest one-third on the first anniversary of the grant date and then 1/36th per month
thereafter.
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9,045
96,510
(2) The RSUs typically vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant. Mr. Skinner separated from the Company in January
2020. In connection with his termination of employment with the Company, Mr. Skinner received certain severance
benefits including the acceleration of vesting of certain RSUs previously granted, the details of which are provided under
the heading “Former Chief Financial Officer” below.
(3) Value is based on the closing price of the Common Stock of $10.67 on May 29, 2020 (the last trading day of our fiscal
year) as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
(4) RSUs will vest based on the achievement of an earnings per share goal for fiscal year 2021. The number of RSUs that
are eligible to vest range from 50% - 150% of the target number of RSUs (reported in the table), based on the actual
achievement of the earnings per share goal (ranging from 80% of the target goal to 150% of the target goal). If the
Company achieves less than the minimum performance goal, then none of the RSUs will vest.
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested
The following table shows all stock options exercised and the value realized upon exercise and the number of stock
awards vested and the value realized upon vesting by the Named Executive Officers during fiscal year 2020.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested For Fiscal 2020
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Number of
Shares
Acquired
on Exercise
(#)
Value
Realized on
Exercise
($) (1)
Number of
Shares
Acquired
on
Vesting (#)
—
—
—
—
4,240
13,183
Value
Realized
on Vesting
($)
42,018
146,595
Name
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. .........
Gregory S. Skinner (2) ..........
(1) The value realized equals the difference between the option exercise price and the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of exercise, multiplied by the number of shares for which the option was exercised.
(2) Mr. Skinner separated from the Company in January 2020. In connection with his termination of employment with the
Company, Mr. Skinner received certain severance benefits including the acceleration of vesting of certain RSUs
previously granted, the details of which are provided under the heading “Former Chief Financial Officer” below.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
The following table shows all compensation deferred by the Named Executive Officers, and earnings on such
deferred compensation, under the Deferral Plan during fiscal year 2020.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Executive
Contributions
in Fiscal
Year 2020
($) (1)
Registrant
Contributions
in Fiscal
Year 2020
($)
Aggregate
Earnings
in Fiscal
Year 2020
($) (2)
Aggregate
Withdrawals
in Fiscal
Year 2020
($)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,226
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Aggregate
Balance at
End of
Fiscal Year
2020
($)
—
—
160,284
—
—
—
Name
Albert D. Bolles, Ph. D. ...................
Brian F. McLaughlin ........................
Gregory S. Skinner ..........................
James G. Hall ...................................
Timothy P. Burgess ..........................
Dawn Kimball ..................................
(1) Contributions reported in this column are reported as compensation in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
column of the Summary Compensation Table.
(2) Amounts reported in this column represent the aggregate earnings accrued and credited to a Named Executive Officer’s
account during fiscal year 2020.
See the section entitled “Additional Compensation Policies and Practices - Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Plan” in the CD&A for a description of the Deferral Plan.
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control
The following describes the potential payments upon termination or change in control, based on the arrangements
in effect for fiscal year 2020.
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If Dr. Bolles is terminated without cause or if he terminates his employment for good reason (generally, any
relocation of Dr. Bolles’ place of employment, reduction in salary, reduction in his target bonus amount or material reduction
of his duties or authority), Dr. Bolles will receive a severance payment equal to 100% of his annual base salary over a twelve
month period, a pro-rated portion of any annual cash incentive award to which he is entitled and a one-year acceleration of
his unvested stock options and other equity awards, and the Company will pay the monthly premiums for health insurance
coverage for Dr. Bolles (and his spouse and eligible dependents) for the maximum period permitted under COBRA or until
such earlier time as Dr. Bolles receives substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new
employment. In addition, the Bolles Agreement provides that if Dr. Bolles is terminated without cause or terminates his
employment for good reason within two (2) years following a “change of control,” Dr. Bolles will receive a severance
payment equal to 150% of his annual base salary over a twelve month period, a pro-rated portion of any annual cash incentive
award to which he is entitled, full vesting of all of Dr. Bolles’ unvested stock options and other equity awards and the
Company will pay the monthly premiums for health insurance coverage for Dr. Bolles (and his spouse and eligible
dependents) for the maximum period permitted under COBRA or until such earlier time as Dr. Bolles receives substantially
equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new employment.
Upon Dr. Bolles death or disability, the Company shall pay Dr. Bolles or his estate his unpaid base salary and the
pro rata portion of his annual cash incentive award through the date of termination (which, for fiscal year 2020 was $0).
If Ms. Kimball is terminated without cause or if she terminates her employment for good reason (generally, any
relocation of Ms. Kimball’s place of employment, reduction in salary, reduction in her target bonus amount or material
reduction of her duties or authority), Ms. Kimball will receive a severance payment equal to 100% of her annual base salary
over a twelve month period, a pro-rated portion of any annual cash incentive award to which she is entitled and a one-year
acceleration of her unvested stock options and other equity awards, and the Company will pay the monthly premiums for
health insurance coverage for Ms. Kimball (and her spouse and eligible dependents) for the maximum period permitted under
COBRA or until such earlier time as Ms. Kimball receives substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection
with new employment.
If Dr. Bolles’ or Ms. Kimball’s employment with the Company had been terminated without cause or for good
reason not in connection with a change of control of the Company on May 31, 2020, the last day of the 2020 fiscal year, Dr.
Bolles and Ms. Kimball would have received the following severance benefits under the Bolles Agreement and Kimball
Agreement, respectively:
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Vesting of
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Accelerated
Vesting of
RSUs (3)
Post-
Termination
Health
Insurance
Premiums (4)
Total
Base
Salary (1)
620,000 $
300,000 $
— $
— $
47,758 $
— $
396,057 $
148,162 $
72,146 $ 1,135,960
48,448 $ 496,609
Name
Albert D. Bolles, Ph. D. .. $
Dawn Kimball ................. $
(1) Reflects potential payments based on 100% of salaries as of May 31, 2020.
(2) Reflects value of shares that are in the money (exercise price below stock price as of May 31, 2020). For stock options
out of the money (exercise price above stock price as of May 31, 2020), there is no value to the acceleration for those
options.
(3) Accelerating the vesting of the outstanding RSUs by one year would result in 37,119 and 13,886 of the currently
outstanding RSUs vesting as of May 31, 2020 for each of Dr. Bolles and Ms. Kimball respectively. The value is based
on the closing price of the Common Stock of $10.67 on May 29, 2020 (the last trading day of our fiscal year) as reported
on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
(4) Represents the maximum amount of premiums that would have been paid under COBRA.
If Dr. Bolles’ or Ms. Kimball’s employment with the Company had been terminated due to his or her death or
disability on May 31, 2020, the last day of the 2020 fiscal year, each would have received only the unpaid base salary at the
time of termination since neither Dr. Bolles nor Ms. Kimball received an annual cash incentive award in fiscal year 2020.
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If Dr. Bolles’ employment with the Company had been terminated without cause or for good reason in connection
with a change of control of the Company on May 31, 2020, the last day of the 2020 fiscal year, Dr. Bolles would have received
the following severance benefits under the Bolles Agreement, set forth above:
Name
Albert D. Bolles, Ph. D. ... $
Base
Salary (1)
Bonus
Payment
Accelerated
Vesting of
Options (2)
Accelerated
Vesting of
RSUs (3)
Post-
Termination
Health
Insurance
Premiums (4)
Total
930,000 $
— $
213,840 $
586,850 $
72,146 $ 1,802,836
(1) Reflects potential payments based on 150% of base salary as of May 31, 2020.
(2) Reflects value of shares that are in the money (exercise price below stock price as of May 31, 2020). For stock options
out of the money (exercise price above stock price as of May 31, 2020), there is no value to the acceleration for those
options.
(3) Accelerating the vesting of all outstanding RSUs would result in 55,000 of the currently outstanding RSUs vesting as of
May 31, 2020 for Dr. Bolles. The value is based on the closing price of the Common Stock of $10.67 on May 29, 2020
(the last trading day of our fiscal year) as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
(4) Represents the maximum amount of premiums that would have been paid under COBRA.
Former Chief Financial Officer
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Mr. Skinner separated from the Company effective January 8, 2020 and in connection with his separation received
the following severance benefits in accordance with his employment agreement:
Name
Base Salary
(1)
Bonus
Payment
Accelerated
Vesting of
Options (2)
Accelerated
Vesting of
RSUs (3)
Post-
Termination
Health
Insurance
Premiums (4)
Total
Greg Skinner .................... $ 418,000 $
— $
— $
146,595 $
46,105 $ 610,700
(1) Reflects payments based on 100% of his salary as of January 8, 2020, per the terms of the Skinner Agreement.
(2) Stock options were out of the money (exercise price above stock price as of January 8, 2020, termination date), and
therefore there is no value to the acceleration for those options.
(3) Accelerating the vesting of all outstanding RSUs resulted in the immediate vesting of 13,183 of the currently outstanding
RSUs.
(4) Represents estimated premiums to be paid under COBRA and the Armada Care Plan.
CEO Pay Ratio
The following table sets forth the ratio of the total compensation of the Company’s CEO, Albert D. Bolles, to that
of our median compensated employee for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.
CEO total annual compensation .................................................................................................................. $
Median Employee total annual compensation ............................................................................................. $
Ratio of CEO to Median Employee total annual compensation ..................................................................
980,308
57,009
17:1
To determine the CEO’s total annual compensation, we used the amount reported in the 2020 “Total” column of our
Summary Compensation Table included in this Proxy Statement. In determining the median compensated employee, we
excluded our two employees in Canada from the total number of employees employed by the Company as of May 31, 2020.
We used base salary and actual bonus as the consistently applied compensation metric to determine the median compensated
employee. If this resulted in more than one individual at the median level, we assessed the grant date fair value of standard
equity awards for these individuals and selected the employee with the median award value. After identifying the median
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compensated employee, we calculated annual total compensation according to the methodology used to report the annual
compensation of our Named Executive Officers in the Summary Compensation Table.
Policies and Procedures with Respect to Related Party Transactions
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Audit Committee, all of whose members are independent directors, reviews, approves and/or ratifies all related
party transactions (other than compensation transactions). In reviewing related party transactions, the Audit Committee takes
into account factors it deems appropriate, such as whether the related party transaction is on terms no less favorable than
terms generally available to an unrelated third party under the same or similar conditions and the extent of the related party’s
interest in the transaction. To identify related party transactions, each year we require our executive officers and directors to
complete a questionnaire identifying any transactions between the Company and the respective executive officer or director
and their family members or affiliates. Additionally, under the Company’s Code of Ethics, directors, officers and all other
employees and consultants are expected to avoid any relationship, influence or activity that would cause, or even appear to
cause, a conflict of interest.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Curation Foods sells products to and earns license fees from Windset Holding 2010 Ltd., a Canadian corporation
(“Windset”). Curation Foods holds a 26.9% equity interest in Windset. During fiscal year 2020, Curation Foods recognized
$0.6 million of revenues from Windset.
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DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who own
more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and
holders of more than ten percent of the Company’s Common Stock are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company
with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
To the Company’s knowledge, based solely upon review of the copies of such reports filed with the SEC and written
representations that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020 all Section 16(a) filing
requirements applicable to the Company’s officers, directors and holders of more than ten percent of the Company’s Common
Stock were satisfied, except for (i) one late Form 4 for James Hall, filed on June 4, 2020, with respect to two transactions,
(ii) one amendment on Form 4 for Steven Goldby, filed on May 30, 2019, with respect to one transaction, and (iii) one
amendment on Form 4 for Molly Hemmeter, filed on May 29, 2019, with respect to one transaction.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Exchange Act, which might incorporate future filings made by us under those statutes, the preceding
Compensation Committee Report and Audit Committee Report will not be incorporated by reference into any of those prior
filings, nor will any such reports be incorporated by reference into any future filings made by us under those statutes. In
addition, information on our website, other than this Proxy Statement, the Notice of Annual Meeting and form of proxy, is
not part of the proxy soliciting material and is not incorporated herein by reference.
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OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be submitted to the stockholders at the annual meeting. If any
other matters properly come before the meeting, then the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote the shares
they represent in such manner as the Board of Directors may recommend.
It is important that the proxies be returned promptly and that your shares be represented. Stockholders are urged to
mark, date, execute and promptly return the accompanying proxy card in the enclosed envelope or vote their shares by
telephone or via the Internet.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/ Brian McLaughlin
BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN
Secretary
Santa Maria, California
August 31, 2020
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(cid:1409) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2020, or
(cid:1407)
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition period from _________ to _________.
Commission file number: 000-27446
LANDEC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
94-3025618
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
2811 Airpark Drive
Santa Maria, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
93455
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 306-1650
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
Trading Symbol
LNDC
Name of each exchange on which registered
The NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (cid:1407) No (cid:1409)
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 (cid:1407) No (cid:1409)
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
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes (cid:1409) No (cid:1407)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes (cid:1409) No (cid:1407)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an
emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer
Non Accelerated Filer
(cid:1407)
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Accelerated Filer
Smaller Reporting Company
Emerging Growth Company
(cid:1409)
(cid:1407)
(cid:1407)
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new
or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act (cid:1407)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control
over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued
its audit report. (cid:1409)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes (cid:1407) No (cid:1409)
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $295,750,000 as of November 24, 2019, the last
business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based upon the closing sales price on The NASDAQ Global Select Market
reported for such date. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owns 10% or more of the outstanding Common
Stock have been excluded from such calculation in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily
a conclusive determination for other purposes.
As of August 10, 2020, there were 29,241,889 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are incorporated
herein by reference where indicated. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the
Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part hereof.
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LANDEC COR1PORATION
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item No. Description
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Business ..........................................................................................................................................................
Risk Factors ....................................................................................................................................................
Unresolved Staff Comments ...........................................................................................................................
Properties ........................................................................................................................................................
Legal Proceedings ..........................................................................................................................................
Mine Safety Disclosures .................................................................................................................................
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities .....................................................................................................................................................
Selected Financial Data ..................................................................................................................................
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations .........................
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ........................................................................
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ..............................................................................................
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure .........................
Controls and Procedures .................................................................................................................................
Other Information ...........................................................................................................................................
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance .............................................................................
Executive Compensation ................................................................................................................................
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters .......
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ...............................................
Principal Accountant Fees and Services .........................................................................................................
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Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations,” contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to
the safe harbor created under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other safe harbors under the Securities
Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”,
“intend”, “believe”, “may”, “might”, “will”, “should”, “can have”, “likely” and similar expressions are used to identify
forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
to differ materially from those that we expected. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the timing and
expenses associated with operations, the ability to achieve acceptance of our new products in the market place, weather
conditions that can affect the supply and price of produce, government regulations affecting our business, uncertainties related
to COVID-19 and the impact of our responses to it, the timing of regulatory approvals, the ability to successfully integrate
Yucatan Foods into the Curation Foods business, the mix between domestic and international sales, and those other risks
mentioned in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this report.
We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon
detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the
impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Accordingly,
our actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including
the risk factors listed in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this report.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary
statements as well as others made in this report and hereafter in our other SEC filings and public communications.
You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made by us in the context of all risks and uncertainties described
with respect to our business. We caution you that the risks and uncertainties identified by us may not be all of the factors that
are important to you. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements included in this report are made only as of the date hereof.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
Item 1. Business
Corporate Overview
PART I
Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Landec,” the “Company”, "we" or "us") design, develop, manufacture,
and sell differentiated products for food and biomaterials markets, and license technology applications to partners.
Landec’s natural food company, Curation Foods, Inc. (“Curation Foods”) is focused on innovating and distributing
plant-based foods with 100% clean ingredients to retail, club and foodservice channels throughout North America. Curation
Foods is able to maximize product freshness through its geographically dispersed family of growers, refrigerated supply chain
and patented BreatheWay® packaging technology.
Landec’s biomedical company, Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (“Lifecore”), is a fully integrated contract development
and manufacturing organization (“CDMO”) that offers highly differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish of
sterile, injectable pharmaceutical products in syringes and vials. As a leading manufacturer of premium, injectable grade
Hyaluronic Acid, Lifecore brings 35 years of expertise as a partner for global and emerging biopharmaceutical and
biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic categories to bring their innovations to market.
Landec was incorporated in California on October 31, 1986 and reincorporated as a Delaware corporation on
November 6, 2008. Landec’s common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “LNDC”.
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 2811 Airpark Drive Santa Maria, California 93455, and the
telephone number is (650) 306-1650.
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Landec has three reportable business segments – Curation Foods, Lifecore and Other, which are described below.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal years 2019 and 2018 the Company discontinued its Now Planting® and Food Export
businesses, respectively. The operating results for the Now Planting and Food Export businesses are presented as discontinued
operations in the Company’s accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and the financial results for fiscal years 2020,
2019, and 2018.
Curation Foods
Curation Foods Overview
Based in Santa Maria, California, Curation Foods’ primary business is the processing, marketing and selling of fresh
packaged plant based salads and vegetables. Curation Foods serves as the corporate umbrella for its patented BreatheWay®
packaging technology and for its portfolio of four natural food brands, including the Company’s legacy and flagship brand
Eat Smart® as well as its three more recently acquired natural food brands, O Olive Oil & Vinegar® (“O”) products, and
Yucatan® and Cabo Fresh authentic guacamole and avocado products. The major distinguishing characteristics of Curation
Foods that provide competitive advantage are insight driven product innovation, diversified fresh food supply chain,
refrigerated supply chain and customer reach. We believe that Curation Foods is well positioned as a single source of a broad
range of products. Curation Foods also has three East Coast processing facilities and five East Coast distribution centers for
nationwide delivery of all of its packaged salads and vegetable products. Our products are currently available in over 86% of
retail and club stores across North America.
During fiscal 2019, the Company redefined the strategy for its Curation Foods segment in order to improve the
Company’s overall profitability by launching Project SWIFT, a value creation program designed to transform the Curation
Foods business by simplifying the business, realigning its resources and seeking to improve the Company’s balance sheet
through three strategic priorities - optimizing its operations networks, maximizing strategic assets and redesigning the
organization to be more competitive.
Curation Foods Brands
Eat Smart: The Company sells specialty fresh packaged Eat Smart branded and private label salads, fresh-cut
vegetables and whole produce to retailers, club stores, and food service operators, primarily in the United States and Canada.
Within the Eat Smart brand, produce is processed by trimming, washing, sorting, blending, and packaging into bags and trays.
O Olive Oil & Vinegar: The Company acquired O on March 1, 2017. O, founded in 1995, is based in Petaluma,
California, and is the premier producer of California specialty olive oils and wine vinegars. Its products are sold in natural
food, conventional grocery and mass retail stores, primarily in the United States and Canada.
Yucatan & Cabo Fresh Avocado Products: The Company acquired Yucatan Foods on December 1, 2018. Yucatan
Foods was founded in 1991. As part of the acquisition of Yucatan Foods, Curation Foods acquired the newly built production
facility in Guanajuato, Mexico. The Yucatan Foods business added a double-digit growth platform, a lower-cost infrastructure
in Mexico, and higher margin product offerings that generally exhibit less sourcing volatility. The Company manufactures
and sells Yucatan and Cabo Fresh guacamole and avocado food products primarily to the U.S. grocery channel, but also to
the U.S. mass retail, Canadian grocery retail and foodservice channels.
BreatheWay Packaging Technology: The Company’s BreatheWay membrane technology establishes a beneficial
packaging atmosphere adapting to changing fresh product respiration and temperature in order to extend freshness naturally.
The BreatheWay supply chain packaging technology extends shelf-life and reduces shrink (waste) for retailers and helps to
ensure that consumers receive fresh produce by the time the product makes its way through the distribution chain to the
consumer. The Company generates revenue from the sale to and/or use of its BreatheWay patented packaging technology by
partners such as Windset Holding 2010 Ltd., a Canadian corporation (“Windset”), for packaging of its greenhouse grown
cucumbers and peppers. In addition, the Company sells its complete supply chain solution for fresh pallets of product ensuring
more marketable fruit and vegetables at retail. Most vegetable products packaged in the Company’s BreatheWay packaging
technology achieve a shelf-life of approximately 17 days. These packaging license relationships generate revenues either
from product sales or royalties once commercialized. The Company is engaged in the testing and development of other
BreatheWay products. The Company manufactures its BreatheWay packaging through selected qualified contract
manufacturers.
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Windset: The Company holds a 26.9% investment ownership in Windset, a leading edge grower of hydroponically-
grown produce. The Company believes that Windset’s know-how and growing practices of hydroponically-grown produce
will result in higher yields with competitive growing costs that will provide dependable year-round supply to Windset’s
customers. In addition, the produce grown in Windset’s greenhouses uses significantly less water than field grown crops and
has a very high safety profile as no soil is used in the growing process. Windset owns and operates greenhouses in British
Columbia, Canada and California. In addition to growing produce in its own greenhouses, Windset has numerous marketing
arrangements with other greenhouse growers and utilizes buy/sell arrangements to meet fluctuation in demand from their
customers. The Curation Foods segment operating results include the dividends and Landec’s share of the change in fair
market value of its investment in Windset.
Lifecore Biomedical
Lifecore, located in Chaska, Minnesota, is a fully integrated CDMO that offers highly differentiated capabilities in
the development, fill and finish of sterile, injectable pharmaceutical products in syringes and vials. It is involved in the
manufacture of pharmaceutical-grade sodium hyaluronate (“HA”) in bulk form as well as formulated and filled syringes and
vials for injectable products used in treating a broad spectrum of medical conditions and procedures. Lifecore uses its
fermentation process and aseptic formulation and filling expertise to be a leader in the development of HA-based products
for multiple applications and to take advantage of non-HA device and drug opportunities which leverage its expertise in
manufacturing and aseptic syringe filling capabilities.
Lifecore CDMO provides product development services to its partners for HA-based, as well as non-HA based,
aseptically formulated and filled products. These services include activities such as technology transfer, material component
changes, analytical method development, formulation development, pilot studies, stability studies, process validation, and
production of materials for clinical studies.
Built over many years of experience, Lifecore separates itself from its competition based on its five areas of
expertise, including but not limited to Lifecore’s ability to:
Establish strategic relationships with market leaders:
Lifecore continues to develop applications for products with partners who have strong marketing, sales, and
distribution capabilities to end-user markets. Through its strong reputation and history of providing pharmaceutical
grade HA and products, Lifecore has established long-term relationships with global and emerging
biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic categories, and leverages those
partnerships to attract new relationships in other medical markets.
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Due to the growing knowledge of the unique characteristics of HA and Lifecore’s unique strength and history as a
trusted manufacturer of pharmaceutical injectable grade HA products, Lifecore continues to identify and pursue
opportunities for the use of HA in other medical applications, such as wound care, aesthetic surgery, drug delivery,
next generation orthopedics and device coatings, and through sales to academic and corporate research customers.
Further applications may involve expanding process development activity and/or additional licensing of technology.
Utilize manufacturing infrastructure to meet customer demand:
Lifecore has made strategic capital investments in its CDMO business focusing on extending its aseptic filling
capacity and capabilities to meet increasing partner demand and to attract new contract filling opportunities outside
of HA markets. Lifecore is using its manufacturing capabilities to provide contract manufacturing and development
services to its partners in the area of sterile pre-filled syringes and vials, as well as fermentation and purification
requirements.
Maintain flexibility in product development and supply relationships:
Lifecore’s vertically integrated development and manufacturing capabilities allow it to establish a variety of
contractual relationships with global corporate partners. Lifecore’s role in these relationships extends from supplying
HA raw materials to providing technology transfer and development services to manufacturing aseptically filled,
finished sterile products, and assuming full supply chain responsibilities.
Deliver consistent quality:
Lifecore has built a world class quality and regulatory system that is demonstrated in their results, processes and
customer relationships. With over 35 years of a superior track record with global regulatory bodies (FDA, EMA,
ANVISA, etc.), Lifecore is the partner of choice for companies looking for proven experience in delivering QbD,
cGMP compliance, and manufacturing excellence with pharmaceutical elegance and quality. Lifecore’s world class
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quality and regulatory system and excellent track record with the global regulatory bodies ensure partners that they
will safely bring innovative therapies to market.
Other
Included in the Other segment is Corporate, which includes corporate general and administrative expenses, non-
Curation Foods and non-Lifecore interest income and income tax expenses.
COVID-19 Pandemic
There are many uncertainties regarding the current novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, including the scope
of scientific and health issues, the anticipated duration of the pandemic, and the extent of local and worldwide social, political,
and economic disruption it may cause. The COVID-19 pandemic has had and we believe will continue to have significant
adverse impacts on many aspects of the Company’s operations, directly and indirectly, including with respect to sales,
customer behaviors, business and manufacturing operations, inventory, the Company’s employees, and the market generally,
and the scope and nature of these impacts continue to evolve each day. The Company expects to continue to assess the
evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and intends to continue to make adjustments to its responses accordingly.
Sales and Marketing
Curation Foods is supported by dedicated sales and marketing teams located throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Lifecore relies on name recognition and referrals regarding its biomedical-based CDMO and manufacturing
experience and expertise to attract new customers and offers its services with minimal marketing and sales infrastructure.
Manufacturing and Processing
Seasonality
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processing its produce products due to a shortage of essential produce items. Lifecore is not significantly affected by
seasonality.
Curation Foods
Eat Smart Fresh Packaged Salads and Vegetables
Fresh packaged salads, vegetable products and fresh-cut packaged green beans are processed in the Company’s
facilities located in Guadalupe, California; Bowling Green, Ohio; Hanover, Pennsylvania; and Vero Beach, Florida. Cooling
of produce is done by third parties as well as our own cooling systems. As part of Landec’s Project SWIFT, in June 2020 the
Company began exploring opportunities for the planned divestiture of its underutilized Hanover manufacturing facility.
O Olive Oil & Vinegar
O uses third parties to crush, process, and bottle its olive oil products, primarily within California. The fermentation,
production, and processing of vinegar is performed at the Company’s facility in Petaluma, California, using ingredients
sourced from various third parties primarily within California. O uses third parties in California to bottle its vinegar products.
Yucatan and Cabo Fresh
Guacamole for the Yucatan and Cabo Fresh brands is primarily produced and packed at the Company’s facility in
Guanajuato, Mexico, using ingredients sourced from various third parties within the United States and Mexico.
BreatheWay
BreatheWay packaging systems use polymer manufacturing, membrane manufacturing, and label package
conversion. Contract manufacturers currently make virtually all of the polymers for the BreatheWay packaging system and
breathable membranes. The Company performs the label package conversion in its various processing facilities.
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Lifecore
The commercial production of HA requires fermentation, separation, and purification and aseptic processing
capabilities. HA can primarily be produced in two ways, either through bacterial fermentation or through extraction from
rooster combs. Lifecore produces HA only from bacterial fermentation, using an efficient microbial fermentation process and
an effective purification operation.
Lifecore’s facilities in Chaska, Minnesota are used for the HA and non-HA manufacturing process, formulation,
aseptic syringe and vial filling, analytical services, secondary packaging, warehousing raw materials and finished goods, and
distribution. Lifecore provides versatility in the manufacturing of various types of finished products and supplies several
different forms of HA and non-HA products in a variety of molecular weight fractions as powders, solutions and gels, and in
a variety of bulk and single-use finished packages. As of the date of this report, the Company believes that its current
manufacturing capacity plan will be sufficient to allow it to meet the needs of its current customers for the foreseeable future.
Competition
The Company operates in highly competitive and rapidly evolving fields, and new developments are expected to
continue at a rapid pace. Competition from large food-products, industrial, medical and pharmaceutical companies is expected
to be intense. In addition, the nature of our collaborative arrangements may result in our business partners and licensees
becoming our competitors. Many of our competitors have substantially greater financial and technical resources and
production and marketing capabilities than we do, and may have substantially greater experience in conducting clinical and
field trials, obtaining regulatory approvals and manufacturing and marketing commercial products.
The food industry is highly competitive, and further consolidation with our customers would likely increase
competition. The Company’s principal competitors, Taylor Farms and Fresh Express, have substantial financial, marketing,
and other resources. Increased competition can reduce our sales due to loss of market share or the need to reduce prices to
respond to competitive and customer pressures. Competitive pressures also may restrict our ability to increase prices,
including in response to commodity and other cost increases. We sell branded, private brand, and customized food products,
as well as commercially branded foods. Our branded products have an advantage over private brand products primarily due
to advertising and name recognition, although private brand products typically sell at a discount to those of branded
competitors. In addition, when branded competitors focus on price and promotion, the environment for private brand
producers becomes more challenging because the price difference between private brand products and branded products may
become less significant. In most product categories, we compete not only with other widely advertised branded products, but
also with other private label and store brand products that are generally sold at lower prices. A strong competitive response
from one or more of our competitors to our marketplace efforts, or a consumer shift towards more generic, lower-priced, or
other value offerings, could result in us reducing pricing, increasing marketing or other expenditures, or losing market share.
Our margins and profits could decrease if a reduction in prices or increased costs are not counterbalanced with increased sales
volume.
In addition, substantial growth in e-commerce has encouraged the entry of new competitors and business models,
intensifying competition by simplifying distribution and lowering barriers to entry. The expanding presence of e-commerce
retailers has impacted, and may continue to impact, consumer preferences and market dynamics, which in turn may negatively
affect our sales or profits.
Patents and Proprietary Rights
The Company’s success depends in large part on its ability to obtain patents, maintain trade secret protection and
operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties. The Company has 18 active U.S. patents as of May 31,
2020 with expiration dates ranging from 2020 to 2035.
Government Regulation
Curation Foods
The Company’s food products and operations are also subject to regulation by various foreign, federal, state, and
local agencies, with respect to production processes, product attributes, packaging, labeling, advertising, import, export,
storage, transportation and distribution.
In the U.S., food products are primarily regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), which has the
authority to inspect the Company’s food facilities, and regulates, among other things, food manufacturing, food packing and
holding, food additives, food safety, the growing and harvesting of produce intended for human consumption, food
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advertising of our products is subject to regulation by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), and operations are subject to
certain health and safety regulations, such as those issued under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”). All of
our U.S. facilities and food products must be in compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDC Act”) as
amended by, among other things, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”). In addition, our operations in Mexico
are subject to Mexican regulations through the SAGARPA, and our food products sold into Canada must be in compliance
with applicable Canadian food safety and labeling regulations.
Lifecore
The FDA regulates and/or approves the clinical trials, manufacturing, labeling, distribution, import, export, sale and
promotion of medical devices and drug products in or from the United States. Some of the Company’s and its customers’
products are subject to extensive and rigorous regulation by the FDA, which regulates some of the products as medical devices
or drug products, that in some cases require FDA approval or clearance, prior to U.S. distribution of Pre-Market Approval
(“PMA”), or New Drug Applications (“NDA”), or Pre-Market Notifications, or other submissions and by foreign countries,
which regulate some of the products as medical devices or drug products.
Other regulatory requirements are placed on the design, manufacture, processing, packaging, labeling, distribution,
record-keeping and reporting of a medical device or drug products and on the quality control procedures. For example,
medical device and drug manufacturing facilities are subject to periodic inspections by the FDA to assure compliance with
device and/or drug requirements, as applicable. The FDA also conducts pre-approval inspections for PMA and NDA product
introduction. Lifecore’s facility is subject to inspections as both a device and a drug manufacturing operation. For PMA
devices and NDA drug products, the company that owns the product submission is required to submit an annual report and
also to obtain approval, as applicable, for modifications to the device, drug product, or its labeling. Similarly, companies that
own FDA Pre-Market Notifications for marketed products must obtain additional FDA clearance for certain modifications to
their devices or labeling. Other applicable FDA requirements include but are not limited to reporting requirements such as
the medical device reporting regulation, which requires certain companies to provide information to the FDA regarding deaths
or serious injuries alleged to have been associated with the use of its devices, as well as product malfunctions that would
likely cause or contribute to death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur. FDA also maintains adverse event
reporting requirements for drug products, among other post-market regulatory requirements.
Employees
As of May 31, 2020, Landec had 796 full-time employees, of whom 646 were dedicated to research, development,
manufacturing, quality control and regulatory affairs, and 150 were dedicated to sales, marketing and administrative activities.
Landec intends to recruit additional personnel in connection with the development, manufacturing and marketing of its
products. None of Landec’s employees are represented by a union, and Landec considers its relationship with its employees
to be good.
Available Information
Landec’s website is www.landec.com. Landec makes available free of charge copies of its Annual Reports on Form
10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to these reports filed or furnished
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as soon as
reasonably practicable after filing such material electronically with, or otherwise furnishing it to, the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In addition, these materials may be obtained at the website maintained by the SEC at
www.sec.gov. The reference to the Company’s website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the
information contained on the website, and the information contained on the website is not part of this document.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business faces significant risks and uncertainties. Certain important factors may have a material adverse effect
on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations, any of which could subsequently have an adverse
effect on the trading price of our common stock, and you should carefully consider them. Accordingly, in evaluating our
business, we encourage you to consider the following discussion of risk factors in its entirety, in addition to other information
contained in or incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other public filings with the SEC.
Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect
our business, financial condition and results of operations in future periods.
Our shareholder value creation program, Project SWIFT, may not have the anticipated results, exposes us to additional
restructuring costs and operational risks, and may be negatively perceived in the markets.
We have previously announced the development of a shareholder value creation program, Project SWIFT, designed
to strategically realign our Curation Foods business to focus the business on its strategic assets and redesign the organization
to be the appropriate size to compete and thrive. This program includes reviewing strategic options for our legacy vegetable
bag and tray business, the closure of certain leased offices in Santa Clara, California and Los Angeles, California, the
divestiture of our yet-to-be-operational salad dressing plant in Ontario, California, planned divestiture of our underutilized
Hanover manufacturing facility, and certain other actions taken to redesign the Curation Foods organization. We may not be
able to implement all of the actions that we intend to take in this program and we may not be able to realize the expected
benefits from such realignment and restructuring plans or other similar restructurings on the anticipated timing, or at all. In
addition, we may incur additional restructuring costs in implementing such realignment and restructuring plans or other
similar future plans in excess of our expectations. The implementation of our restructuring efforts, including the potential
reduction of our facilities and workforce, may not improve our operational and cost structure or result in greater efficiency
of our organization; and we may not be able to support sustainable revenue growth and profitability following such
restructurings. Any reduction in workforce or divestitures of facilities or other assets may also expose us to additional risks,
including potential litigation (including labor and employment disputes), unforeseen costs or adverse impacts to the
operations of our retained businesses. In addition, our strategic realignment efforts may not be viewed positively by
shareholders and analysts, which may cause our stock price to decline or become volatile.
The COVID-19 Pandemic, or any other pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of an infectious disease in the United States or
worldwide may adversely affect our business.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was identified in Wuhan, China. This virus continues
to spread globally and, as of May 31, 2020, has spread to approximately 160 countries, including the United States. To date,
the COVID-19 pandemic and preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate the outbreak have caused, and are continuing
to cause, business slowdowns or shutdowns in affected areas and significant disruption to our businesses and to the financial
markets both globally and in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic has had and we believe will continue to have
significant adverse impacts on many aspects of the Company’s operations, directly and indirectly, including with respect to
sales, customer behaviors, business and manufacturing operations, inventory, the Company’s employees, and the market
generally, and the scope and nature of these impacts continue to evolve each day. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic has
resulted in and may continue to result in, regional quarantines, labor shortages or stoppages, adverse changes in consumer
purchasing patterns, reductions in customer demand for our products, increased safety and compliance costs, disruptions to
our supply chains, suppliers and service providers to deliver materials and services on a timely basis, and overall economic
instability, which have significantly adversely affected and could further adversely affect our business, financial condition
and results of operations. In addition, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our suppliers, growers, and corporate partners
have reduced staffing and have reduced, delayed and postponed certain projects, initiatives or other arrangements in response
to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may continue or worsen as the pandemic continues. These actions have
resulted in and may result in further business and manufacturing disruption, inventory shortages, delivery delays, additional
costs, and reduced sales and operations for us, any of which have and could further significantly affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations. With respect to our Curation Foods business specifically, the responses to the COVID-
19 pandemic have also adversely impacted and may further impact consumer spending and our customer’s preferences, which
have had and may continue to have an adverse impact on our sales in that segment. With respect to our Lifecore business, the
COVID-19 pandemic has resulted and may continue to result in fewer elective medical procedures, which, in turn, has and
may continue to adversely impact our business and sales. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our
business is difficult to ascertain, and future potential impacts to our business will depend on how the COVID-19 pandemic
continues to evolve, which is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. Such future developments may include, among others,
new information that may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its
impact. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the economies and financial markets worldwide, resulting in an
economic downturn that could affect demand for our products, our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, our ability
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to comply with our obligations (including leases and debt covenants) and otherwise adversely impact our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
The situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic remains fluid, and given its inherent uncertainty, we expect that
it will continue to have significant adverse impacts on our business in the future. The duration and extent of the impact from
the COVID-19 pandemic, or any other future pandemic, epidemic or outbreak, depends on future developments that cannot
be accurately predicted at this time, such as the severity and transmission rate of the virus, the extent and effectiveness of
containment actions and the impact of these and other factors on our employees, customers, suppliers, distributors and
manufacturers. Should these conditions persist for a prolonged period, the COVID-19 pandemic, including any of the above
factors and others that are currently unknown, could continue to have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate other risks discussed
elsewhere in this Report, any of which could have a material effect on us.
Our credit facility provides our lenders with a lien against substantially all of our assets, and contains financial covenants
that may limit our operational flexibility and cash flow available to invest in the ongoing needs of our business or otherwise
adversely affect our results of operations.
We are party to a credit agreement, as amended, which contains a number of covenants that limit our ability and our
subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends, create liens, engage in transactions
with affiliates, merge or consolidate with other companies, or sell substantially all of our assets. We are also required to
maintain certain financial covenants, including a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.
The terms of our credit facility may restrict our current and future operations and could adversely affect our ability to finance
our future operations or capital needs or to execute preferred business strategies. In addition, complying with these covenants
may make it more difficult for us to successfully execute our business strategy and compete against companies who are not
subject to such restrictions. In addition, in connection with the recent amendments to our credit facility, certain additional
financial covenants that remain in effect through February 28, 2021, including with respect to minimum cumulative monthly
Unadjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) thresholds and maximum capital
expenditures, additional reporting obligations, and increases to the maximum interest rates and borrowing costs were
implemented, which may further adversely impact our business and may increase our risks of noncompliance.
A failure by us to comply with the covenants specified in our credit agreement, as amended, could result in an event
of default under the agreement, which would give the lenders the right to terminate their commitments to provide additional
loans under our credit facility and to declare all borrowings outstanding, together with accrued and unpaid interest, to be
immediately due and payable. In addition, the lenders would have the right to proceed against the collateral we granted to
them, which consists of substantially all of our assets. The maximum total leverage ratio required under our covenant for the
fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2020, was 5.00 to 1.0, and thereafter decreases by 25 basis points each subsequent fiscal quarter,
until it reaches 3.50 for the fiscal quarter ending November 28, 2021, and remains fixed through maturity. We were not in
compliance with the maximum total leverage ratio covenant under the credit agreement as of May 31, 2020, which was
waived by the lenders pursuant to the Eighth Amendment entered into on July 15, 2020. In addition, we were not in
compliance with certain of our financial covenants under the credit agreement during the third quarter of fiscal 2020, which
were also waived by our lenders. In connection with these waivers, as previously disclosed, our borrowing rates under the
credit agreement were increased, additional covenant restrictions were added to the credit agreement, and we incurred certain
fees and expenses. We cannot guaranty that we will be able to remain in compliance with all applicable covenants under the
credit agreement in the future, that our lenders will elect to provide similar waivers or enter into similar amendments in the
future, or, if the lenders do provide similar waivers, that those waivers will not be conditioned upon additional costs or
restrictions that could materially or adversely our business, cash flows, results of operations, and financial condition. In
addition, if the debt under our credit facility were to be accelerated, we may not have sufficient cash or be able to borrow
sufficient funds to refinance the debt or sell sufficient assets to repay the debt, which could immediately, materially and
adversely affect our business, cash flows, results of operations, and financial condition, and there would be no guarantee that
we would be able to find alternative financing. Even if we were able to obtain alternative financing, it may not be available
on commercially reasonable terms or on terms that are acceptable to us.
Our ability to make payments on our debt, fund our other liquidity needs, and make planned capital expenditures
will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our historical financial results have been, and we anticipate that our
future financial results will be, subject to fluctuations. Our ability to generate cash, to a certain extent, is subject to general
economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory, and other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot guarantee
that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from our operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an
amount sufficient to enable us to make payments of our debt, fund other liquidity needs, and make planned capital
expenditures.
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Adverse weather conditions and other acts of god may cause substantial decreases in our sales and/or increases in our
costs
Our Packaged Fresh Salads and Vegetables business is subject to weather conditions that affect commodity prices,
crop quality and yields, and crop varieties to be planted. Crop diseases and severe conditions, particularly weather conditions
such as unexpected or excessive rain or other precipitation, unseasonable temperature fluctuations, floods, droughts, frosts,
windstorms, earthquakes and hurricanes, may adversely affect the supply of vegetables and fruits used in our business, which
could reduce the sales volumes and/or increase the unit production costs. The Company regularly experiences significant
product sourcing issues as a result of severe adverse weather conditions that materially adversely affected the Company’s
financial results. Because a significant portion of the costs are fixed and contracted in advance of each operating year, volume
declines reflecting production interruptions or other factors could result in increases in unit production costs which could
result in substantial losses and weaken our financial condition.
Cancellations or delays of orders by our customers may adversely affect our business and the sophistication and buying
power of our customers could have a negative impact on profits
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, sales to the Company’s top five customers accounted for approximately
48% of total revenue of the Company, with the top two customers from the Curation Foods segment, Costco Corporation and
Walmart, Inc. accounting for approximately 18% and 15%, respectively, of total revenues of the Company. We expect that,
for the foreseeable future, a limited number of customers may continue to account for a substantial portion of our revenues.
We may experience changes in the composition of our customer base as we have experienced in the past. The reduction,
delay or cancellation of orders from one or more major customers for any reason or the loss of one or more of our major
customers could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition. In addition, since
some of the products processed by Curation Foods and Lifecore are sole sourced to customers, our operating results could be
adversely affected if one or more of our major customers were to develop other sources of supply. Our current customers
may not continue to place orders, orders by existing customers may be canceled or may not continue at the levels of previous
periods, or we may not be able to obtain orders from new customers.
Our customers, such as supermarkets, warehouse clubs, and food distributors, have continued to consolidate,
resulting in fewer customers on which we can rely for business. These consolidations, the growth of supercenters, and the
growth of e-commerce customers have produced large, sophisticated customers with increased buying power and negotiating
strength who are more capable of resisting price increases and can demand lower pricing, increased promotional programs,
or specialty tailored products. In addition, larger retailers have the scale to develop supply chains that permit them to operate
with reduced inventories or to develop and market their own retailer brands. These customers may also in the future use more
of their shelf space, currently used for our products, for their store brand products. We continue to implement initiatives to
counteract these pressures. However, if the larger size of these customers results in additional negotiating strength and/or
increased private label or store brand competition, our profitability could decline.
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Consolidation also increases the risk that adverse changes in our customers’ business operations or financial
performance will have a corresponding material adverse effect on us. For example, as noted above, if our customers cannot
access sufficient funds or financing, then they may delay, decrease, or cancel purchases of our products, or delay or fail to
pay us for previous purchases.
Our sale of some products may expose us to product liability claims
The testing, manufacturing, marketing, and sale of the products we develop involve an inherent risk of allegations
of product liability, including foodborne illness. If any of our products are determined or alleged to be contaminated or
defective or to have caused an illness, injury or harmful accident to an end-customer, we could incur substantial costs in
responding to complaints or litigation regarding our products and our product brand image could be materially damaged.
Such events may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, we
may be required to participate in product recalls or we may voluntarily initiate a recall as a result of various industry or
business practices or the need to maintain good customer relationships.
Although we have taken and intend to continue to take what we consider to be appropriate precautions to minimize
exposure to product liability claims, we may not be able to avoid significant liability. We currently maintain product liability
insurance. While we think the coverage and limits are consistent with industry standards, our coverage may not be adequate
or may not continue to be available at an acceptable cost, if at all. A product liability claim, product recall or other claim with
respect to uninsured liabilities or in excess of insured liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating
results and financial condition.
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We are subject to increasing competition in the marketplace
Competitors may succeed in developing alternative technologies and products that are more effective, easier to use
or less expensive than those which have been or are being developed by us or that would render our technology and products
obsolete and non-competitive. We operate in highly competitive and rapidly evolving fields, and new developments are
expected to continue at a rapid pace. Competition from large food products, industrial, medical and pharmaceutical companies
is expected to be intense. In addition, the nature of our collaborative arrangements may result in our corporate partners and
licensees becoming our competitors. Many of these competitors have substantially greater financial and technical resources
and production and marketing capabilities than we do, and may have substantially greater experience in conducting clinical
and field trials, obtaining regulatory approvals and manufacturing and marketing commercial products.
The food industry is highly competitive, and further consolidation in the industry would likely increase competition.
Our principal competitors have substantial financial, marketing, and other resources. Increased competition can reduce our
sales due to loss of market share or the need to reduce prices to respond to competitive and customer pressures. Competitive
pressures also may restrict our ability to increase prices, including in response to commodity and other cost increases. We
sell branded, private brand, and customized food products, as well as commercially branded foods. Our branded products
have an advantage over private brand products primarily due to advertising and name recognition, although private brand
products typically sell at a discount to those of branded competitors. In addition, when branded competitors focus on price
and promotion, the environment for private brand producers becomes more challenging because the price difference between
private brand products and branded products may become less significant. In most product categories, we compete not only
with other widely advertised branded products, but also with other private label and store brand products that are generally
sold at lower prices. A strong competitive response from one or more of our competitors to our marketplace efforts, or a
consumer shift towards more generic, lower-priced, or other value offerings, could result in us reducing pricing, increasing
marketing or other expenditures, or losing market share. Our margins and profits could decrease if a reduction in prices or
increased costs are not counterbalanced with increased sales volume.
In addition, substantial growth in e-commerce has encouraged the entry of new competitors and business models,
intensifying competition by simplifying distribution and lowering barriers to entry. The expanding presence of e-commerce
retailers has impacted, and may continue to impact, consumer preferences and market dynamics, which in turn may negatively
affect our sales or profits.
We must identify changing consumer preferences and develop and offer food products to meet their preferences
Consumer preferences evolve over time and the success of our food products depends on our ability to identify the
tastes and dietary habits of consumers and to offer products that appeal to their preferences, including concerns of consumers
regarding health and wellness, obesity, product attributes, and ingredients. Introduction of new products and product
extensions requires significant development and marketing investment. If our products fail to meet consumer preferences, or
we fail to introduce new and improved products on a timely basis, then the return on that investment will be less than
anticipated and our strategy to grow sales and profits with investments in acquisitions, marketing, and innovation will be less
successful.
Our future operating results are likely to fluctuate which may cause our stock price to decline
In the past, our results of operations have fluctuated significantly from quarter to quarter and are expected to continue
to fluctuate in the future. Curation Foods can be affected by seasonal and weather-related factors which have impacted our
financial results in the past due to shortages of essential value-added produce items. In addition, the fair market value change
in our Windset investment can fluctuate substantially quarter to quarter. Lifecore can be affected by the timing of orders from
its relatively small customer base and the timing of the shipment of those orders. Our earnings may also fluctuate based on
our ability to collect accounts receivable from customers and notes receivable from growers and on price fluctuations in the
fresh vegetable and fruit markets. Other factors that affect our operations include:
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our growers’ ability to obtain an adequate supply of water,
the seasonality and availability and quantity of our supplies,
our ability to process produce during critical harvest periods,
the timing and effects of ripening,
the degree of perishability,
the effectiveness of worldwide distribution systems,
total worldwide industry volumes,
the seasonality and timing of consumer demand,
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In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk of fluctuations in such factors. As a result of these and
other factors, we expect to continue to experience fluctuations in quarterly operating results.
Our operations are subject to regulations that directly impact our business
Our products and operations are subject to governmental regulation in the United States and foreign countries. The
manufacture of our products is subject to detailed standards for product development, manufacturing controls, ongoing quality
monitoring and analysis, and periodic inspection by regulatory authorities. We may not be able to obtain necessary regulatory
approvals on a timely basis or at all. Delays in receipt of or failure to receive approvals or loss of previously received approvals
would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. A significant portion of
Curation Foods’ manufacturing workforce is provided by third-party labor contractors. The Company relies upon these
contractors to validate the worker’s immigration status and their eligibility to work in the Company’s facilities, and failure
of these contractors’ control processes or our internal control processes could result in Curation Foods not complying with
applicable regulations. Although we have no reason to believe that we will not be able to comply with all applicable
regulations regarding the manufacture and sale of our products and polymer materials, regulations are always subject to
change and depend heavily on administrative interpretations and the country in which the products are sold. Future changes
in regulations or interpretations relating to matters such as safe working conditions, laboratory and manufacturing practices,
produce safety, environmental controls, and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances may adversely affect
our business.
Our food operations are subject to regulation by the FDA, FTC, and other governmental entities. Applicable laws
and regulations are subject to change from time to time and could impact how we manage the production, labeling, and sale
of our food products. We are subject, for example, to FDA compliance and regulations concerning the safety of the food
products handled and sold by Curation Foods, and the facilities in which they are packed, processed, and stored. Failure to
comply with the applicable regulatory requirements can, among other things, result in:
the issuance of adverse inspectional observations,
import refusals,
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Compliance with foreign, federal, state, and local laws and regulations is costly and time-consuming. We may be
required to incur significant costs to comply with the laws and regulations in the future which may have a material adverse
effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our food packaging products are subject to regulation under the FDC Act. Under the FDC Act, any substance that
when used as intended may reasonably be expected to become, directly or indirectly, a component or otherwise affect the
characteristics of any food may be regulated as a food additive unless the substance is generally recognized as safe. Food
packaging materials are generally not considered food additives by the FDA if the products are not expected to become
components of food under their expected conditions of use. We consider our breathable membrane product to be a food
packaging material not subject to approval by the FDA. We have not received any communication from the FDA concerning
our breathable membrane product. If the FDA were to determine that our breathable membrane products are food additives,
we may be required to submit a food contact substance notification or food additive petition for approval by the FDA. The
food additive petition process, in particular, is lengthy, expensive and uncertain. A determination by the FDA that a food
contact substance notification or food additive petition is necessary would have a material adverse effect on our business,
operating results and financial condition.
Our Curation Foods business is subject to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA”). PACA regulates
fair trade standards in the fresh produce industry and governs all the products sold by Curation Foods. Our failure to comply
with the PACA requirements could among other things, result in civil penalties, suspension or revocation of a license to sell
produce, and in the most egregious cases, criminal prosecution, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
In addition, the FTC and other state authorities regulate how we promote and advertise our food products, and we could be
the target of claims relating to alleged false or deceptive advertising under federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
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Lifecore’s existing products and the products that Lifecore is developing for its customers are considered to be
medical devices, drug products, or combination products, and therefore, require clearance or approval by the FDA before
commercial sales can be made in the United States. The products also require the approval of foreign government agencies
before sales may be made in many other countries. The process of obtaining these clearances or approvals varies according
to the nature and use of the product. It can involve lengthy and detailed safety and efficacy data, including clinical studies, as
well as extensive site inspections and lengthy regulatory agency reviews. There can be no assurance that any of the clinical
studies utilizing product produced by Lifecore for its customers will be authorized to proceed, or if authorized will show
safety or effectiveness; that any of the products that Lifecore is producing for its customers that require FDA clearance or
approval will obtain such clearance or approval on a timely basis, on terms acceptable to the Sponsor Company for the
purpose of actually marketing the products, or at all; or that following any such clearance or approval previously unknown
problems will not result in restrictions on the marketing of the products or withdrawal of clearance or approval.
In addition, most of the existing products being sold by Lifecore and its customers are subject to continued regulation
by the FDA, various state agencies and foreign regulatory agencies, which regulate the design, nonclinical and clinical
research studies, manufacturing, labeling, distribution, post-marketing product modifications, advertising, promotion, import,
export, adverse event and other reporting, and record keeping procedures for such products. Aseptic processing and shared
equipment manufacturing require specific quality controls. If we fail to achieve and maintain these controls, we may have to
recall product, or may have to reduce or suspend production while we address any deficiencies. Marketing clearances or
approvals by regulatory agencies can be withdrawn due to failure to comply with regulatory standards or the occurrence of
unforeseen problems following initial clearance or approval. These agencies can also limit or prevent the manufacture or
distribution of Lifecore’s products or change or increase the regulatory requirements applicable to such products. A
determination that Lifecore is in violation of such regulations could lead to the issuance of adverse inspectional observations,
a Warning Letter, imposition of civil penalties, including fines, product recalls or product seizures, preclusion of product
import or export, a hold or delay in pending product approvals, withdrawal of marketing authorizations, injunctions against
product manufacture and distribution, and, in extreme cases, criminal sanctions.
Federal, state and local regulations impose various environmental controls on the use, storage, discharge or disposal
of toxic, volatile or otherwise hazardous chemicals and gases used in some of our manufacturing processes. Our failure to
control the use of, or to restrict adequately the discharge of, hazardous substances under present or future regulations could
subject us to substantial liability, cause us to clean up and incur remediation expenses, or cause our manufacturing operations
to be suspended. In addition, changes in environmental regulations may impose the need for additional capital equipment or
other requirements.
Any new business acquisition will involve uncertainty relating to integration
We completed the Yucatan Foods acquisition in December, 2018, and the O acquisition in March, 2017. We have
acquired other businesses in the past and may make additional acquisitions in the future. The successful integration of new
business acquisitions may require substantial effort from the Company’s management. The diversion of the attention of
management and any difficulties encountered in the transition process could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions. The successful combination of new businesses also requires
coordination of research and development activities, manufacturing, sales and marketing efforts. In addition, the process of
combining organizations located in different geographic regions could cause the interruption of, or a loss of momentum in,
the Company’s activities. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to retain key management, technical, sales
and customer support personnel, or that the Company will realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, and the failure
to do so would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
We may not be able to achieve acceptance of our new products in the marketplace
Our success in generating significant sales of our products depends in part on our ability and that of our partners and
licensees to achieve market acceptance of our new products and technology. The extent to which, and rate at which, we
achieve market acceptance, including customer preferences and trends, and penetration of our current and future products is
a function of many variables including, but not limited to:
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We may not be able to develop and introduce new products and technologies in a timely manner or new products
and technologies may not gain market acceptance. We and our partners/customers are in the early stage of product
commercialization of certain Intelimer-based specialty packaging, and HA-based products and non-HA products and new oil
and vinegar products. We expect that our future growth will depend in large part on our and our partners’/customers’ ability
to develop and market new products in our target markets and in new markets. In particular, we expect that our ability to
compete effectively with existing food products companies will depend substantially on developing, commercializing,
achieving market acceptance of and reducing the cost of producing our products. In addition, commercial applications of
some of our temperature switch polymer technology are relatively new and evolving. Our failure to develop new products or
the failure of our new products to achieve market acceptance would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
Changes to U.S. trade policy, tariff and import/export regulations may have a material adverse effect on our business
Changes in U.S. or international social, political, regulatory and economic conditions or in laws and policies
governing foreign trade, manufacturing, development and investment in the territories or countries where we currently sell
our products or conduct our business, as well as any negative sentiment toward the U.S. as a result of such changes, could
adversely affect our business. The U.S. presidential administration has instituted or proposed changes in trade policies that
include the negotiation or termination of trade agreements, the imposition of higher tariffs on imports into the U.S., economic
sanctions on individuals, corporations or countries, and other government regulations affecting trade between the U.S. and
other countries where we conduct our business.
As a result of policy changes of the U.S. presidential administration and U.S. government proposals, there may be
greater restrictions and economic disincentives on international trade. Tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy could
trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries, and certain foreign governments have instituted or are considering imposing
trade sanctions on certain U.S. goods. Such changes have the potential to adversely impact the U.S. economy or certain
sectors thereof, our industry and the global demand for our products, and as a result, could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may be exposed to employment related claims and costs that could materially adversely affect our business
We have been subject in the past, and may be in the future, to claims by employees based on allegations of
discrimination, negligence, harassment, and inadvertent employment of undocumented workers or unlicensed personnel, and
we may be subject to payment of workers’ compensation claims and other similar claims. We could incur substantial costs
and our management could spend a significant amount of time responding to such complaints or litigation regarding employee
claims, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition,
several recent decisions by the United States NLRB have found companies, such as Curation Foods, which use contract
employees could be found to be “joint employers” with the staffing firm, which may increase our potential exposure for any
such claims from contract employees.
We may be subject to unionization, work stoppages, slowdowns or increased labor costs
Currently, none of our employees are represented by a union. However, our employees have the right under the
National Labor Relations Act to form or affiliate with a union. If some or all of our workforce were to become unionized and
the terms of the collective bargaining agreement were significantly different from our current compensation arrangements, it
could increase our costs and adversely impact our profitability. Moreover, participation in labor unions could put us at
increased risk of labor strikes and disruption of our operations.
We have a concentration of manufacturing for Curation Foods and Lifecore and may have to depend on third parties to
manufacture our products
We have a limited number of manufacturing facilities, all of which use specialized manufacturing equipment to
operate our business. Any disruptions in our primary manufacturing operations would reduce our ability to sell our products
and would have a material adverse effect on our financial results, and create significant additional costs and inefficiencies if
we were required to replace such facilities. Additionally, we may need to consider seeking collaborative arrangements with
other companies to manufacture our products. If we become dependent upon third parties for the manufacture of our products,
our profit margins and our ability to develop and deliver those products on a timely basis may be adversely affected. In that
event, additional regulatory inspections or approvals may be required, and additional quality control measures would need to
be implemented. Failures by third parties may impair our ability to deliver products on a timely basis and impair our
competitive position. We may not be able to continue to successfully operate our manufacturing operations at acceptable
costs, with acceptable yields, and retain adequately trained personnel.
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We are dependent on our key employees and if one or more of them were to leave, we could experience difficulties in
replacing them, or effectively transitioning their replacements and our operating results could suffer
The success of our business depends to a significant extent on the continued service and performance of a relatively
small number of key senior management, technical, sales, and marketing personnel. The loss of any of our key personnel for
an extended period may cause hardship for our business. In addition, competition for senior level personnel with knowledge
and experience in our different lines of business is intense. If any of our key personnel were to leave, we would need to devote
substantial resources and management attention to replace them. As a result, management attention may be diverted from
managing our business, and we may need to pay higher compensation to replace these employees.
We are subject to the risks of doing business internationally
We are subject to the risks of doing business internationally. We conduct a substantial amount of business with
growers and customers who are located outside the United States. We purchase avocados and vegetables from foreign growers
and packers, sell products to foreign customers, and operate a production facility in Mexico. In the most recent years, there
has been an increase in organized crime in Mexico, and significant changes in the Mexican government, both of which create
risk for our business. We are also subject to regulations imposed by the Mexican government and to examinations by the
Mexican tax authorities. Significant changes to these government regulations and to assessments by the Mexican tax
authorities can have a negative impact on our operations and operating results in Mexico.
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates in Mexico may also adversely affect our operating results. While
our operations are predominantly in the U.S., we are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to our sales,
expenses, profits, assets and liabilities denominated in the Mexican peso. As a result, our financial performance may be
affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Moreover, any favorable or unfavorable impacts to gross profit, gross
margin, income from operations or segment operating profit from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates are likely
to be inconsistent year over year.
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Since some of our expenses are paid in Mexican pesos and we sell our production in United States dollars, we are
subject to changes in currency values that may adversely affect our results of operations. Our operations in the future could
be affected by changes in the value of the Mexican peso against the United States dollar. The appreciation of non-U.S. dollar
currencies such as the peso against the U.S. dollar increases expenses and the cost of purchasing capital assets in U.S. dollar
terms in Mexico, which can adversely impact our operating results and cash flows. Conversely, depreciation of non-U.S.
dollar currencies usually decreases operating costs and capital asset purchases in U.S. dollar terms. The value of cash and
cash equivalents, and other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, also fluctuate with changes in
currency exchange rates.
For fiscal year 2020, approximately 17% of our consolidated net revenues were derived from product sales to
international customers. A number of risks are inherent in international transactions. International sales and operations may
be limited or disrupted by any of the following:
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regulatory approval process,
government controls,
export license requirements,
political instability,
price controls,
trade restrictions,
fluctuations in foreign currencies,
changes in tariffs, or
difficulties in staffing and managing international operations.
Foreign regulatory agencies have or may establish product standards different from those in the United States, and
any inability on our part to obtain foreign regulatory approvals on a timely basis could have a material adverse effect on our
international business, and our financial condition and results of operations. While our foreign sales are currently priced in
dollars, fluctuations in currency exchange rates may reduce the demand for our products by increasing the price of our
products in the currency of the countries in which the products are sold. Regulatory, geopolitical and other factors may
adversely impact our operations in the future or require us to modify our current business practices.
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Our dependence on single-source suppliers and service providers may cause disruption in our operations should any
supplier fail to deliver materials
Several of the raw materials we use to manufacture our products are currently purchased from a single source,
including some monomers used to synthesize Intelimer polymers, substrate materials for our breathable membrane products,
and raw materials for our HA products. In addition, several services that are provided to Curation Foods are obtained from a
single provider. Any interruption of our relationship with single-source suppliers or service providers could delay product
shipments and materially harm our business. We may experience difficulty acquiring materials or services for the manufacture
of our products or we may not be able to obtain substitute vendors at all or on a timely basis. In addition, we may not be able
to procure comparable materials at similar prices and terms within a reasonable time, if at all, all of which could materially
harm our business.
We depend on our infrastructure to have sufficient capacity to handle our on-going production needs
If our machinery or facilities are damaged or impaired due to natural disasters or mechanical failure, or we lose
members of our workforce beyond the levels needed to maintain our business, we may not be able to operate at a sufficient
capacity to meet our production needs. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, which could impact our
results of operations and our financial condition.
We depend on strategic partners and licenses for future development
Our strategy for development, clinical and field testing, manufacture, commercialization and marketing for some of
our current and future products includes entering into various collaborations with corporate partners, licensees, and others.
We are dependent on our corporate partners to develop, test, manufacture and/or market some of our products. Although we
believe that our partners in these collaborations have an economic motivation to succeed in performing their contractual
responsibilities, the amount and timing of resources to be devoted to these activities are not within our control. Our partners
may not perform their obligations as expected or we may not derive any additional revenue from the arrangements. Our
partners may not pay any additional option or license fees to us or may not develop, market or pay any royalty fees related to
products under such agreements. Moreover, some of the collaborative agreements provide that they may be terminated at the
discretion of the corporate partner, and some of the collaborative agreements provide for termination under other
circumstances. Our partners may pursue existing or alternative technologies in preference to our technology. Furthermore,
we may not be able to negotiate additional collaborative arrangements in the future on acceptable terms, if at all, and our
collaborative arrangements may not be successful.
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Our reputation and business may be harmed if our computer network security or any of the databases containing our
trade secrets, proprietary information or the personal information of our employees are compromised
Cyber-attacks or security breaches could compromise our confidential business information, cause a disruption in
the Company’s operations or harm our reputation. We maintain numerous information assets, including intellectual property,
trade secrets, banking information and other sensitive information critical to the operation and success of our business on
computer networks, and such information may be compromised in the event that the security of such networks is breached.
We also maintain confidential information regarding our employees and job applicants, including personal identification
information. The protection of employee and company data in the information technology systems we utilize (including those
maintained by third-party providers) is critical. Despite the efforts by us to secure computer networks utilized for our business,
security could be compromised, confidential information, such as Company information assets and personally identifiable
employee information, could be misappropriated, or system disruptions could occur.
In addition, we may not have the resources or technical sophistication to anticipate or prevent rapidly evolving types
of cyberattacks. Attacks may be targeted at us, our customers, or others who have entrusted us with information. Actual or
anticipated attacks may cause us to incur increasing costs, including costs to deploy additional personnel and protection
technologies, train employees, and engage third-party experts and consultants. Advances in computer capabilities, new
technological discoveries or other developments may result in the technology used by us to protect sensitive Company data
being breached or compromised. Furthermore, actual or anticipated cyberattacks or data breaches may cause significant
disruptions to our network operations, which may impact our ability to deliver shipments or respond to customer needs in a
timely or efficient manner.
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Data and security breaches could also occur as a result of non-technical issues, including an intentional or inadvertent
breach by our employees or by persons with whom we have commercial relationships that result in the unauthorized release
of confidential information related to our business or personal information of our employees. Any compromise or breach of
our computer network security could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, costly investigations and
litigation, and potential regulatory or other actions by governmental agencies. As a result of any of the foregoing, we could
experience adverse publicity, the compromise of valuable information assets, loss of sales, the cost of remedial measures
and/or significant expenditures to reimburse third parties for resulting damages, any of which could adversely impact our
brand, our business and our results of operations.
We may be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or may infringe intellectual property rights of
others
We may receive notices from third parties, including some of our competitors, claiming infringement by our products
of their patent and other proprietary rights. Regardless of their merit, responding to any such claim could be time-consuming,
result in costly litigation and require us to enter royalty and licensing agreements which may not be offered or available on
terms acceptable to us. If a successful claim is made against us and we fail to develop or license a substitute technology, we
could be required to alter our products or processes and our business, results of operations or financial position could be
materially adversely affected. Our success depends in large part on our ability to obtain patents, maintain trade secret
protection, and operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties. Any pending patent applications we file
may not be approved and we may not be able to develop additional proprietary products that are patentable. Any patents
issued to us may not provide us with competitive advantages or may be challenged by third parties. Patents held by others
may prevent the commercialization of products incorporating our technology. Furthermore, others may independently
develop similar products, duplicate our products or design around our patents.
The global economy is experiencing continued volatility, which may have an adverse effect on our business
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In recent years, the U.S. and international economy and financial markets have experienced significant volatility due
to uncertainties related to the availability of credit, energy prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, national elections and other
political events, difficulties in the banking and financial services sectors, diminished market liquidity, and geopolitical
conflicts. Ongoing volatility in the economy and financial markets could further lead to reduced demand for our products,
which in turn, would reduce our revenues and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In
particular, volatility in the global markets have resulted in softer demand and more conservative purchasing decisions by
customers, including a tendency toward lower-priced products, which could negatively impact our revenues, gross margins
and results of operations. In addition to a reduction in sales, our profitability may decrease because we may not be able to
reduce costs at the same rate as our sales decline. We cannot predict the ultimate severity or length of the current period of
volatility, or the timing or severity of future economic or industry downturns.
Given the current uncertain economic environment, and the COVID-19 pandemic, our customers, suppliers, and
partners may have difficulties obtaining capital at adequate or historical levels to finance their ongoing business and
operations, which could impair their ability to make timely payments to us. This may result in lower sales and/or inventory
that may not be saleable or may result in bad debt expenses for us. A worsening of the economic environment or continued
or increased volatility of the U.S. economy, including increased volatility in the credit markets, could adversely impact our
customers’ and vendors’ ability or willingness to conduct business with us on the same terms or at the same levels as they
have historically. Further, this economic volatility and uncertainty about future economic conditions makes it challenging for
Landec to forecast its operating results, make business decisions, and identify the risks that may affect its business, sources
and uses of cash, financial condition and results of operations.
Our stock price may fluctuate in response to various conditions, many of which are beyond our control
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which
are beyond our control, including the following:
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pandemics, epidemics and other natural disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic,
our attainment of (or failure to attain) milestones in the commercialization of our technology,
our development of new products or the development of new products by our competitors,
new patents or changes in existing patents applicable to our products,
our acquisition of new businesses or the sale or disposal of a part of our businesses,
development of new collaborative arrangements by us, our competitors or other parties,
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changes in government regulations, interpretation, or enforcement applicable to our business,
changes in investor perception of our business,
fluctuations in our operating results, and
changes in the general market conditions in our industry.
Fluctuations in our quarterly results may, particularly if unforeseen, cause us to miss projections which might result
in analysts or investors changing their valuation of our stock.
Litigation costs and the outcome of litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business
From time to time we may be subject to litigation claims through the ordinary course of our business operations
regarding, but not limited to, employment matters, safety standards, product liability, security of customer and employee
personal information, contractual relations with vendors, marketing and infringement of trademarks and other intellectual
property rights. In addition, as described elsewhere in this report, the COVID-19 pandemic, and our responses thereto, may
subject us to further litigation, including with respect to employment matters, contract disputes, and other matters. Litigation
to defend ourselves against claims by third parties, or to enforce any rights that we may have against third parties, may
continue to be necessary, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of our resources, causing a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Lapses in disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting could materially and adversely
affect the Company’s operations, profitability or reputation
Lapses or deficiencies in disclosure controls and procedures or in our internal control over financial reporting may
occur from time to time. There can be no assurance that our disclosure controls and procedures will be effective in preventing
a material weakness or significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting from occurring in the future. Any
such lapses or deficiencies may materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations or financial condition,
restrict our ability to access the capital markets, require us to expend resources to correct the lapses or deficiencies, which
could include the restating of previously reported financial results, expose us to regulatory or legal proceedings, harm our
reputation, or otherwise cause a decline in investor confidence.
We may issue preferred stock with preferential rights that could affect your rights
The issuance of shares of preferred stock could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third-party to acquire
a majority of our outstanding stock, and the holders of such preferred stock could have voting, dividend, liquidation and other
rights superior to those of holders of our Common Stock.
We have never paid any dividends on our common stock
We have not paid any dividends on our Common Stock since inception and do not expect to in the foreseeable future.
Any dividends may be subject to preferential dividends payable on any preferred stock we may issue.
Our corporate organizational documents and Delaware law have anti-takeover provisions that may inhibit or prohibit a
takeover of us and the replacement or removal of our management
The anti-takeover provisions under Delaware law, as well as the provisions contained in our corporate organizational
documents, may make an acquisition of us more difficult. For example:
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preferred stock without stockholder approval, which, if issued, would increase the number of outstanding shares
of our capital stock and could make it more difficult for a stockholder to acquire us;
our certificate of incorporation provides for a dual-class Board of Directors, in which each class will serve for
a staggered two-year term;
our certificate of incorporation limits the number of directors that may serve on the Board of Directors without
the majority approval of all of the outstanding shares of our common stock;
our amended and restated bylaws require advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations;
our Board of Directors has the right to implement additional anti-takeover protections in the future, including
stockholder rights plans and other amendments to our organizational documents, without stockholder approval;
and
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may prevent large stockholders from completing a
merger or acquisition of us.
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These provisions may prevent a merger or acquisition of us which could limit the price investors would pay for our
common stock in the future.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2. Properties
As of May 31, 2020, the Company owned or leased the following principle physical properties:
Location
Business
Segment
Ownership
Guadalupe, CA ........ Curation Foods Owned
Chaska, MN ............
Owned
Silao, Guanajuato,
Lifecore
Lifecore
Mexico ................. Curation Foods Leased
Chaska, MN ............
Leased
Hanover, PA ............ Curation Foods Owned
Bowling Green, OH Curation Foods Owned
Ontario, CA ............. Curation Foods Leased
Santa Maria, CA ..... Curation Foods Leased
Petaluma, CA .......... Curation Foods Leased
Rock Hill, SC .......... Curation Foods Owned
Facilities
199,000 square feet of office space, manufacturing and cold storage
147,300 square feet of office, laboratory and manufacturing space
97,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space
80,950 square feet of office, manufacturing and warehouse space
64,000 square feet of office space, manufacturing and cold storage
55,900 square feet of office space, manufacturing and cold storage
54,300 square feet of office and manufacturing space
36,300 square feet of office and laboratory space
18,400 square feet of office and manufacturing space
16,400 square feet of cold storage and office space
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In addition to the principal physical properties described above, the Company owns or leases a number of other
facilities and land in various locations in the United States that are used for manufacturing, cold storage, and administration
activities. Leases for these leased facilities expire at various dates through the year 2040. The Company does not anticipate
experiencing significant difficulty in retaining occupancy of any of our manufacturing, laboratory, cold storage, or office
facilities through lease renewals prior to expiration or through month-to-month occupancy, or in replacing them with
equivalent facilities. We believe our existing facilities, both owned and leased, are in good condition and suitable for the
conduct of our business.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in lawsuits and other claims arising from its ordinary course
of business. The Company establishes loss provisions for matters in which losses are probable and can be reasonably
estimated. For some matters, the Company is currently unable to predict the ultimate outcome, determine whether a liability
has been incurred or make an estimate of the reasonably possible liability that could result from an unfavorable outcome
because of the uncertainties related to the incurrence, amount and range of loss on any pending litigation or claim. Because
of the unpredictable nature of these matters, the Company cannot provide any assurances regarding the outcome of any
litigation or claim to which the Company is a party or that the ultimate outcome of any of the matters threatened or pending
against us, including those disclosed below, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition,
results of operations or cash flows. See Item “1A. Risk Factors” included in this report.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is from time to time involved in various legal proceedings and
claims.
The Company makes a provision for a liability relating to legal matters when it is both probable that a liability has
been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least each fiscal
quarter and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, estimate settlements, legal rulings, advice of legal counsel and
other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Legal fees are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.
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Claims Alleging Unfair Labor Practices
Curation Foods has been the target of a union organizing campaign which has included 3 unsuccessful attempts to
unionize Curation Foods’ Guadalupe, California processing plant. The campaign has involved a union and over 100 former
and current employees of Pacific Harvest, Inc. and Rancho Harvest, Inc. (collectively “Pacific Harvest”), Curation Foods’
former labor contractors at its Guadalupe, California processing facility, bringing legal actions before various state and federal
agencies, the California Superior Court, and initiating over 100 individual arbitrations against Curation Foods and Pacific
Harvest.
The legal actions consisted of various claims, all of which were settled in fiscal year 2017. Under the settlement
agreement, the plaintiffs were to be paid in three installments. The Company and Pacific Harvest each agreed to pay one half
of the settlement payments. The Company paid the entire first two installments and Pacific Harvest agreed to reimburse the
Company for its $2.1 million portion. As of May 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the receivable was $1.2 million. The
Company makes ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of receivables. A reserve is established for any note when
there is reasonable doubt that the principal or interest will be collected in full. The Company may write-off uncollectable
receivables after collection efforts are exhausted. During the fiscal year 2020, the Company’s review for collectability
concluded that a receivable reserve of $1.2 million would be recorded. The Company's conclusion regarding collectability
changed as a result of Pacific Harvest communicating their refusal to pay combined with their brining claims against the
Company. As of May 31, 2020, the reserve balance remained at $1.2 million.
Compliance Matters
As previously disclosed, on December 1, 2018, the Company acquired all of the voting interests and substantially
all of the assets of Yucatan Foods (the “Yucatan Acquisition”), which owns a guacamole manufacturing plant in Mexico
called Procesadora Tanok, S de RL de C.V. (“Tanok”).
On October 21, 2019, the Company retained Latham & Watkins, LLP to conduct an internal investigation relating
to potential environmental and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) compliance matters associated with regulatory
permitting at the Tanok facility in Mexico. The Company subsequently disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) the conduct under investigation, and these agencies have
commenced an investigation. The Company has also disclosed the conduct under investigation to the Mexican Attorney
General’s Office, which has commenced an investigation, and to Mexican regulatory agencies. The Company is cooperating
in the government investigations and requests for information. The conduct at issue began prior to the Yucatan Acquisition,
and the agreement for the Yucatan Acquisition provides the Company with certain indemnification rights that may allow the
Company to recover the cost of a portion of the liabilities that have been and may be incurred by the Company in connection
with these compliance matters. At this stage, the ultimate outcome of these or any other investigations or potential claims
that may arise from the matters under investigation is uncertain and the Company cannot reasonably predict the timing or
outcomes, or estimate the amount of net loss after indemnification or insurance recovery, or its effect, if any, on its financial
statements. Separately, there are indemnification provisions in the purchase agreement that allow the Company to recover
costs for breach of warranty, etc. from the seller. Because recovery of amounts are contingent upon a legal settlement, no
amounts have been recorded as recoverable costs through May 31, 2020. Nor are there any insurance claims recorded as they
are similarly contingent.
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Other Litigation Matters
On February 10, 2020, a complaint was filed against Curation Foods in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia, Printpack, Inc. v. Curation Foods, Inc., alleging breach of contract pertaining to Curation
Foods’ purchase of certain poly film packaging from the plaintiff. The plaintiff was seeking an unspecified amount of
monetary damages, litigation expenses, and interest. Through several negotiations and discussions between the Company and
Printpack, an agreement was reached and a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal was filed on May 29, 2020. This dismisses the
case against the Company with no other further legal action required.
On February 14, 2020, a complaint was filed against the Company, Curation Foods, the Company’s current CEO
Albert Bolles, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer Gregory Skinner, and other defendants (collectively, the
"Landec Parties") in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, entitled Pacific Harvest, Inc., et al. v. Curation Foods, Inc., et al.
(No. 20CV00920). The case was brought by Pacific Harvest, Inc. (“Pacific”) and Rancho Harvest, Inc. (“Rancho”), two
related companies that have provided labor and employee staffing services to Curation Foods. Among other things, Pacific
and Rancho allege that Curation Foods wrongfully decreased its use of Pacific’s staffing services and misappropriated
Pacific’s trade secrets when Curation Foods increased its use of another staffing company and transitioned Pacific’s
employees to the other staffing company. Pacific and Rancho also allege that Curation Foods breached agreements between
the parties related to a loan from Curation Foods. Based on this alleged breach, Pacific and Rancho have ceased making
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payments. Plaintiffs assert claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing,
intentional interference with contracts and potential economic advantage, misappropriation of trade secrets under California’s
Uniform Trade Secrets Act, business practices in violation of California Unfair Competition Law, fraud, defamation, violation
of California Usury Law, breach of fiduciary duty, and declaratory relief regarding the parties’ rights and obligations under
certain of the parties’ contracts. The Landec Parties have not yet appeared in this action. Given the preliminary stage of the
litigation, at this time the Company is unable to determine whether any loss is probable or reasonably estimate a range of
such loss, and accordingly has not accrued any liability associated with these matters. The Company intends to defend and
pursue its interests in this case vigorously.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
The Common Stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “LNDC”.
Holders
As of August 10, 2020, there were approximately 46 holders of record of our common stock. Since certain holders
are listed under their brokerage firm’s names, the actual number of stockholders is higher.
Dividends
The Company has not paid any dividends on the Common Stock since its inception. The Company presently intends
to retain all future earnings, if any, for its business and does not anticipate paying cash dividends on its Common Stock in the
foreseeable future.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
For the twelve months ended May 31, 2020, there have been no shares repurchased by the Company. The Company
may still repurchase up to $3.8 million of the Company’s Common Stock under the Company’s stock repurchase plan
announced on July 14, 2010.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
The Company did not sell any unregistered equity securities during the twelve months ended May 31, 2020.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of the results of future operations and should be read
in conjunction with the information contained in Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations and the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in Item 8 of this report.
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Year Ended
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May 31,
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May 26,
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(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Statements of Operations Data:
Product sales ............................................................ $ 590,366 $ 557,559 $ 524,227 $ 469,776 $ 476,918
(11,990)
(38,191)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations .........
Net income (loss) from continuing operations, per
10,135
25,761
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Diluted ..................................................................... $
Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets .............................................................. $ 541,313 $ 519,091 $ 404,703 $ 358,608 $ 342,653
58,162
Total debt, net ..........................................................
(1.31) $
(1.31) $
0.07 $
0.07 $
0.37 $
0.36 $
0.93 $
0.92 $
(0.45)
(0.45)
190,317 148,984
50,239
69,300
May 28,
2017
(1)
May 31,
2016
(1)
(1) During the fourth quarters of fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2018, the Company made the decision to discontinue its
Now Planting and Food Export businesses, respectively. As a result, the Company met the requirements of Accounting
Standards Codifications (“ASC”) 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations (“ASC 205-
20”), to report the results of and to classify the assets and liabilities of the Now Planting and Food Export businesses as
discontinued operations. The operating results for the Now Planting business, which was launched during the second
quarter of fiscal year 2019, have been presented as a discontinued operation in fiscal year 2019. The operating results for
the Food Export business have been presented as a discontinued operation in fiscal year 2018, and have been reclassified
as a discontinued operation in fiscal years 2017, and 2016.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in Item 8 of this report. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this report
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-
looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those mentioned in this report and,
in particular, the factors described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors”. Please see “Note About Forward Looking Statements”.
Overview
Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Landec”, the “Company”, “we” or “us”) design, develop, manufacture,
and sell differentiated products for food and biomaterials markets, and license technology applications to partners. Landec
has three reportable business segments – Curation Foods, Lifecore, and Other which are described below. Landec’s
biomedical company, Lifecore Biomedical®, is a fully integrated contract development and manufacturing organization
("CDMO") that offers highly differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish of sterile, injectable pharmaceutical
products in syringes and vials. As a leading manufacturer of premium, injectable grade Hyaluronic Acid, Lifecore brings 35
years of expertise as a partner for global and emerging biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies across multiple
therapeutic categories to bring their innovations to market.
Landec’s natural food company, Curation Foods is focused on innovating and distributing plant-based foods with
100% clean ingredients to retail, club and foodservice channels throughout North America. Curation Foods is able to
maximize product freshness through its geographically dispersed family of growers, refrigerated supply chain and patented
BreatheWay® packaging technology. Also included in the Curation Foods' segment operating results are the dividends and
Landec’s share of the change in the fair market value of the Company’s 26.9% investment ownership of Windset, a leading
edge grower of hydroponically-grown produce.
Included in the Other segment is Corporate, which includes corporate general and administrative expenses, non-
Curation Foods and non-Lifecore interest income and income tax expenses.
Strategy
The Company’s strategy is to maximize the value of our business portfolio by improving operating margins at
Curation Foods, investing in growth to drive momentum at Lifecore while driving profitable growth across the organization
with consumer insights driven innovation. Each of our business segments are in different life stages and are have clear
strategic priorities.
Lifecore
Lifecore is the Company’s FDA Approved CDMO business, which is focused on driving profitable growth with
product development and manufacturing of sterile injectable products. Lifecore seeks to expand its presence in the CDMO
marketplace by partnering with biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to bring their unique therapies to market.
Lifecore’s goal of continuing success will be to execute on its three strategic priorities:
1) Managing Business Development Pipeline: Accelerate product development activities for small and large
biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in various stages of the product lifecycle, spanning clinical
development stage to commercialization, which aligns with the business’ overall product development strategy.
2) Maximizing Capacity: Meet customer demand by maximizing capacity in the syringe and vial multi-purpose filler
production line to significantly increase the number of products produced.
3) Advancing Product Commercialization: Continue to seek out opportunities to advance customers’ late-stage
product development activities by supporting their clinical programs and commercial process scale-up activities.
Curation Foods
Curation Foods, the Company’s natural food business, is focused on transforming its business to improve operational
performance. The Company launched Project SWIFT which aims to strengthen Curation Foods by simplifying the business.
The Company believes that the decisive actions of Project SWIFT will help improve the Company’s operating cost structure,
enhance profitability, and strengthen its balance sheet with an overall aim to deliver long-term value to shareholders. Curation
Foods intends to continue to deliver high levels of product quality and safety, while successfully executing on its customer,
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grower, and partner commitments. Project SWIFT will continue to be implemented throughout fiscal 2021, with three
strategic priorities designed to improve Curation Foods’ overall financial performance and profitability:
1) Network & Operational Optimization: Streamline the organization to maximize efficiency and productivity by
continuous improvement in plant operations with lean manufacturing practices. This included the consolidation and
centralization of Curation Foods various offices into its Innovation Center headquarters in Santa Maria, California
in fiscal 2020.
2) Focus on Strategic Assets: Simplify the business by divesting non-core assets. In fiscal 2020 the Company
initiated the strategic sale process of the Company’s Ontario, California salad dressing manufacturing facility, which
had yet to become operational and a review of strategic options for of its legacy core vegetable bag and tray business.
In June 2020 the Company began exploring opportunities for the planned divestiture of its underutilized Hanover
manufacturing facility.
3) Organizational Redesign: Redesigning the organization so that it is the appropriate size for the Company’s future
direction. In fiscal 2020, the Company focused on redesigning strategic initiatives, developed and elevated internal
talent and reduced overall headcount to improve efficiencies.
The COVID-19 Pandemic
There are many uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including the scope of scientific and health issues,
the anticipated duration of the pandemic, and the extent of local and worldwide social, political, and economic disruption it
may cause. The COVID-19 pandemic has had and we believe will continue to have significant adverse impacts on many
aspects of the Company’s operations, directly and indirectly, including with respect to sales, customer behaviors, business
and manufacturing operations, inventory, the Company’s employees, and the market generally, and the scope and nature of
these impacts continue to evolve each day. The Company expects to continue to assess the evolving impact of the COVID-
19 pandemic, and intends to continue to make adjustments to its responses accordingly.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements and accompanying notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The accounting estimates that require
management’s most significant and subjective judgments include revenue recognition; loss contingencies, sales returns and
allowances; self-insurance liabilities; recognition and measurement of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities;
the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets including intangible assets and inventory; the valuation of investments;
the valuation and recognition of stock-based compensation; and the valuation and recognition of contingent liabilities.
These estimates involve the consideration of complex factors and require management to make judgments. The
analysis of historical and future trends can require extended periods of time to resolve, and are subject to change from period
to period. The actual results may differ from management’s estimates. Our accounting policies are more fully described in
“Note 1 – Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our consolidated financial
statements. Management has discussed the development and selection of these critical accounting policies and estimates with
our Board of Directors.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows the five step, principles-based model to recognize revenue upon the transfer of promised
goods or services to customers and in an amount that reflects the consideration for which the Company expects to be entitled
in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue, net of estimated allowances and returns, is recognized when the Company
has completed its performance obligations under a contract and control of the product is transferred to the customer.
Substantially all revenue is recognized at the time shipment is made or upon delivery as control of the product is transferred
to the customer. Revenue for development service contracts are generally recognized based upon the labor hours expended
relative to the total expected hours as a measure of progress to depict transfer of control of the service over time. The services
are not distinct and are accounted for as a single performance obligation for each customer.
The Company’s standard terms of sale are generally included in its contracts, purchase orders, and invoices. As
such, all revenue is considered revenue recognized from contracts with customers. Shipping and other transportation costs
charged to customers are recorded in both revenue and cost of goods sold. The Company has elected to account for shipping
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and handling as fulfillment activities, and not as a separate performance obligation. The Company’s standard payment terms
with its customers generally range from 30 days to 90 days. Certain customers may receive cash-based incentives (including:
volume rebates, discounts, and promotions), which are accounted for as variable consideration to the Company’s performance
obligations. The Company estimates these sales incentives based on the expected amount to be provided to its customers and
reduces revenues recognized towards its performance obligations. The Company does not anticipate significant changes in
its estimates for variable consideration.
Impairment Review of Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Asset
The Company tests its goodwill and trademarks with indefinite lives annually for impairment in the fiscal fourth
quarter or earlier if there are indications during a different interim period that these assets may have become impaired.
On a quarterly basis, the Company considers the need to update its most recent annual tests for possible impairment
of its indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill, based on management’s assessment of changes in its business and other
economic factors since the most recent annual evaluation. Such changes, if significant or material, could indicate a need to
update the most recent annual tests for impairment of the indefinite-lived intangible assets during the current period. The
results of these tests could lead to write-downs of the carrying values of these assets in the current period.
With respect to goodwill, the Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors such as macro-economic
conditions, industry and market environment, cost factors, overall financial performance of the Company, cash flow from
operating activities, market capitalization, litigation, and stock price. If the result of a qualitative test indicates a potential for
impairment of a reporting unit, a quantitative test is performed. The quantitative test compares the carrying amount of a
reporting unit that includes goodwill to its fair value. The Company determines the fair value using both an income approach
and a market approach. Under the income approach, fair value is determined based on estimated future cash flows, discounted
by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital, which reflects the overall level of inherent risk of the Company and the
rate of return an outside investor could expect to earn. Under the market-based approach, information regarding the Company
is utilized along with publicly available industry information to determine earnings multiples that are used to value the
Company. A goodwill impairment loss is recognized for the amount that the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including
goodwill, exceeds its fair value, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
To determine the fair value of a reporting unit as part of its quantitative test, the Company uses a discounted cash
flow ("DCF") method under the income approach, as it believes that this approach is the most reliable indicator of the fair
value of its businesses and the fair value of their future earnings and cash flows. Under this approach, which requires
significant judgments, the Company estimates the future cash flows of each reporting unit and discounts these cash flows at
a rate of return that reflects their relative risk. The cash flows used in the DCF method are consistent with those the Company
uses in its internal planning, which gives consideration to actual business trends experienced, and the broader business
strategy for the long term. The other key estimates and factors used in the DCF method include, but are not limited to, future
volumes, net sales and expense growth rates, and gross margin and gross margin growth rates. Changes in such estimates or
the application of alternative assumptions could produce different results.
For trademarks and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, the Company performs a quantitative analysis to
test for impairment. When a quantitative test is performed, the estimated fair value of an asset is compared to its carrying
amount. If the carrying amount of such asset exceeds its estimated fair value, an impairment charge is recorded for the
difference between the carrying amount and the estimated fair value. The Company uses the income approach to estimate the
fair value of its trademarks. This approach requires significant judgments in determining the royalty rates and the assets’
estimated cash flows as well as the appropriate discount rates applied to those cash flows to determine fair value. Changes in
such estimates or the use of alternative assumptions could produce different results.
During fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1.1 million and $3.5 million related to
its O and Yucatan Foods trademarks, respectively. The Company also recorded an impairment charge of $5.2 million and
$2.7 million related to its O and Yucatan Foods goodwill, respectively. The O impairment charges were primarily a result of
the recently updated (lowered) financial outlook for the O reporting unit, related to a recent shift in strategic focus within the
Curation Foods’ business segment. The Yucatan Foods' impairment charges were primarily a result of an increase in the
Yucatan Foods carrying value and in increase in discount rate, as a result of uncertainty in forecasting the effects of COVID-
19 and general economic uncertainties. These impairment charges are included in the line item Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and both are in the Curation Foods business segment.
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Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with accounting guidance which requires that deferred tax
assets and liabilities be recognized using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax
basis of recorded assets and liabilities. The Company maintains valuation allowances when it is likely that all or a portion of
a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company’s
income tax provision in the period of change. In determining whether a valuation allowance is warranted, the Company takes
into account such factors as prior earnings history, expected future earnings, unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably
resolved, would adversely affect utilization of a deferred tax asset, carryback and carryforward periods and tax strategies that
could potentially enhance the likelihood of realization of a deferred tax asset.
In addition to valuation allowances, the Company establishes accruals for uncertain tax positions. The tax-
contingency accruals are adjusted in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of tax audits, case law
and emerging legislation. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component
of income tax expense. The Company’s effective tax rate includes the impact of tax-contingency accruals as considered
appropriate by management.
A number of years may elapse before a particular matter, for which the Company has accrued, is audited and finally
resolved. The number of years with open tax audits varies by jurisdiction. While it is often difficult to predict the final
outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular tax matter, the Company believes its tax-contingency accruals are
adequate to address known tax contingencies. Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to the
Company’s effective tax rate in the year of resolution. Unfavorable settlement of any particular issue could increase the
Company's effective tax rate in the year of resolution. Any resolution of a tax issue may require the use of cash in the year of
resolution. The Company’s tax-contingency accruals are recorded in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company’s stock-based awards include stock option grants and restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”). The
Company records compensation expense for stock-based awards issued to employees and directors in exchange for services
provided based on the estimated fair value of the awards on their grant dates and is recognized over the required service
periods, generally the vesting period.
The estimated fair value for stock options, which determines the Company’s calculation of stock-based
compensation expense, is based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The use of Black-Scholes requires the Company
to make estimates and assumptions, such as expected volatility, expected term, and risk-free interest rate. RSUs are valued at
the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company uses the straight-line single
option method to calculate and recognize the fair value of stock-based compensation arrangements.
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate risk. These derivative
instruments may offset a portion of the changes in interest expense. The Company designates these derivative instruments as
cash flow hedges. The Company accounts for its derivative instruments as either an asset or a liability and carries them at fair
value in Other assets or Other non-current liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument
depends on the intended use of the derivative instrument and the resulting designation.
Pursuant to the adoption of ASU 2017-12, for derivative instruments that hedge the exposure to variability in
expected future cash flows and are designated as cash flow hedges, the entire change in the fair value of the hedging
instrument is recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (“AOCI”) in Stockholders’ Equity.
Those amounts are subsequently reclassified to earnings in the same line item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
as impacted by the hedge item when the hedged item affects earnings. To receive hedge accounting treatment, cash flow
hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to expected future cash flows on hedged transactions.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company uses fair value measurement accounting for financial assets and liabilities and for financial
instruments and certain other items measured at fair value. The Company has elected the fair value option for its investment
in a non-public company. The Company has not elected the fair value option for any of its other eligible financial assets or
liabilities.
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Applicable accounting guidance establishes a three-tier hierarchy for fair value measurements, which prioritizes the
inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 – observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly through
corroboration with observable market data.
Level 3 – unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which would require the Company to
develop its own assumptions.
As of May 31, 2020, the Company held certain assets and liabilities that were required to be measured at fair value
on a recurring basis, including its interest rate swap, its minority interest investment in Windset, and its contingent
consideration liability from the acquisition of O.
The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap contracts is determined based on model inputs that can be
observed in a liquid market, including yield curves, and is categorized as a Level 2 fair value measurement and is included
in Other assets or Other non-current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of May 31, 2020, there was no contingent consideration due to the former owners of O. However, prior to May
31, 2020, the fair value of the Company’s contingent consideration liability from the acquisition of O utilized significant
unobservable inputs, including projected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), and
discount rates. As a result, the Company’s contingent consideration liability associated with the O acquisition was considered
a Level 3 measurement liability and is included in Other non-current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
The Company has elected the fair value option of accounting for its investment in Windset. The calculation of fair
value utilizes significant unobservable inputs, including projected cash flows, growth rates, and discount rates. As a result,
the Company’s investment in Windset is considered to be a Level 3 measurement investment. The change in the fair value of
the Company’s investment in Windset for the twelve months ended May 31, 2020 was due to the Company’s 26.9% minority
interest in the change in the fair market value of Windset during the period.
See “Note 1 – Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes
to our consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of the Company's accounting for fair value measurement.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the notes
to our consolidated financial statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements and our expectation of their
impact, if any, on our results of operations and financial condition.
Results of Operations
Revenues:
Curation Foods revenues consist of revenues generated from (1) the sale of specialty packaged fresh-cut and whole
processed vegetable products and salads that are washed and packaged in most cases in the Company’s proprietary
BreatheWay packaging and sold primarily under the Eat Smart brand and various private labels, (2) O olive oils and wine
vinegars, and (3) Yucatan and Cabo Fresh branded guacamole and avocado products. In addition, the Curation Foods
reportable business segment includes the revenues generated from the sale of BreatheWay packaging to license partners.
Lifecore generates revenues from the development and manufacture of pharmaceutical-grade sodium hyaluronate
(“HA”) products and providing contract development and aseptic manufacturing services to customers. Lifecore generates
revenues from two integrated activities: (1) CDMO and (2) fermentation.
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(In thousands,
except percentages)
Year Ended
Change
Year Ended
Change
May 31,
2020
May 26,
2019
%
Curation Foods ..... $ 504,533 $ 481,686 $ 22,847 5%
Lifecore ..................
9,960 13%
Total Revenues .... $ 590,366 $ 557,559 $ 32,807 6%
Amount
75,873
85,833
May 26,
2019
May 27,
2018
Amount
%
$ 481,686 $ 458,800 $ 22,886 5%
65,427 10,446 16%
$ 557,559 $ 524,227 $ 33,332 6%
75,873
Curation Foods
The increase in Curation Foods’ revenues for fiscal year 2020, compared to the same period last year, was primarily
due to (1) the addition of Yucatan Foods, which was acquired on December 1, 2018, that contributed a comparative increase
of $34.9 million in revenues, (2) a $12.7 million increase in salad revenues, and (3) a $3.1 million increase in BreatheWay
revenues. These increases were partially offset by a $17.3 million planned decrease in revenues from packaged vegetables in
bags and trays, and a $9.0 million decrease in green bean revenues due to weather-related events that resulted in lower yields.
The increase in Curation Foods’ revenues for fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was primarily due to
$27.3 million of revenues from the Yucatan Foods business. In addition, revenues increased $2.1 million from salad sales
and $1.5 million from O olive oil and vinegar sales. These increases were partially offset by a $5.5 million decrease in (1)
green bean sales due to shortages of green beans during December and January, as a result of weather-related events in the
Southeast, and (2) tray sales due to lower unit volume sales.
Lifecore
The increase in Lifecore’s revenues for fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 was primarily due to a $10.4
million increase in CDMO revenues from an increase in development services activities and an increase in aseptic filling
commercial shipments, primarily due to higher sales to existing customers, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in
fermentation sales to existing customers.
The increase in Lifecore’s revenues for fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was primarily due to a $10.1
million increase in CDMO revenues from an increase in development services activities and an increase in aseptic filling
commercial shipments, primarily due to higher sales to existing customers.
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Gross Profit:
There are numerous factors that can influence gross profit including product mix, customer mix, manufacturing
costs, volume, sales discounts and charges for excess or obsolete inventory, to name a few. Many of these factors influence
or are interrelated with other factors. The Company includes in cost of sales all of the following costs: raw materials (including
produce, seeds, packaging, syringes and fermentation and purification supplies), direct labor, overhead (including indirect
labor, depreciation, and facility-related costs), and shipping and shipping-related costs.
(In thousands,
except percentages)
Year Ended
Change
Year Ended
Change
May 31,
2020
May 26,
2019
Amount
%
May 26,
2019
May 27,
2018
Curation Foods ...... $ 42,105 $ 49,305 $ (7,200) (15)%
4%
Lifecore ...................
31,698
32,883
1,185
$ 49,305 $ 49,770 $
28,568
31,698
Amount
%
(1)%
(465)
3,130 11%
Total Gross
Profit ................ $ 74,988 $ 81,003 $ (6,015)
(7)%
$ 81,003 $ 78,338 $ 2,665
3%
Curation Foods
The decrease in gross profit for the Curation Foods business for fiscal year 2020, compared to fiscal year 2019, was
primarily due to (1) the sale of avocado products that were produced during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 and first quarter
of fiscal 2020 when the costs of avocados were substantially higher than current production costs, (2) adverse weather-related
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events impacting raw material supply during fiscal year 2020, and (3) lower gross profit driven by a planned de-emphasis of
packaged vegetables in bags and trays. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in gross profits from the increase
in BreatheWay revenues.
The decrease in gross profit for the Curation Foods business for fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was
primarily due to lower sales of green beans and higher input costs for raw materials, labor, packaging, and, freight. These
increases were partially offset by $3.8 million of gross profit from the Yucatan Foods business and gross profit from higher
salad sales. The net of these factors resulted in the gross margin decreasing to 10.2% in fiscal year 2019 compared to 10.8%
in fiscal year 2018.
Lifecore
The increase in Lifecore’s gross profit for fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 was primarily due to a 13%
increase in revenues partially offset by temporary manufacturing inefficiencies in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020
associated with new safety protocols primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Lifecore's gross margin decreased
to 38.3% in fiscal year 2020 from 41.8% in fiscal year 2019.
The increase in Lifecore’s gross profit for fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was due to a 16% increase
in revenues partially offset by an unfavorable product mix change in fiscal year 2019 to a higher percentage of revenues
coming from lower margin aseptically filled product sales. As a result, Lifecore’s gross margin decreased to 41.8% in fiscal
year 2019 from 43.7% in fiscal year 2018.
Operating Expenses:
Research and Development (R&D)
R&D expenses consist primarily of product development and commercialization initiatives. R&D expenses in our
Curation Foods business are primarily focused on innovating our current product lines and on the Company’s proprietary
BreatheWay membranes used for packaging produce, with a focus on extending the shelf-life of sensitive vegetables and
fruit. In the Lifecore business, the R&D expenses are focused on new products and applications for HA-based and non-HA
biomaterials. For Other, the R&D expenses are primarily focused on creating and developing new innovative lines of
products.
(In thousands,
except percentages)
Year Ended
Change
Year Ended
Change
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5,142 $ 5,444 $
Curation Foods ...... $
5,085
5,910
Lifecore ...................
937
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Other .......................
Total R&D .............. $ 11,099 $ 11,466 $
Amount
%
(302)
(6)%
825 16%
(890) (95)%
(3)%
(367)
May 26,
2019
May 27,
2018
Amount
%
(3)%
(189)
$ 5,444 $ 5,633 $
(5)%
(275)
5,360
(870) (48)%
1,807
$ 11,466 $ 12,800 $ (1,334) (10)%
5,085
937
The decrease in R&D expenses for fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 was primarily due to (1) a $0.9
million decrease in our Other segment primarily due to discontinuing most R&D activities at corporate, (2) a $0.3 million
decrease in our Curation Foods segment driven by a decrease in legal and other professional services, partially offset by (3)
an increase in Lifecore’s R&D expenses primarily due to higher salary and benefit expenses driven by an increase in
headcount related to increased development activities.
The decrease in R&D expenses for fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was primarily due to a decrease in
R&D expenses in our Other segment as a result of a decrease in product development activities for our new ventures and
from a reduction in R&D expenses at Lifecore due to a higher percentage of R&D personnel working on production (charged
to cost of sales) this fiscal year compared to last fiscal year.
Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A")
SG&A expenses consist primarily of sales and marketing expenses associated with Landec’s product sales and
services, business development expenses, and staff and administrative expenses.
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(In thousands,
except percentages)
Year Ended
Change
Year Ended
Change
May 31,
2020
May 26,
2019
%
5%
Curation Foods ...... $ 46,130 $ 43,828 $ 2,302
1,070 16%
7,688
Lifecore ...................
6,754 58%
18,370
Other .......................
Total SG&A ............ $ 72,188 $ 62,062 $ 10,126 16%
6,618
11,616
Amount
Amount
May 26,
2019
May 27,
2018
$ 43,828 $ 34,090 $ 9,738
740
(367)
$ 62,062 $ 51,951 $ 10,111
6,618
11,616
5,878
11,983
%
29%
13%
(3)%
19%
The increase in SG&A expenses for fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 was due to (1) a $6.8 million
increase in our Other segment primarily due to a (a) $6.0 million increase in legal fees related to compliance and other legal
matters and (b) a $3.0 million greater reduction of the earnout liability (reduction of SG&A costs) associated with the O
acquisition in the same period last year compared to the current period, and (c) a $1.8 million decrease in salaries and related
benefits due to a decrease in headcount and bonus expense, (2) a $2.3 million increase in our Curation Foods business
primarily due to (a) $3.0 million of increased SG&A at Yucatan Foods, which is primarily due to a full year of SG&A
expenses in fiscal 2020 compared to a partial year in fiscal 2019, net of merger and acquisition costs incurred, in the same
period last year, (b) the $1.2 million reserve for the receivable from Pacific Harvest, partially offset by, (c) a $1.6 million
decrease in consulting fees, most of which was associated with Curation Foods’ cost saving initiatives, and (3) a $1.0 million
increase in our Lifecore business SG&A due to higher salary and benefit expenses driven by an increase in headcount.
The increase in SG&A expenses for fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was due to (1) a $11.7 million
increase at Curation Foods primarily due to (a) $4.3 million of SG&A at Yucatan Foods, (b) $3.3 million of merger and
acquisition costs, (c) a $2.1 million increase in SG&A expenses at Eat Smart, and (d) an increase in consulting fees, most of
which was associated with Curation Foods’ cost saving initiatives, and (2) a $0.7 million increase at Lifecore due to new
hires and increased salary and benefit expenses. These increases were partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease at Corporate
primarily due to a $3.5 million reduction of the earnout liability associated with the O acquisition, partially offset by
severance-related charges, legal fees, and consulting fees.
Other:
(In thousands,
except percentages)
Year Ended
Change
Year Ended
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Dividend Income ...... $ 1,125 $ 1,650 $
Interest Income ........
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(5,230)
Interest Expense .......
Other Expense ..........
1,600
Income Tax
103
(9,603)
(4,395)
Amount
%
May 27,
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May 26,
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(525) (32)% $ 1,650 $ 1,650 $
211
(42) (29)%
(1,950)
2,900
145
(5,230)
1,600
(4,373) 84%
(5,995) N/M
Amount
%
— —%
(66) (31)%
(3,280) 168%
(1,300) (45)%
(Expense) Benefit .. 13,116
(1,518) 14,634 N/M
(1,518)
9,363
(10,881) N/M
Non-controlling
Interest Expense ....
Dividend Income
—
—
— —%
—
(94)
94 (100)%
Dividend income is derived from the dividends accrued during each period on the Company’s $15.0 million Senior
A and $7.0 million Senior B preferred stock investment in Windset, which yields a cash dividend of 7.5% annually. The
decrease in dividend income for fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 was due to the sale of the Company’s $7.0
million Senior B preferred stock to Windset in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019. There was no change in dividend income
for the fiscal year ended May 26, 2019 compared to May 27, 2018.
Interest Income
The decrease in interest income in fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 was not significant. The decrease
in interest income in fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018 was not significant.
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Interest Expense
The increase in interest expense for fiscal year 2020, compared to the same periods last year, was a result of an
increase in total debt from $149.0 million as of May 26, 2019 to $190.3 million as of May 31, 2020. The increase in debt was
primarily due to additional borrowings to fund working capital requirements and new equipment purchases during the last
twelve months.
The increase in interest expense during fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was primarily due to additional
borrowings to fund the acquisition of Yucatan Foods at the beginning of the third quarter of fiscal 2019 as well as the
Company’s line of credit balance increasing from $27.0 million as of fiscal year ended May 27, 2018 to $52.0 million as of
fiscal year ended May 26, 2019 primarily to fund new equipment purchases during fiscal year 2019.
Other Income (Expense)
The decrease in other income (expense) for fiscal year 2020 was primarily a result of the change in fair value of the
Company’s investment in Windset, which decreased $4.2 million for the twelve months ended May 31, 2020, compared to
an increase of $1.6 million for the twelve months ended May 26, 2019.
The decrease in other income (expense) for fiscal year 2019 was a result of the change in the fair value of the
Company’s investment in Windset, which increased $1.6 million for the twelve months ended May 26, 2019, compared to
an increase of $2.9 million for the twelve months ended May 27, 2018.
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
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The change in income tax (expense) benefit for fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 was due to the decrease
in the Company’s profit before tax, carryback of net operating losses driven by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (the “CARES Act”), and the benefit of federal and state research and development credits.
The increase in the income tax expense (benefit) during fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was due to
the income tax benefit from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”), which resulted in a significant tax benefit during
fiscal year 2018 whereas the tax expense for fiscal year 2019 is based on pre-tax income.
Non-controlling Interest Expense
The non-controlling interest expense consisted of the Company’s limited partnership interest in the net income of
Apio Cooling, LP. The Company purchased the remaining non-controlling interest in Apio Cooling, LP during the fourth
quarter of fiscal year 2018 and dissolved Apio Cooling, LP during the first month of fiscal year 2019.
The increase in non-controlling interest for fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 was not significant.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of May 31, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $0.4 million, a net decrease of $0.7 million
from $1.1 million at May 26, 2019.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
The Company used $17.0 million of cash for operating activities during fiscal year 2020 compared to generating
$16.0 million of cash from operating activities during fiscal year 2019. The primary uses of net cash used in operating
activities during fiscal year 2020 were from (1) a $5.4 million reduction in deferred taxes, (2) a net increase of $27.7 million
in working capital, and (3) a $38.2 million net loss, inclusive of, (a) $29.0 million from the restructuring and impairment of
assets charges and the Pacific Harvest note receivable reserve, (b) $21.3 million of depreciation/amortization and stock based
compensation expense, and (c) $4.2 million decrease in fair value of the Company’s investment in Windset.
The primary factors for the increase in working capital during fiscal year 2020 were (1) a $12.2 million increase in
inventory, primarily to support the planned sales growth at Lifecore and Yucatan Foods, (2) a $6.8 million increase in prepaid
expenses and other current assets driven by an increase in the Company’s income tax refund receivable as a result of the fiscal
year 2020 net loss from continuing operations before taxes and carrybacks of net operating losses related to the CARES Act,
and (3) a $6.6 million increase in accounts receivable driven by an increase in revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal year
2020 compared to fiscal year 2019 coupled with timing of customer payments.
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for fiscal year 2020 was $23.9 million compared to $96.8 million for the same
period last year. The use of cash in investing activities for fiscal year 2020, was primarily due to the purchase of $26.7 million
of equipment to support the growth of the Company’s Curation Foods and Lifecore businesses, partially offset by the receipt
of $2.4 million primarily related to the sale of the Companys San Rafael, California office building.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for fiscal year 2020 was $40.0 million compared to $79.0 million for the
same period last year. The net cash provided by financing activities during fiscal year 2020 was primarily due to $27.5 million
of borrowings under the Company's term loan and from a $25.4 million net increase in the Company’s line of credit. The
cash provided by these financing activities were primarily used for $26.7 million of capital expenditures, $17.0 million of
operating activities, and $11.1 million of long-term debt payments.
Capital Expenditures
During fiscal year 2020, Landec incurred $26.7 million of capital expenditures, which was primarily represented by
facility expansions and purchased equipment to support the growth of the Curation Foods and Lifecore businesses. Compared
to capital expenditures of $44.7 million for fiscal year 2019.
Debt
On September 23, 2016, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with JPMorgan, BMO, and City National
Bank, as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan as administrative agent, pursuant to which the Lenders provided
the Company with a $100.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Revolver”) and a $50.0 million term loan facility (the “Term
Loan”), guaranteed by each of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the
Company’s assets, with the exception of the Company’s investment in Windset.
On November 30, 2018, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which increased
the Term Loan to $100.0 million and the Revolver to $105.0 million.
On October 25, 2019, the Company entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which increased
the Term Loan to $120.0 million and decreased the revolver to $100.0 million. Both the Revolver and the Term Loan mature
on October 25, 2022, with the Term Loan requiring quarterly principal payments of $3.0 million and the remainder continuing
to be due at maturity.
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On March 19, 2020, the Company entered into the Seventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Seventh
Amendment”), which among other changes, retroactively increased the maximum Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the
Credit Agreement as the ratio of the Company’s total indebtedness on such date to the Company’s consolidated EBITDA for
the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on or most recently prior to such date) to 5.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter
ended February 23, 2020, which decreases back to 5.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending May 31, 2020. The maximum
Total Leverage Ratio thereafter decreases by 25 basis points each subsequent fiscal quarter thereafter, until it reaches 3.50
for the fiscal quarter ending November 28, 2021, and then remains fixed through maturity. The Seventh Amendment also
introduced additional financial covenants that remain in effect through May 31, 2020, including minimum cumulative
monthly Unadjusted EBITDA thresholds and maximum capital expenditures, as well as additional reporting requirements
and frequencies. Interest on both the Revolver and the Term Loan continues to be based upon the Company’s Total Leverage
Ratio, at a per annum rate of either (i) the prime rate plus a spread of between 0.25% and 3.00% or (ii) the Eurodollar rate
plus a spread of between 1.25% and 4.00%.
Subsequent to fiscal year end 2020, on July 15, 2020, the Company entered into the Eighth Amendment to the Credit
Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”), which among other things, (i) modified the definition of EBITDA to increase the
limit on permitted exclusions for certain unusual, extraordinary or one-time cash items for each fiscal quarter ending on or
after February 28, 2021, to a maximum of 20% of EBITDA, and (ii) restricted the Company from making Capital
Expenditures over certain thresholds. Interest continues to be based on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio, now at a revised
per annum Applicable Rate of either (i) the prime rate plus a spread of between 0.75% and 3.50% or (ii) the Eurodollar rate
plus a spread of between 1.75% and 4.50%, plus, in each case, a commitment fee, as applicable, of between 0.15% and 0.55%,
as further described in the Eighth Amendment.
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The Credit Agreement provides the Company the right to increase the Revolver commitments and/or the Term Loan
commitments by obtaining additional commitments either from one or more of the Lenders or another lending institution at
an amount of up to $10.0 million.
The Credit Agreement continues to contain customary financial covenants and events of default under which the
obligation could be accelerated and/or the interest rate increased. As of May 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with
all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement, other than the maximum Total Leverage Ratio covenant, which
noncompliance was waived by the lenders pursuant to the Eighth Amendment.
As of May 31, 2020, $77.4 million was outstanding on the Revolver, at an interest rate of 4.38% under the Eurodollar
option.
Contractual Obligations
The Company’s material contractual obligations for the next five years and thereafter as of May 31, 2020, are as
follows:
(in thousands)
Due in Fiscal Year Ended May
Obligation
Debt obligations ................................. $ 191,400 $ 12,000 $ 179,400 $
Interest payments associated with
Total
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
— $ — $ — $
Thereafter
—
7,147
debt obligations .............................
455
Finance leases ....................................
5,615
Operating leases .................................
Purchase commitments ......................
26,609
Total .................................................. $ 330,190 $ 51,826 $ 192,801 $ 13,275 $ 9,131 $ 8,107 $
9,397
4,429
37,283
87,681
2,250
466
4,500
6,185
—
3,497
3,809
5,969
—
9
3,137
5,985
—
2
2,501
5,604
—
—
17,721
37,329
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Debt obligations reflect the principal amounts outstanding on the Term Loan and the Revolver at fiscal year-end.
The interest payment amounts above are based on principal amounts and contractual rates at fiscal year-end. See “Note 7 –
Debt” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for further information on the Company’s loans.
The Company’s future capital requirements will depend on numerous factors, including the progress of its research
and development programs; the continued development of marketing, sales and distribution capabilities; the ability of the
Company to establish and maintain new licensing arrangements; the costs associated with employment-related claims; any
decision to pursue additional acquisition opportunities; weather conditions that can affect the supply and price of produce,
the timing and amount, if any, of payments received under licensing and research and development agreements; the costs
involved in preparing, filing, prosecuting, defending, and enforcing intellectual property rights; the ability to comply with
regulatory requirements; the emergence of competitive technology and market forces; the effectiveness of product
commercialization activities and arrangements; and other factors. If the Company’s currently available funds, together with
the internally generated cash flow from operations are not sufficient to satisfy its capital needs, the Company would be
required to seek additional funding through other arrangements with collaborative partners, additional bank borrowings and
public or private sales of its securities. There can be no assurance that additional funds, if required, will be available to the
Company on favorable terms, if at all.
The Company believes that its cash from operations, along with existing cash and cash equivalents and availability
under its line of credit will be sufficient to finance its operational and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company is not a party to any agreements with, or commitments to, any special purpose entities that would
constitute material off-balance sheet financing.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Exposure
Our net interest expense is sensitive to changes in the general level of interest rates. In this regard, changes in interest
rates will affect our net interest expense, as well as the fair value of our debt.
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Subsequent to fiscal year end 2020, on July 15, 2020, the Company entered into the Eighth Amendment to the Credit
Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”). Interest continues to be based on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio, now at a
revised per annum Applicable Rate of either (i) the prime rate plus a spread of between 0.75% and 3.50% or (ii) the Eurodollar
rate plus a spread of between 1.75% and 4.50%, plus, in each case, a commitment fee, as applicable, of between 0.15% and
0.55%, as further described in the Eighth Amendment, a 50 basis-point increase compared to the prior ranges of Applicable
Rates.
Foreign Currency Exposure
Our Mexican-based operations transacts a portion of the business in Mexican pesos. Funds are transferred by our
corporate office to Mexico to satisfy local Mexican cash needs. We do not currently use derivative instruments to hedge
fluctuations in the Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rates. Total impact from foreign currency translation is not
significant.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
See Item 15 of Part IV of this report.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of May 31, 2020, our management evaluated, with participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief
Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive
Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring
that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and are
effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is
accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). In making this assessment, our
management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(“COSO”) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013 Framework). Our management has concluded that we
maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2020.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our
disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A
control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within the Company have been detected.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has issued an audit report on our internal
control over financial reporting, which appears below.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
During fiscal year 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Yucatan Foods. As permitted by the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Yucatan Foods was excluded from the assessment of internal control over financial reporting for
the fiscal year ended May 26, 2019. During fiscal year 2020, the Company integrated Yucatan Foods into its control
environment and performed an assessment of internal controls over all the key processes of Yucatan Foods.
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Subject to the foregoing, no changes in our internal control over financial reporting have occurred as of May 31,
2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
PART III
This information required by this item will be contained in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement or in an
amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
September 28, 2020 (120 days after the Registrant’s fiscal year end covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K) and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
This information required by this item will be contained in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement or in an
amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
September 28, 2020 (120 days after the Registrant’s fiscal year end covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K) and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
This information required by this item will be contained in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement or in an
amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
September 28, 2020 (120 days after the Registrant’s fiscal year end covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K) and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
This information required by this item will be contained in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement or in an
amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
September 28, 2020 (120 days after the Registrant’s fiscal year end covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K) and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
This information required by this item will be contained in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement or in an
amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
September 28, 2020 (120 days after the Registrant’s fiscal year end covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K) and is
incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) 1. Consolidated Financial Statements of Landec Corporation
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm .............................................................................. 37
Consolidated Balance Sheets at May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019. ................................................................... 39
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019, and May 27,
2018. .................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the Years Ended May 31, 2020, May 26,
2019, and May 27, 2018. ................................................................................................................................... 41
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended May 31, 2020, May 26,
2019, and May 27, 2018. ................................................................................................................................... 42
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019, and May 27,
2018. .................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ...................................................................................................... 44
2. All schedules provided for in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission have been omitted since they pertain to items which do not appear in the financial statements of
Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries or to items which are not significant or to items as to which the
required disclosures have been made elsewhere in the financial statements and supplementary notes and such
schedules.
3. Index of Exhibits ................................................................................................................................................ 78
The exhibits listed in the accompanying Index of Exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of
this report.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Landec Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Landec Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of
May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2020, and the related notes
(collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2020, in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2020, based on criteria established in
Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(2013 framework) and our report dated August 14, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases,
effective at the beginning of the year ended May 31, 2020, using the modified retrospective approach upon adoption of
Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and
are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether
due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, 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 financial statements. Our audits also
included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2008.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Landec Corporation
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Landec Corporation and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2020, based on
criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Landec Corporation and subsidiaries (the
Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2020, based
on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended May 31, 2020, and the related notes and our report dated August 14, 2020 expressed an unqualified
opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible 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 Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
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We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in
all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk,
and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Francisco, California
August 14, 2020
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LANDEC CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value)
May 31, 2020
May 26, 2019
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ................................................................................................................... $
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts .................................................................
Inventories...........................................................................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ...........................................................................................
Total Current Assets .......................................................................................................................
Investment in non-public company, fair value .......................................................................................
Property and equipment, net ..................................................................................................................
Operating leases .....................................................................................................................................
Goodwill ................................................................................................................................................
Trademarks/tradenames, net ..................................................................................................................
Customer relationships, net ...................................................................................................................
Other assets ............................................................................................................................................
Total Assets .................................................................................................................................... $
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable ................................................................................................................................ $
Accrued compensation ........................................................................................................................
Other accrued liabilities ......................................................................................................................
Current portion of lease liabilities .......................................................................................................
Deferred revenue .................................................................................................................................
Line of credit .......................................................................................................................................
Current portion of long-term debt, net ................................................................................................
Other current liabilities, discontinued operations ................................................................................
Total Current Liabilities .................................................................................................................
Long-term debt, net ...............................................................................................................................
Long-term lease liabilities .....................................................................................................................
Deferred taxes, net .................................................................................................................................
Other non-current liabilities ...................................................................................................................
Total Liabilities ..............................................................................................................................
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; 29,224 and 29,102 shares issued and
outstanding at May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, respectively ...........................................................
Additional paid-in capital ....................................................................................................................
Retained earnings ................................................................................................................................
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income ...............................................................................
Total Stockholders’ Equity .............................................................................................................
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity ..................................................................................... $
360 $
76,206
66,311
14,230
157,107
56,900
192,338
25,321
69,386
25,328
12,777
2,156
541,313 $
51,647 $
9,034
9,978
4,423
352
77,400
11,554
—
164,388
101,363
26,378
13,588
4,552
310,269
29
162,578
71,245
(2,808)
231,044
541,313 $
1,080
69,565
54,132
8,264
133,041
61,100
200,027
—
76,742
29,928
15,319
2,934
519,091
53,973
10,687
10,001
75
499
52,000
9,791
65
137,091
87,193
3,532
19,393
1,738
248,947
29
160,341
109,710
64
270,144
519,091
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
524,227
445,889
78,338
557,559 $
476,556
81,003
590,366 $
515,378
74,988
Product sales ................................................................................................ $
Cost of product sales ....................................................................................
Gross profit ..................................................................................................
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development ........................................................................
Selling, general and administrative ............................................................
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets ...........................................
Restructuring costs ....................................................................................
Total operating costs and expenses ..............................................................
Operating (loss) income ...............................................................................
Dividend income ..........................................................................................
Interest income .............................................................................................
Interest expense, net .....................................................................................
Other (expense) income ...............................................................................
Net (loss) income from continuing operations before taxes .........................
Income tax benefit (expense) .......................................................................
Net (loss) income from continuing operations .............................................
11,099
72,188
12,953
17,285
113,525
(38,537)
1,125
103
(9,603)
(4,395)
(51,307)
13,116
(38,191)
11,466
62,062
2,000
—
75,528
5,475
1,650
145
(5,230)
1,600
3,640
(1,518)
2,122
Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations ............................................................
Income tax benefit .....................................................................................
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax .............................................
Consolidated net (loss) income ....................................................................
Non-controlling interest expense .................................................................
Net (loss) income applicable to common stockholders ................................ $
—
—
—
(38,191)
—
(38,191) $
(2,238)
527
(1,711)
411
—
411 $
Basic net (loss) income per share:
(Loss) income from continuing operations ................................................ $
Loss from discontinued operations ............................................................
Total basic net (loss) income per share ................................................. $
Diluted net (loss) income per share:
(Loss) income from continuing operations ................................................ $
(Loss) from discontinued operations .........................................................
Total diluted net (loss) income per share .............................................. $
(1.31) $
—
(1.31) $
0.07 $
(0.06)
0.01 $
(1.31) $
—
(1.31) $
0.07 $
(0.06)
0.01 $
12,800
51,951
—
—
64,751
13,587
1,650
211
(1,950)
2,900
16,398
9,363
25,761
(1,188)
350
(838)
24,923
(94)
24,829
0.93
(0.03)
0.90
0.92
(0.03)
0.89
Shares used in per share computation:
Basic ..........................................................................................................
Diluted .......................................................................................................
29,162
29,162
28,359
28,607
27,535
27,915
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(In thousands)
Net (loss) income applicable to common stockholders ................................ $
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Net unrealized (losses) gains on interest rate swaps, net of tax effect of
$878, $282, and $(123) .............................................................................
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax ............................................
Total comprehensive (loss) income ............................................................. $
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
24,829
(38,191) $
411 $
(2,872)
(2,872)
(41,063) $
(1,084)
(1,084)
(673) $
716
716
25,545
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Common Stock
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Non-controlling
Interest
Balance at May 28, 2017 .............. 27,499 $
27 $
141,680 $
84,470 $
432 $
226,609 $
1,543
Issuance of stock under stock
plans ........................................
Taxes paid by Company for
employee stock plans ..............
Stock-based compensation .........
Payments to NCI ........................
Net income .................................
Purchase of NCI .........................
Other comprehensive income, net
of tax ..........................................
—
Balance at May 27, 2018 .............. 27,702
Issuance of stock under stock
203
1
55
—
(1,478)
4,403
—
—
(2,573)
—
—
—
24,829
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
56
(1,478)
4,403
—
24,829
(2,573)
—
—
—
(115)
94
(1,522)
—
142,087
—
109,299
716
1,148
716
252,562
plans ..........................................
197
—
327
—
—
327
1,203
1
15,067
—
(700)
3,560
—
—
—
411
—
—
(1,084)
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Issuance of common stock in
connection with Yucatan
Foods acquisition ....................
Taxes paid by Company for
employee stock plans ..............
Stock-based compensation .........
Net income ....................................
Other comprehensive loss, net of
tax ............................................
Issuance of stock under stock
plans ........................................
Taxes paid by Company for
employee stock plans ................
Stock-based compensation ............
Net loss .......................................
Other comprehensive loss, net of
tax ..............................................
Balance at May 26, 2019 .............. 29,102
—
ASC 842 transition adjustment .....
160,341
—
109,710
(274)
122
—
30
—
—
—
—
(212)
2,419
—
—
—
(38,191)
—
—
—
—
64
—
—
—
—
—
15,068
(700)
3,560
411
(1,084)
270,144
(274)
30
(212)
2,419
(38,191)
Balance at May 31, 2020 .............. 29,224 $
—
29 $
—
162,578 $
—
71,245 $
(2,872)
(2,808) $
(2,872)
231,044 $
—
—
—
—
—
—
28
—
—
—
—
29
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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15,230
3,560
910
(1,600)
188
(3,500)
2,000
—
—
—
(8,860)
(10,929)
1,601
19,116
249
21
(2,377)
16,020
12,412
4,403
(7,221)
(2,900)
157
(1,900)
—
—
—
—
(7,312)
(6,529)
(3,987)
4,965
1,981
(1,383)
2,170
19,779
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Year Ended
May 31, 2020
May 26, 2019
May 27, 2018
(38,191)
$
411
$
24,923
Cash flows from operating activities:
Consolidated net (loss) income ........................................................................................................... $
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization of intangibles and amortization of debt costs ..................................
Stock-based compensation expense .............................................................................................
Deferred taxes ..............................................................................................................................
Change in investment in non-public company, fair value ...........................................................
Net loss on disposal of property and equipment ..........................................................................
Change in contingent consideration liability ...............................................................................
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets .............................................................................
Restructuring costs and impairment of assets charges ................................................................
Pacific Harvest note receivable reserve ........................................................................................
Other, net ......................................................................................................................................
Changes in current assets and current liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net ...........................................................................................................
Inventories .................................................................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ................................................................................
Accounts payable ......................................................................................................................
Accrued compensation ..............................................................................................................
Other accrued liabilities .............................................................................................................
Deferred revenue ........................................................................................................................
18,838
2,419
(5,440)
4,200
143
(500)
12,953
14,802
1,202
195
(6,641)
(12,179)
(6,815)
(1,249)
(1,894)
1,263
(147)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities ...............................................................................
(17,041)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment .................................................................................................
(26,686)
(44,734)
(33,590)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment .................................................................................
Proceeds from collections of note receivable .....................................................................................
Acquisition of Yucatan Foods (Note 2), net of cash acquired ...........................................................
Issuance of note receivable .................................................................................................................
Proceeds from sale of investment in non-public company .................................................................
2,434
364
—
—
—
Net cash used in investing activities ......................................................................................................
(23,888)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from sale of common stock .................................................................................................
Taxes paid by Company for employee stock plans ............................................................................
Proceeds from long-term debt .............................................................................................................
Payments on long-term debt ...............................................................................................................
Proceeds from lines of credit ..............................................................................................................
Payments on lines of credit .................................................................................................................
Payments for debt issuance costs ........................................................................................................
Purchase of non-controlling interest ...................................................................................................
Payments to non-controlling interest ..................................................................................................
Net cash provided by financing activities ...........................................................................................
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash .................................................................
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period ...........................................................
30
(212)
27,500
(11,125)
119,300
(93,900)
(1,576)
—
—
40,017
(912)
1,465
264
545
(59,872)
—
7,000
(96,797)
327
(700)
60,000
(5,092)
59,000
(34,000)
(509)
—
—
79,026
(1,751)
3,216
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period ..................................................................... $
553
$
1,465
$
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest ................................................................................................. $
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds received ................................................ $
10,130
(1,124)
$
$
5,614
(1,963)
$
$
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
100
—
—
(2,099)
—
(35,589)
56
(1,478)
—
(5,076)
33,000
(9,000)
—
(4,095)
(115)
13,292
(2,518)
5,734
3,216
2,292
283
Purchases of property and equipment on trade vendor credit ............................................................ $
2,820
$
3,948
$
8,445
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Landec” or the “Company”) design, develop, manufacture, and sell
differentiated products for food and biomaterials markets, and license technology applications to partners.
Landec’s biomedical company, Lifecore Biomedical, is a fully integrated contract development and manufacturing
organization ("CDMO") that offers highly differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish of sterile, injectable
pharmaceutical products in syringes and vials. As a leading manufacturer of premium, injectable grade Hyaluronic Acid,
Lifecore brings 35 years of expertise as a partner for global and emerging biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
across multiple therapeutic categories to bring their innovations to market. Lifecore recognizes revenue in two different
product categories, CDMO and Fermentation.
Landec’s natural food company, Curation Foods is focused on innovating and distributing plant-based foods with
100% clean ingredients to retail, club and foodservice channels throughout North America. Curation Foods is able to
maximize product freshness through its geographically dispersed family of growers, refrigerated supply chain and patented
BreatheWay packaging technology. Its products are sold in natural food, conventional grocery and mass retail stores,
primarily in the United States and Canada. The company categorizes revenue in three categories, Fresh packaged salads and
vegetables, Avocado Products and Technology which reports revenues for BreatheWay patented supply chain solutions.
Included in the Curation Foods segment and fresh packaged salads and vegetables revenue disaggregation is O Olive Oil &
Vinegar (“O”), which is a premier producer of California specialty olive oils and wine vinegars. Also included in the Curation
Foods segment are the dividends and Landec’s share of the change in the fair market value of the Company’s 26.9%
investment ownership of Windset, a leading edge grower of hydroponically-grown produce.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries,
Curation Foods and Lifecore. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.
The Company’s fiscal year is the 52- or 53-week period that ends on the last Sunday of May with quarters within
each year ending on the last Sunday of August, November, and February; however, in instances where the last Sunday would
result in a quarter being 12-weeks in length, the Company’s policy is to extend that quarter to the following Sunday. A 14th
week is included in the fiscal year every five or six years to realign the Company’s fiscal quarters with calendar quarters.
In May 2019, the Company discontinued the Now Planting business, and in May 2018, the Company discontinued
the Food Export business. As a result, the Now Planting business, which was launched during the second quarter of fiscal
year 2019, and Food Export business were reclassified as a discontinued operation for all periods presented. During fiscal
year 2019, the Company re-packaged its GreenLine branded food service products to the Eat Smart brand, and wrote-off the
remaining $2.0 million trademarks intangible assets.
Arrangements that are not controlled through voting or similar rights are reviewed under the guidance for variable
interest entities (“VIEs”). A company is required to consolidate the assets, liabilities and operations of a VIE if it is determined
to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.
An entity is a VIE and subject to consolidation, if by design: a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to
permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any parties, including
equity holders or b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack any one of the following three characteristics:
(i) the power, through voting rights or similar rights to direct the activities of an entity that most significantly impact the
entity’s economic performance, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the
expected residual returns of the entity. The Company reviewed the consolidation guidance and concluded that the partnership
interest and equity investment in the non-public company by the Company are not VIEs.
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Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements to conform to the current year
presentation.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates
and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The accounting estimates
that require management’s most significant and subjective judgments include revenue recognition; loss contingencies; sales
returns and allowances; self-insurance liabilities; recognition and measurement of current and deferred income tax assets and
liabilities; the assessment of recoverability of long-lived and indefinite lived assets and inventory; the valuation of
investments; and the valuation and recognition of stock-based compensation.
These estimates involve the consideration of complex factors and require management to make judgments. The
analysis of historical and future trends can require extended periods of time to resolve and are subject to change from period
to period. The actual results may differ from management’s estimates.
Concentrations of Risk
Cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, grower advances, and notes receivable are financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk. Our Company policy limits, among other
things, the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer and to any one type of investment, other than securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. government. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of customers and growers and, as
a consequence, believes that trade receivables, grower advances and notes receivable credit risk exposure is limited. Credit
losses for bad debt are provided for in the consolidated financial statements through a charge to operations. A valuation
allowance is provided for known and anticipated credit losses. The recorded amounts for these financial instruments
approximate their fair value.
Several of the raw materials the Company uses to manufacture its products are currently purchased from a single
source, including some monomers used to synthesize Intelimer polymers, substrate materials for its breathable membrane
products, and raw materials for its HA products.
The operations of Windset Holdings 2010 Ltd. (“Windset”), in which the Company holds a 26.9% minority
investment, are predominantly located in British Columbia, Canada and Santa Maria, California. Routinely, the Company
evaluates the financial strength and ability for Windset to continue as a going concern.
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, sales to the Company’s top five customers accounted for approximately
48% of total revenue with the top two customers from the Curation Foods segment, Walmart, Inc. (“Walmart”) and Costco
Corporation (“Costco”) accounting for approximately 18% and 15%, respectively, of total revenues. Lifecore did not have
any individual customers that exceeded 5% of total revenues. As of May 31, 2020, the top two customers, Walmart and
Costco represented approximately 13% and 7% respectively, of total accounts receivable. Lifecore had one customer that
represented 12% of total accounts receivable at the end of fiscal year 2020.
During the fiscal year ended May 26, 2019, sales to the Company’s top five customers accounted for approximately
43% of total revenue with the top two customers from the Curation Foods segment, Walmart and Costco accounting for
approximately 16% and 14%, respectively, of total revenues. Lifecore did not have any individual customers that exceeded
5% of total revenues. As of May 26, 2019, the top two customers, Walmart and Costco represented approximately 13% and
8%, respectively, of total accounts receivable. Lifecore had one customer that represented 13% of total accounts receivable
at the end of fiscal year 2019.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their
carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of the
asset to the net undiscounted future cash flow expected to be generated from the asset. If the future undiscounted cash flows
are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets, the assets’ carrying value is adjusted to fair value. The Company
regularly evaluates its long-lived assets for indicators of possible impairment.
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Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments are primarily composed of commercial-term trade payables, grower advances,
notes receivable, debt instruments, and derivative instruments. For short-term instruments, the historical carrying amount
approximates the fair value of the instrument. The fair value of long-term debt and lines of credit approximates their carrying
value.
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate risk. These derivative
instruments may offset a portion of the changes in interest expense. The Company designates these derivative instruments as
cash flow hedges. The Company accounts for its derivative instruments as either an asset or a liability and carries them at fair
value in Other assets or Other non-current liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument
depends on the intended use of the derivative instrument and the resulting designation.
Pursuant to the adoption of ASU 2017-12, for derivative instruments that hedge the exposure to variability in
expected future cash flows and are designated as cash flow hedges, the entire change in the fair value of the hedging
instrument is recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (“AOCI”) in Stockholders’ Equity.
Those amounts are subsequently reclassified to earnings in the same line item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
as impacted by the hedge item when the hedged item affects earnings. To receive hedge accounting treatment, cash flow
hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to expected future cash flows on hedged transactions
Comprehensive income consists of two components, net (loss) income and Other comprehensive (loss) income
(“OCI”). OCI refers to revenue, expenses, and gains and losses that under GAAP are recorded as a component of
stockholders’ equity but are excluded from net (loss) income. The Company’s OCI consists of net deferred gains and losses
on its interest rate swap derivative instruments accounted for as a cash flow hedge. The components of AOCI, net of tax, are
as follows (in thousands):
Unrealized
Losses on
Cash Flow
Hedge
Balance as of May 26, 2019 .............................................................................................................................. $
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax effect ................................................................
Amounts reclassified from OCI ........................................................................................................................
Other comprehensive loss, net ..........................................................................................................................
Balance as of May 31, 2020 .............................................................................................................................. $
64
(2,987)
115
(2,872)
(2,808)
The Company expects to reclassify approximately $2.0 million into earnings in the next 12 months.
Based on these assumptions, management believes the fair market values of the Company’s financial instruments
are not significantly different from their recorded amounts as of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019.
Accounts Receivable and Sales Returns and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company carries its accounts receivable at their face amounts less an allowance for estimated sales returns and
doubtful accounts. Sales return allowances are estimated based on historical sales return amounts. Further, on a periodic basis,
the Company evaluates its accounts receivable and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated losses
resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined
based on review of the overall condition of accounts receivable balances and review of significant past due accounts. The
allowance for doubtful accounts is based on specific identification of past due amounts and for accounts over 90-days past
due.
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The changes in the Company’s allowance for sales returns and doubtful accounts are summarized in the following table (in
thousands):
Balance at
beginning of
period
Adjustments
resulting from
acquisitions
Adjustments
charged to
revenue and
expenses
Write offs,
net of
recoveries
Year Ended May 27, 2018 ......................... $
Year Ended May 26, 2019 ......................... $
Year Ended May 31, 2020 ......................... $
361 $
302 $
1,016 $
— $
881 $
— $
46 $
421 $
(284) $
Balance at
end of period
302
1,016
438
(105) $
(588) $
(294) $
Contract Assets and Liabilities
Contract assets primarily relate to the Company’s conditional right to consideration for work completed but not
billed at the reporting date. The Company’s contract assets as of May 31, 2020, and May 26, 2019, were $9.0 million and
$5.6 million, respectively.
Contract liabilities primarily relate to payments received from customers in advance of performance under the
contract. The Company’s contract liabilities as of May 31, 2020, and May 26, 2019, were $0.0 million and $0.2 million,
respectively. Revenue recognized during fiscal year 2020 that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning
of the fiscal 2020 period was $0.2 million.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows the five step, principles-based model to recognize revenue upon the transfer of promised
goods or services to customers and in an amount that reflects the consideration for which the Company expects to be entitled
in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue, net of estimated allowances and returns, is recognized when the Company
has completed its performance obligations under a contract and control of the product is transferred to the customer.
Substantially all revenue is recognized at the time shipment is made or upon delivery as control of the product is transferred
to the customer. Revenue for development service contracts are generally recognized based upon the labor hours expended
relative to the total expected hours as a measure of progress to depict transfer of control of the service over time. The services
are not distinct and are accounted for as a single performance obligation for each customer.
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The Company’s standard terms of sale are generally included in its contracts, purchase orders, and invoices. As
such, all revenue is considered revenue recognized from contracts with customers. Shipping and other transportation costs
charged to customers are recorded in both revenue and cost of goods sold. The Company has elected to account for shipping
and handling as fulfillment activities, and not as a separate performance obligation. The Company’s standard payment terms
with its customers generally range from 30 days to 90 days. Certain customers may receive cash-based incentives (including:
volume rebates, discounts, and promotions), which are accounted for as variable consideration to the Company’s performance
obligations. The Company estimates these sales incentives based on the expected amount to be provided to its customers and
reduces revenues recognized towards its performance obligations. The Company does not anticipate significant changes in
its estimates for variable consideration.
The Company disaggregates its revenue by segment product lines based on how it markets its products and reviews
results of operations. The following tables disaggregate segment revenue by major product lines (in thousands):
Curation Foods:
Fresh packaged salads and vegetables ............................................................... $ 438,083 $ 453,182 $ 457,124
Avocado products ..............................................................................................
—
1,676
Technology ........................................................................................................
Total ............................................................................................................... $ 504,533 $ 481,686 $ 458,800
27,322
1,182
62,194
4,256
May 31,
2020
Year Ended
May 26,
2019
May 27,
2018
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Lifecore:
Contract development and manufacturing organization ("CDMO") .................. $
Fermentation ......................................................................................................
Total ............................................................................................................... $
May 31,
2020
64,781 $
21,052
85,833 $
Year Ended
May 26,
2019
54,439 $
21,434
75,873 $
May 27,
2018
44,359
21,068
65,427
The Company includes in cost of sales all the costs related to the sale of products. These costs include the following:
raw materials (including produce, packaging, syringes and fermentation and purification supplies), direct labor, overhead
(including indirect labor, depreciation, and facility related costs) and shipping and shipping related costs.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Amounts billed to third-party customers for shipping and handling are included as a component of revenues.
Shipping and handling costs incurred are included as a component of cost of products sold and represent costs incurred to
ship product from the processing facility or distribution center to the end consumer markets.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company records all highly liquid securities with three months or less from date of purchase to maturity as cash
equivalents. Cash equivalents consist mainly of money market funds. The market value of cash equivalents approximates
their historical cost given their short-term nature.
Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Cash as presented on the Statements of Cash Flows
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and cash reported within the consolidated
balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows (in
thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents ........................................................................... $
Restricted cash .............................................................................................
Cash, discontinued operations ......................................................................
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash ................................................... $
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
2,899
325
(8)
3,216
1,080 $
385
—
1,465 $
360 $
193
—
553 $
Restricted Cash
The Company was required to maintain restricted cash of $0.2 million as of May 31, 2020, $0.4 million as of May
26, 2019, and $0.3 million as of May 27, 2018 related to certain collateral requirements for obligations under its workers’
compensation programs. The restricted cash is included in Other assets in the Company’s accompanying Consolidated
Balance Sheets.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value. As of May 31,
2020 and May 26, 2019, inventories consisted of (in thousands):
Finished goods ....................................................................................................................... $
Raw materials ........................................................................................................................
Work in progress ....................................................................................................................
Total inventories .................................................................................................................. $
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019
26,748
23,195
4,189
54,132
35,177 $
25,856
5,278
66,311 $
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If the cost of the inventories exceeds their net realizable value, provisions are recorded currently to reduce them to
net realizable value. The Company also records a provision for slow moving and obsolete inventories based on the estimate
of demand for its products.
Advertising Expense
Advertising expenditures for the Company are expensed as incurred and included in Selling, general, and
administrative in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Advertising expense for the Company for fiscal
years 2020, 2019, and 2018 was $1.8 million, $1.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively.
Notes and Advances Receivable
Curation Foods issues notes and makes advances to produce growers for their crop and harvesting costs primarily
for the purpose of sourcing crops for Curation Foods’ business. Notes and advances receivable are generally recovered during
the growing season (less than one year) using proceeds from the crops sold to Curation Foods. Notes are interest bearing
obligations, evidenced by contracts and notes receivable. These notes and advances receivable are secured by perfected liens
on crops, have terms that range from three to nine months, and are reviewed at least quarterly for collectability. A reserve is
established for any note or advance deemed to not be fully collectible based upon an estimate of the crop value or the fair
value of the security for the note or advance. Notes or advances outstanding at May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, were $0.0
million and $2.0 million, respectively and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Related Party Transactions
The Company sold products to and earned license fees from Windset during the last three fiscal years. During fiscal
years 2020, 2019, and 2018, the Company recognized revenues of $0.6 million, $0.6 million, and $0.6 million, respectively,
from the sale of products to and license fees from Windset. These amounts have been included in product sales in the
accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The related receivable balances of $0.5 million and $0.5 million from
Windset are included in accounts receivable in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2020 and May
26, 2019, respectively.
All related party transactions are monitored quarterly by the Company and approved by the Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors.
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Property and Equipment and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets are stated at cost. Expenditures for major improvements
are capitalized while repairs and maintenance are charged to expense. Depreciation is expensed on a straight-line basis over
the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Customer relationships are amortized to operating expense on an
accelerated basis that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits are consumed. Leasehold improvements are
amortized on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the economic life of the improvement or the life of the lease.
The Company capitalizes software development costs for internal use. Capitalization of software development costs
begins in the application development stage and ends when the asset is placed into service. The Company amortizes such
costs on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of three to seven years.
Property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for possible impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group) may not be
recoverable. The Company’s impairment review requires significant management judgment including estimating the future
success of product lines, future sales volumes, revenue and expense growth rates, alternative uses for the assets and estimated
proceeds from the disposal of the assets. The Company conducts quarterly reviews of idle and underutilized equipment, and
reviews business plans for possible impairment indicators. Impairment is indicated when the carrying amount of the asset (or
asset group) exceeds its estimated future undiscounted cash flows and the impairment is viewed as other than temporary.
When impairment is indicated, an impairment charge is recorded for the difference between the asset’s book value and its
estimated fair value. Depending on the asset, estimated fair value may be determined either by use of a discounted cash flow
model or by reference to estimated selling values of assets in similar condition. The use of different assumptions would
increase or decrease the estimated fair value of assets and would increase or decrease any impairment measurement.
The Company tests its indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually. Application of the
impairment tests for indefinite-lived intangible assets requires significant judgment by management, including identification
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of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units, assignment of intangible assets to reporting units,
which judgments are inherently uncertain.
During fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded impairment charges of $1.3 million and $0.5 million related to O
property and equipment, and finite-lived intangible assets (customer relationships), respectively. The impairment was
determined using the present value of cash flows method and was primarily a result of the recently updated (lowered) financial
outlook for the O reporting unit, related to a recent shift in strategic focus within the Curation Foods’ business segment. The
impairment charge of property and equipment is included in Selling, general and administrative in the Consolidated
Statements of Operations. The impairment charge of the customer relationships intangible asset impairment charge is included
in the line item “Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and is in the
Curation Foods business segment.
Impairment Review of Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Asset
The Company tests its goodwill and trademarks with indefinite lives annually for impairment in the fiscal fourth
quarter or earlier if there are indications during a different interim period that these assets may have become impaired.
On a quarterly basis, the Company considers the need to update its most recent annual tests for possible impairment
of its indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill, based on management’s assessment of changes in its business and other
economic factors since the most recent annual evaluation. Such changes, if significant or material, could indicate a need to
update the most recent annual tests for impairment of the indefinite-lived intangible assets during the current period. The
results of these tests could lead to write-downs of the carrying values of these assets in the current period.
With respect to goodwill, the Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors such as macro-economic
conditions, industry and market environment, cost factors, overall financial performance of the Company, cash flow from
operating activities, market capitalization, litigation, and stock price. If the result of a qualitative test indicates a potential for
impairment of a reporting unit, a quantitative test is performed. The quantitative test compares the carrying amount of a
reporting unit that includes goodwill to its fair value. The Company determines the fair value using both an income approach
and a market approach. Under the income approach, fair value is determined based on estimated future cash flows, discounted
by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital, which reflects the overall level of inherent risk of the Company and the
rate of return an outside investor could expect to earn. Under the market-based approach, information regarding the Company
is utilized along with publicly available industry information to determine earnings multiples that are used to value the
Company. A goodwill impairment loss is recognized for the amount that the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including
goodwill, exceeds its fair value, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
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To determine the fair value of a reporting unit as part of its quantitative test, the Company uses a discounted cash
flow ("DCF") method under the income approach, as it believes that this approach is the most reliable indicator of the fair
value of its businesses and the fair value of their future earnings and cash flows. Under this approach, which requires
significant judgments, the Company estimates the future cash flows of each reporting unit and discounts these cash flows at
a rate of return that reflects their relative risk. The cash flows used in the DCF method are consistent with those the Company
uses in its internal planning, which gives consideration to actual business trends experienced, and the broader business
strategy for the long term. The other key estimates and factors used in the DCF method include, but are not limited to, future
volumes, net sales and expense growth rates, and gross margin and gross margin growth rates. Changes in such estimates or
the application of alternative assumptions could produce different results.
For trademarks and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, the Company performs a quantitative analysis to
test for impairment. When a quantitative test is performed, the estimated fair value of an asset is compared to its carrying
amount. If the carrying amount of such asset exceeds its estimated fair value, an impairment charge is recorded for the
difference between the carrying amount and the estimated fair value. The Company uses the income approach to estimate the
fair value of its trademarks. This approach requires significant judgments in determining the royalty rates and the assets’
estimated cash flows as well as the appropriate discount rates applied to those cash flows to determine fair value. Changes in
such estimates or the use of alternative assumptions could produce different results.
During fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $1.1 million and $3.5 million related to its
O and Yucatan Foods trademarks, respectively. The Company also recorded an impairment charge of $5.2 million and
$2.7 million related to its O and Yucatan Foods goodwill, respectively. The O impairment charges were primarily a result of
the recently updated (lowered) financial outlook for the O reporting unit, related to a recent shift in strategic focus within the
Curation Foods’ business segment. The Yucatan Foods' impairment charges were primarily a result of an increase in the
Yucatan Foods carrying value and in increase in discount rate, as a result of uncertainty in forecasting the effects of COVID-
19 and general economic uncertainties. These impairment charges are included in the line item Impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and both are in the Curation Foods business segment.
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During fiscal year 2019, the Company re-packaged its GreenLine branded food service products to the Eat Smart
brand, and recorded an impairment charge for the remaining $2.0 million trademarks intangible assets.
Subsequent to the 2020 annual impairment test, there have been no significant events or circumstances affecting the
valuation of goodwill or intangibles that indicate a need for goodwill or intangibles to be further tested for impairment. Other
than the goodwill attributable to the Food Export business segment, which was written off pursuant to the Company
discontinuing its operations during fiscal 2018, and the goodwill write-offs discussed above, there were no other impairment
losses for goodwill during fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018.
Investment in Non-Public Company
On February 15, 2011, the Company made an investment in Windset which is reported as an investment in non-
public company, fair value, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019. The
Company has elected to account for its investment in Windset under the fair value option. See Note 3 – Investment in Non-
public Company for further information.
Partial Self-Insurance on Employee Health and Workers Compensation Plans
The Company provides health insurance benefits to eligible employees under self-insured plans whereby the
Company pays actual medical claims subject to certain stop loss limits and self-insures its workers compensation claims. The
Company records self-insurance liabilities based on actual claims filed and an estimate of those claims incurred but not
reported. Any projection of losses concerning the Company’s liability is subject to a high degree of variability. Among the
causes of this variability are unpredictable external factors such as inflation rates, changes in severity, benefit level changes,
medical costs, and claims settlement patterns. This self-insurance liability is included in accrued liabilities in the
accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and represents management’s best estimate of the amounts that have not been
paid as of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019. It is reasonably possible that the expense the Company ultimately incurs could
differ and adjustments to future reserves may be necessary.
Business Interruption Insurance Recoveries
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company recalled five SKUs of Eat Smart single-serve Salad Shake-
Ups™. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company submitted a product recall claim. In fiscal year 2020, the
Company recognized $3.0 million of business interruption insurance recoveries. Amounts received on insurance recoveries
related to business interruption are recorded when amounts are realized and are included as a reduction to Cost of product
sales and operating cash flows.
Deferred Revenue
Cash received in advance of services performed are recorded as deferred revenue.
Non-Controlling Interest
The Company reports all non-controlling interests as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The non-
controlling interest’s share of the income or loss of the consolidated subsidiary is reported as a separate line item in our
Consolidated Statements of Operations, following the consolidated net (loss) income caption.
During the fiscal fourth quarter of 2018, the Company purchased the remaining 40% non-controlling interest of its
subsidiary, Apio Cooling, LP (“Apio Cooling”), for approximately $4.7 million in cash. The increase in the Company’s
ownership interest in Apio Cooling was accounted for as an equity transaction. The Company recorded a decrease in
additional paid-in capital of approximately $2.6 million, which represents the difference between the cash paid and the book
value of the Apio Cooling non-controlling interest account, which was approximately $1.5 million, immediately preceding
the purchase.
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Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with accounting guidance which requires that deferred tax
assets and liabilities be recognized using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax
basis of recorded assets and liabilities. The Company maintains valuation allowances when it is likely that all or a portion of
a deferred tax asset will not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the Company’s
income tax provision in the period of change. In determining whether a valuation allowance is warranted, the Company takes
into account such factors as prior earnings history, expected future earnings, unsettled circumstances that, if unfavorably
resolved, would adversely affect utilization of a deferred tax asset, carryback and carryforward periods and tax strategies that
could potentially enhance the likelihood of realization of a deferred tax asset.
In addition to valuation allowances, the Company establishes accruals for uncertain tax positions. The tax-
contingency accruals are adjusted in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of tax audits, case law
and emerging legislation. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component
of income tax expense. The Company’s effective tax rate includes the impact of tax-contingency accruals as considered
appropriate by management.
A number of years may elapse before a particular matter, for which the Company has accrued, is audited and finally
resolved. The number of years with open tax audits varies by jurisdiction. While it is often difficult to predict the final
outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular tax matter, the Company believes its tax-contingency accruals are
adequate to address known tax contingencies. Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to the
Company’s effective tax rate in the year of resolution. Unfavorable settlement of any particular issue could increase the
Company's effective tax rate in the year of resolution. Any resolution of a tax issue may require the use of cash in the year of
resolution. The Company’s tax-contingency accruals are recorded in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Per Share Information
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Accounting guidance requires the presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share
excludes any dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities and is computed using the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution as if securities or other
contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. Diluted common equivalent shares consist
of stock options and restricted stock units, calculated using the treasury stock method.
The following table sets forth the computation of diluted net (loss) income per share:
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net (loss) income applicable to common stockholders ................................ $
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
(38,191) $
411 $
24,829
Denominator:
Weighted average shares for basic net (loss) income per share .................
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock units .....................................................
Weighted average shares for diluted net (loss) income per share ................
29,162
28,359
27,535
—
29,162
248
28,607
380
27,915
Diluted net (loss) income per share .............................................................. $
(1.31) $
0.01 $
0.89
Due to the Company’s net loss in fiscal year 2020, the net loss per share for fiscal year 2020 includes only the
weighted average shares outstanding and thus excludes 0.2 million of outstanding RSUs as such impact would be antidilutive.
Options to purchase 1.7 million, 1.6 million, and 1.5 million shares of Common Stock at a weighted average exercise
price of $12.71, $13.74, and $13.80 per share were outstanding during fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019, and
May 27, 2018, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share because the options’
exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common stock and, therefore, their inclusion would be
antidilutive.
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Research and Development Expenses
Costs related to both research and development contracts and Company-funded research is included in research and
development expenses. Research and development costs are primarily comprised of salaries and related benefits, supplies,
travel expenses, consulting expenses and corporate allocations.
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
The Company’s stock-based awards include stock option grants and restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”). The
Company records compensation expense for stock-based awards issued to employees and directors in exchange for services
provided based on the estimated fair value of the awards on their grant dates and is recognized over the required service
periods, generally the vesting period.
The estimated fair value for stock options, which determines the Company’s calculation of stock-based
compensation expense, is based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The use of Black-Scholes requires the Company
to make estimates and assumptions, such as expected volatility, expected term, and risk-free interest rate. RSUs are valued at
the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company uses the straight-line single
option method to calculate and recognize the fair value of stock-based compensation arrangements.
Employee Savings and Investment Plans
The Company sponsors a 401(k) plan (“Landec Plan”), which is available to all full-time Landec employees and
allows participants to contribute from 1% to 50% of their salaries, up to the Internal Revenue Service limitation into
designated investment funds. The Company matches 100% on the first 3% and 50% on the next 2% contributed by an
employee. Employee and Company contributions are fully vested at the time of the contributions. The Company retains the
right, by action of the Board of Directors, to amend, modify, or terminate the plan. For fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, the
Company contributed $2.2 million, $1.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively, to the Landec Plan.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company uses fair value measurement accounting for financial assets and liabilities and for financial
instruments and certain other items measured at fair value. The Company has elected the fair value option for its investment
in a non-public company. The Company has not elected the fair value option for any of its other eligible financial assets or
liabilities.
Applicable accounting guidance establishes a three-tier hierarchy for fair value measurements, which prioritizes the
inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 – observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly through
corroboration with observable market data.
Level 3 – unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which would require the Company to
develop its own assumptions.
As of May 31, 2020, the Company held certain assets and liabilities that were required to be measured at fair value
on a recurring basis, including its interest rate swap, and its minority interest investment in Windset.
The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap contracts is determined based on model inputs that can be
observed in a liquid market, including yield curves, and is categorized as a Level 2 fair value measurement and is included
in Other assets or Other non-current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of May 26, 2019, the fair value of the Company’s contingent consideration liability from the acquisition of O
utilized significant unobservable inputs, including projected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(“EBITDA”), and discount rates. As a result, the Company’s contingent consideration liability associated with the O
acquisition was considered a Level 3 measurement liability and is included in Other non-current liabilities in the
accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The earn-out period ended during fiscal 2020 and, as such, there is no contingent
consideration liability as of May 31, 2020.
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In determining the fair value of the Company’s contingent consideration liability, the Company utilized the
following significant unobservable inputs in the discounted cash flow models:
Cost of debt ................................................................................................................................................
Market price of risk adjustment .................................................................................................................
EBITDA volatility .....................................................................................................................................
May 26, 2019
5.1% to 5.5%
14%
28%
The Company has elected the fair value option of accounting for its investment in Windset. The calculation of fair
value utilizes significant unobservable inputs, including projected cash flows, growth rates, and discount rates. As a result,
the Company’s investment in Windset is considered to be a Level 3 measurement investment. The change in the fair value of
the Company’s investment in Windset for the twelve months ended May 31, 2020, was due to the Company’s 26.9% minority
interest in the change in the fair market value of Windset during the period.
In determining the fair value of the investment in Windset, the Company utilizes the following significant
unobservable inputs in the discounted cash flow models:
Revenue growth rates .....................................................................................................
Expense growth rates .....................................................................................................
Income tax rates .............................................................................................................
Discount rates ................................................................................................................
6% to 7%
6% to 8%
15 %
12 %
6 %
6 %
15 %
12 %
May 31, 2020
May 26, 2019
The revenue growth, expense growth, and income tax rate assumptions are considered the Company’s best estimate
of the trends in those items over the discount period. The discount rate assumption takes into account the risk-free rate of
return, the market equity risk premium, and the Company’s specific risk premium and then applies an additional discount for
lack of liquidity of the underlying securities. The discounted cash flow valuation model used by the Company has the
following sensitivity to changes in inputs and assumptions (in thousands):
Impact on value of
Windset
investment as
of May 31, 2020
10% increase in revenue growth rates ........................................................................................................ $
10% increase in expense growth rates ....................................................................................................... $
10% increase in income tax rates ............................................................................................................... $
10% increase in discount rates ................................................................................................................... $
1,100
(800)
(300)
(2,200)
Imprecision in estimating unobservable market inputs can affect the amount of gain or loss recorded for a particular
position. The use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could
result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value
on a recurring basis (in thousands):
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Interest rate swap contracts ................... $
Investment in non-public company .......
Total assets ......................................... $
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts ................... $
Contingent consideration liability .........
Total liabilities .................................... $
Fair Value at May 31, 2020
Level 2
Level 3
Level 1
Fair Value at May 26, 2019
Level 2
Level 3
Level 1
— $
—
— $
— $
— $
—
56,900
— $ 56,900 $
— $
—
— $
3,578 $
—
3,578 $
— $
—
— $
— $
—
— $
— $
—
— $
—
644 $
61,100
—
644 $ 61,100
482 $
—
482 $
—
500
500
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The following table reflects the fair value roll forward reconciliation of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at
fair value for the twelve months ended May 31, 2020 (in thousands):
Balance as of May 26, 2019 ................................................................................. $
Fair value change ...............................................................................................
Balance as of May 31, 2020 ................................................................................. $
Windset
Investment
Contingent
Consideration
Liability
61,100 $
(4,200)
56,900 $
500
(500)
—
As of May 31, 2020, related to Curation Foods’ salad dressing plant in Ontario, California we have $2.6 million of
property and equipment, net included in Property and equipment, net within the Consolidated Balance Sheets meeting the
criteria of assets held for sale. These assets are recognized at the lower of cost or fair value less cost to sell using market
approach, and are categorized as level 3. The fair value of these assets are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy due
to mix of unobservable inputs utilized such as independent research in the market as well as actual quotes from market
participant. See Note 4 and Note 14 for additional information
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Income Taxes
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In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”).
ASU 2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for
calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. It
also clarifies and simplifies other aspects of the accounting for incomes taxes. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years, and
interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 20, 2020. The Company early adopted this guidance in
the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, which had a favorable impact of $0.4 million. This early adoption had no impact to the
Company’s prior year financial statements.
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires companies
to generally recognize on the balance sheet operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use-assets.
Effective May 27, 2019, the Company adopted the ASU on a modified retrospective basis. Prior period amounts were not
adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with historical accounting policies under ASC 840: Leases (Topic 840).
The Company elected the package of practical expedients under which the Company has not reassessed prior conclusions
about lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company elected the hindsight expedient to evaluate lease terms, and
made a policy election that does not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to short-term leases.
Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company recorded a transitional adjustment of $0.3 million to opening retained
earnings to write off the difference in deferred rent balances from prior periods for operating leases with non-level rent. The
difference arises from recalculation of deferred rent after applying updated lease terms as a result of applying hindsight.
Additionally, the adoption of the standard had a significant impact in the Consolidated Balance Sheets where at the time of
the adoption at the beginning of fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded $31.1 million of operating lease liabilities, along
with $30.0 million of operating lease right-of-use assets.
This change had no impact on the Company’s ability to meet its loan covenants as the impact from the adoption of
ASU 2016-02 was taken into consideration when determining its loan covenants.
Stock based Compensation
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to
Non-employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). ASU 2018-07 primarily expands the scope of Topic 718
to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. ASU 2018-07 is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. We adopted ASU 2018-
07 on May 27, 2019, and the adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
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Cash Flow Hedges
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to
Accounting for Hedging Activities (“ASU 2017-12”). ASU 2017-12 better aligns hedge accounting with the Company’s risk
management activities, simplifies the application of hedge accounting, and improves transparency as to the scope and results
of hedging programs. ASU 2017-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods
within that fiscal year. We adopted ASU 2017-12 on May 27, 2019, and the adoption of this standard did not have an impact
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of
Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides temporary optional expedients and
exceptions to the GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of
the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to
alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). The guidance is effective upon issuance
and may be adopted on any date on or after March 12, 2020. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions
to apply generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to certain
criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The Company has elected the optional
expedients for its cash flow hedges to allow it to continue applying hedge accounting and not apply certain modification
accounting requirements as debt and interest rate swaps transition from the LIBOR reference rate, if certain criteria are met.
Such expedients are allowed in order to reduce the operational burden likely to arise in accounting for contract modification
and hedge accounting resulting from reference rate reform. Companies can adopt the ASU immediately, however the
guidance will only be available through December 31, 2022. We adopted ASU 2020-04 on March 12, 2020, and the adoption
of this standard did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Pronouncements to be Adopted
Cloud Computing Arrangements
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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a
Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract (“ASU 2018-1”), which requires a customer in a cloud computing
arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in Accounting Standards Codification 350-
40 to determine which implementation costs to defer and recognize as an asset. The Accounting Standards Update generally
aligns the guidance on recognizing implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract
with that for implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software, including hosting arrangements that
include an internal-use software license. ASU 2018-15 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal
years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the future
impact of this update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value
Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The guidance eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value
measurements. Entities will no longer have to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2
of the fair value hierarchy, but will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant
unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods
within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently assessing the future impact of this
update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments —Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of
Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), which requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for
financial assets including trade receivables held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and
reasonable and supportable forecasts. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years,
beginning after December 15, 2019. The standard significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most
financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The standard will replace
the previous “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model for instruments measured at amortized cost which will
generally result in the earlier recognition of allowances for credit losses. This ASU will be effective for the Company
beginning June 1, 2020. The Company will adopt this ASU using a modified-retrospective approach, and will recognize a
cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the date of adoption. The Company is in the
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preliminary stages of our implementation initiatives including identifying the financial assets that are within the scope of the
standard, developing an approach for estimating our expected credit losses for these assets, and evaluating the disclosures
required under the standard. The Company is continuing its analysis of certain aspects of the standard and currently does not
anticipate the adoption of this ASU will have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and
cash flows; however, the Company's assessment will be finalized during the first quarter of 2021.
In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments-
Credit Losses, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments, which provides practical expedients and policy elections related to the
presentation and disclosure of accrued interest and the related allowance for credit losses and clarifies how to disclose line-
of-credit arrangements that are converted to term loans. ASU 2019-04 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within
those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently assessing the future impact of this update
on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
2. Acquisitions
Yucatan Foods Acquisition
On December 1, 2018 (the “Acquisition Date”), the Company acquired all of the voting interests and substantially
all of the assets of Yucatan Foods, a manufacturer and seller of avocado-based food products. The total consideration paid to
acquire Yucatan Foods was $75.0 million, consisting of $59.9 million in cash and 1,203,360 shares of common stock (“Stock
Consideration”) with a fair value of $15.1 million. The fair value of the Stock Consideration is based on a per-share value of
the Company’s common stock on the Acquisition Date. Given that the holders are restricted from selling the Landec common
stock, a discount for lack of marketability was applied to the Stock Consideration. The discount for lack of marketability was
based on restricted stock studies, pre-IPO studies, and utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate a discount
of 17.5% and 20.0% for the 3-year and 4-year lockup period, respectively.
Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement, all 1,203,360 shares issued as Stock Consideration will be held in
an escrow account to secure the indemnification rights of Landec with respect to certain matters, including breaches of
representations, warranties and covenants such as environmental and tax representations. The Stock Consideration is
comprised of two tranches, with 3-year and 4-year lock-up provisions, respectively, such that 50% of the Stock Consideration
will be released from lock-up on November 30, 2021, the 3-year anniversary of the Acquisition Date, and 50% of the Stock
Consideration is released on November 30, 2022, the 4-year anniversary of the Acquisition Date.
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Yucatan Foods, founded in 1991, with its headquarters in Los Angeles, California, produces and sells guacamole
and other avocado products under its Yucatan and Cabo Fresh brands primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Yucatan Foods’
production facility is located in Guanajuato, Mexico, very near where avocados are grown. Landec acquired Yucatan Foods
to grow, strengthen, and stabilize its position in the natural foods market and to improve Curation Foods’ margins over time.
Upon acquisition, Yucatan Foods became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curation Foods. The Acquisition Date fair
value of the consideration paid consisted of the following (in thousands):
Cash consideration ........................................................................................................................................... $
Stock consideration ..........................................................................................................................................
$
59,898
15,068
74,966
The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair value of identifiable net assets acquired was recorded as
goodwill. These preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed were determined through established
and generally accepted valuation techniques and were subject to change during the measurement period as valuations were
finalized. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recorded measurement period adjustments to deferred income
taxes of $1.7 million and indemnification provisions for environmental related items of $0.7 million, resulting in an increase
to goodwill of $1.0 million. During the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded measurement period adjustments
to deferred income taxes of $0.5 million, resulting in an increase to goodwill of $0.5 million, and completed the acquisition
accounting for the Yucatan Foods acquisition. These were non-cash adjustments. The following is a summary of the amounts
recognized in accounting for the Yucatan Foods acquisition:
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Cash and cash equivalents ............................................................................................................................... $
Accounts receivable, net ..................................................................................................................................
Inventories ......................................................................................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other current assets .......................................................................................................
Other assets ......................................................................................................................................................
Property and equipment ...................................................................................................................................
Trademarks/tradenames ...................................................................................................................................
Customer relationships .....................................................................................................................................
Accounts payable .............................................................................................................................................
Other accrued liabilities ...................................................................................................................................
Deferred tax liabilities ......................................................................................................................................
Net identifiable assets acquired ........................................................................................................................
Goodwill ..........................................................................................................................................................
Total fair value purchase consideration ........................................................................................................... $
26
6,310
11,384
1,573
102
14,083
15,900
11,000
(4,507)
(1,873)
(1,767)
52,231
22,735
74,966
Finite-lived Intangible Assets
The Company identified one finite-lived intangible asset in connection with the Yucatan Foods acquisition: customer
relationships valued at $11.0 million which is included in customer relationships in the accompanying Consolidated Balance
Sheets. Customer relationships have an estimated useful life of 12 years and will be amortized to operating expenses on an
accelerated basis that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits are consumed. The customer relationships are valued
using the excess earnings method.
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets
As a result of the Yucatan Foods acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $22.2 million and trademarks
valued at $15.9 million, which are included within goodwill and trademarks in the accompanying Consolidated Balance
Sheets, respectively. The goodwill recognized from the Yucatan Foods acquisition was primarily attributable to Yucatan
Foods’ long history and expected synergies from future growth and expansion of our Curation Foods business segment.
Approximately 80% of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Trademarks are considered to be
an indefinite lived asset and therefore, will not be amortized. The trademarks are valued using the relief from royalty valuation
method. As discussed in Note 1, the Company recognized impairment charges of $2.7 million and $3.5 million in the Curation
Foods business segment (in the Yucatan reporting unit) during the year ended May 31, 2020, related to goodwill and
trademarks, respectively.
Acquisition Related Transaction Costs
For the year ended May 26, 2019, the Company recognized $3.3 million of acquisition-related costs that were
expensed as incurred and included in the Selling, general and administrative line item in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations. These expenses included investment banking fees, legal, accounting and tax service fees and appraisals fees.
O Acquisition
On March 1, 2017, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of O for $2.5 million in cash plus contingent
consideration of up to $7.5 million over the next three years based upon O achieving certain EBITDA targets.
The potential earn out payment of up to $7.5 million was based on O’s cumulative EBITDA over the Company’s
fiscal years 2018 through 2020. Based on this analysis, the Company recorded a contingent consideration liability, included
in Other non-current liabilities. The earn out period expired in March 2020, with no payments made under the contractual
provisions of the earn out arrangement.
As of May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019, and May 27, 2018, the contingent consideration liability was $0.0 million,
$0.5 million, and $4.0 million, respectively, representing the present value of the expected earn out payments. The reduction
in the contingent consideration liability was $0.5 million and $3.5 million for fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively, and
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is recorded as a reduction to Selling, general, and administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of
Operations. The $3.5 million reduction during fiscal year 2019 was due to a very poor olive harvest in California during 2018
resulting in substantially lower volumes of olive oil available for sale over the next twelve months. This, combined with a
slower than anticipated apple cider vinegar sales reduced the current projected EBITDA through fiscal year 2020.
3. Investment in Non-public Company
Windset
On February 15, 2011, Curation Foods entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Windset Purchase
Agreement”) with Windset. Pursuant to the Windset Purchase Agreement, Curation Foods purchased from Windset 150,000
Senior A preferred shares for $15.0 million and 201 common shares for $201. On July 15, 2014, Curation Foods increased
its investment in Windset by purchasing from the Newell Capital Corporation an additional 68 common shares and 51,211
junior preferred shares of Windset for $11.0 million. After this purchase, the Company’s common shares represent a 26.9%
ownership interest in Windset. The Senior A preferred shares yield a cash dividend of 7.5% annually. The dividend is payable
within 90 days of each anniversary of the execution of the Windset Purchase Agreement. The non-voting junior preferred
stock does not yield a dividend unless declared by the Board of Directors of Windset and no such dividend has been declared.
The Shareholders’ Agreement between Curation Foods and Windset, as amended on March 15, 2017, includes a put
and call option (the “Put and Call Option”), which can be exercised on or after March 31, 2022, whereby Curation Foods can
exercise the put to sell its common, Senior A preferred shares, and junior preferred shares to Windset, or Windset can exercise
the call to purchase those shares from Curation Foods, in either case, at a price equal to 26.9% of the fair market value of
Windset’s common shares, plus the liquidation value of the preferred shares of $20.1 million ($15.0 million for the Senior A
preferred shares and $5.1 million for the junior preferred shares). Under the terms of the arrangement with Windset, the
Company is entitled to designate one of five members on the Board of Directors of Windset.
On October 29, 2014, Curation Foods further increased its investment in Windset by purchasing 70,000 shares of
Senior B preferred shares for $7.0 million. The Senior B preferred shares pay an annual dividend of 7.5% on the amount
outstanding at each anniversary date of the Windset Purchase Agreement. The Senior B preferred shares purchased by
Curation Foods have a put feature whereby Curation Foods can sell back to Windset the Senior B preferred shares for $7.0
million at any time after October 29, 2017.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company exercised its put feature and sold the 70,000 shares of
Senior B preferred shares back to Windset for $7.0 million.
The investment in Windset does not qualify for equity method accounting as the investment does not meet the criteria
of in-substance common stock due to returns through the annual dividend on the non-voting senior preferred shares that are
not available to the common stock holders. As the put and call options require all of the various shares to be put or called in
equal proportions, the Company has deemed that the investment, in substance, should be treated as a single security for
purposes of accounting.
The fair value of the Company’s investment in Windset was determined utilizing the Windset Purchase Agreement’s
put/call calculation for value and a discounted cash flow model based on projections developed by Windset that were
reviewed by Landec, and considers the put and call conversion options. These features impact the duration of the cash flows
utilized to derive the estimated fair values of the investment. These two discounted cash flow models' estimate for fair value
are then weighted. Assumptions included in these discounted cash flow models will be evaluated quarterly based on Windset’s
actual and projected operating results to determine the change in fair value.
The Company recorded $1.1 million in dividend income for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, and $1.7 million
for each of the fiscal years ended May 26, 2019 and May 27, 2018. The decrease in the fair market value of the Company’s
investment in Windset for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020 and was $4.2 million which is included in Other income
(expense) in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The increase in the fair market value of the
Company’s investment in Windset for the fiscal years ended May 26, 2019 and May 27, 2018 was $1.6 million and $2.9
million, respectively, and is included in Other income (expense) in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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4. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended
Years of
Useful Life
May 31, 2020
Land and buildings .................................................................................... 15
Leasehold improvements .......................................................................... 3
Computers, capitalized software, machinery, equipment and autos ......... 3
Furniture and fixtures ................................................................................ 3
Construction in process .............................................................................
Gross property and equipment ................................................................
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization ......................................
Net property and equipment ...................................................................
- 40 $
- 20
- 20
7
-
$
May 26, 2019
108,428
6,974
127,370
2,828
34,206
279,806
(79,779)
200,027
102,704 $
6,834
146,659
2,603
28,454
287,254
(94,916)
192,338 $
Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, May
26, 2019 and May 27, 2018 was $16.3 million, $13.1 million and $11.0 million, respectively. Amortization related to finance
leases, which is included in depreciation expense, was $0.1 million for each of the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, May 26,
2019 and May 27, 2018, respectively.
During fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018, the Company capitalized $3.1 million, $1.0 million, and $0.9 million in
software development costs, respectively. Amortization related to capitalized software was $0.8 million, $0.9 million, and
$0.6 million for fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019 and May 27, 2018, respectively. The unamortized computer
software costs as of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019 were $5.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Capitalized interest
was $1.2 million, $0.7 million, and $0.6 million for fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019 and May 27, 2018,
respectively. As disclosed in Note 1, an impairment of property and equipment related to the O reporting unit of $1.3 million
was recorded in Selling, general and administrative in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year
ended May 31, 2020.
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In January 2020, the Company decided to seek to divest its Curation Foods’ salad dressing plant in Ontario,
California. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, the Company (1) designated the fixed assets of its office and
manufacturing space located in Ontario, California, as assets held for sale, and (2) recognized a $10.9 million impairment
loss, which is included in Restructuring costs within the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Curation Foods
segment. The remaining net carrying value of $2.6 million is included in Property and equipment, net within the Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2020. Liabilities of $0.3 million and $2.9 million related to these assets are included in Current
portion of lease liabilities and Long-term lease liabilities, respectively, within the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company
currently expects to complete this divestiture within the first half of fiscal year 2021.
In June 2019, the Company designated the Santa Maria office as the Curation Foods headquarters, and decided to
close and put up for sale the Curation Foods office in San Rafael, California. The San Rafael property, included in land and
buildings, was designated as held for use within the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 26, 2019, as no finalized plan
for disposition existed at such time. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, the Company closed escrow on the San
Rafael property and recognized a $0.4 million impairment loss, which is included in Restructuring costs within the
Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company received net cash proceeds of $2.4 million in connection with the sale.
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5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The following table presents the changes in goodwill during fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 (in thousands):
Balance at beginning of year ............................................................................................. $
Acquisition of Yucatan Foods (Note 2) ............................................................................
Yucatan Foods measurement period adjustment ...............................................................
Impairment ........................................................................................................................
Balance at end of year ....................................................................................................... $
2020
2019
76,742 $
—
504
(7,860)
69,386 $
54,510
22,232
—
—
76,742
We have determined that the Eat Smart, Yucatan Foods, O, and Lifecore are the appropriate reporting units for
testing goodwill for impairment. As disclosed in Note 1, an impairment charge of $5.2 million and $2.7 million in O and
Yucatan Foods reporting units, respectively, was recorded during the year ended May 31, 2020. As of May 31, 2020, the Eat
Smart, Yucatan, and Lifecore reporting unit had $35.5 million, $20.0 million, and $13.9 million of goodwill, respectively.
Intangible Assets
As of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, the Company's intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
May 31, 2020
May 26, 2019
Amortization
Period
(years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Customer relationships
Eat Smart (Curation Foods) ...........................
O (Curation Foods) ........................................
Yucatan Foods (Curation Foods) ...................
Lifecore ..........................................................
Total customer relationships ............................
Trademarks/tradenames
Eat Smart (Curation Foods) ...........................
O (Curation Foods) ........................................
Yucatan Foods (Curation Foods) ...................
Lifecore ..........................................................
Total trademarks/tradenames ...........................
12
13
11
12
$
$
$
$
7,500 $
—
11,000
3,700
22,200 $
9,100 $
500
12,400
4,200
26,200 $
7,500 $
4,663 $
700
—
11,000
1,650
3,110
3,700
9,423 $ 22,900 $
9,100 $
872 $
1,600
—
15,900
—
—
4,200
872 $ 30,800 $
4,087
143
550
2,801
7,581
872
—
—
—
872
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$
48,400
10,295 $ 53,700 $
8,453
Amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets was $2.0 million, $1.5 million, and $1.0 million in
fiscal 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. The amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is estimated to be $1.8
million per year.
As discussed in Note 1, the Company recognized an impairment of the customer relationships in the Curation Foods
business segment (in the O reporting unit) of $0.5 million during the year ended May 31, 2020. In addition, the Company
recognized an impairment of the trademarks in the Curation Foods business segment for O and Yucatan Foods of $1.1 million
and $3.5 million, respectively during the year ended May 31, 2020.
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6. Stock-based Compensation and Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock and Stock Option Plans
On October 16, 2019, following stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, the
2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) became effective and replaced the Company’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2013
Plan”). Employees (including officers), consultants and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible
to participate in the Plan.
The Plan provides for the grant of stock options (both nonstatutory and incentive stock options), stock grants, stock
units and stock appreciation rights. Awards under the Plan will be evidenced by an agreement with the Plan participants and
2.0 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Shares”) were initially available for award under the Plan. Under the
Plan, no recipient may receive awards during any fiscal year that exceeds the following amounts: (i) stock options covering
in excess of 500,000 Shares in the aggregate; (ii) stock grants and stock units covering in excess of 250,000 Shares in the
aggregate; or (iii) stock appreciation rights covering more than 500,000 Shares in the aggregate. In addition, awards to non-
employee directors are discretionary. However, a non-employee director may not be granted awards in excess of an aggregate
fair market value of $120,000 during any fiscal year. The exercise price of the options is the fair market value of the
Company’s Common Stock on the date the options are granted. As of May 31, 2020, 579,000 options to purchase shares and
restricted stock units (“RSUs”) were outstanding.
On October 10, 2013, following stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, the
2013 Plan became effective and replaced the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. Employees (including officers),
consultants and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates were eligible to participate in the 2013 Plan. The
2013 Plan provided for the grant of stock options (both nonstatutory and incentive stock options), stock grants, stock units
and stock appreciation rights. Under the 2013 Plan, 2.0 million shares were initially available for awards and as of May 31,
2020, 1,478,405 options to purchase shares and RSUs were outstanding.
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On October 15, 2009, following stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, the
2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) became effective and replaced the Company’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.
Employees (including officers), consultants and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates were eligible to
participate in the 2009 Plan. The 2009 Plan provided for the grant of stock options (both nonstatutory and incentive stock
options), stock grants, stock units and stock appreciation rights. Under the 2009 Plan, 1.9 million shares were initially
available for awards. On October 19, 2017, 1.0 million shares were added to the 2013 Plan following stockholder approval
at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As of May 31, 2020, 128,500 options to purchase shares and RSUs were
outstanding.
At May 31, 2020, the Company had 4.8 million common shares reserved for future issuance under Landec stock
incentive plans.
Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company has authorized 2.0 million shares of preferred stock, and as of May 31, 2020 has no outstanding
preferred stock.
Grant Date Fair Value
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the grant date fair value of stock option
awards. The use of an option pricing model requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions, including the expected
stock price volatility, expected life of option awards, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividend yield which have a
significant impact on the fair value estimates. As of May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019, and May 27, 2018, the fair value of stock
option grants was estimated using the following weighted average assumptions:
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Options granted ...........................................................................................
Weighted-average exercise price ................................................................
Weighted-average grant date fair value ......................................................
Assumptions:
Expected life (in years) ...............................................................................
Risk-free interest rate ..................................................................................
Volatility .....................................................................................................
Dividend yield .............................................................................................
Stock-Based Compensation Activity
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
435,000
$10.42
$2.55
3.50
1.01 %
31 %
— %
368,264
$11.85
$2.80
3.50
2.47 %
27 %
— %
498,000
$12.93
$2.90
3.50
1.73 %
27 %
— %
A summary of the activity under the Company’s stock option plans as of May 31, 2020 and changes during the fiscal
year then ended is presented below:
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Total
Intrinsic
Value of
Options
Exercised
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term in
Years
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Options
Outstanding
Options outstanding at May 28, 2017 ..................... 1,571,542 $
498,000 $
Options granted......................................................
(29,333) $
Options exercised ..................................................
Options forfeited and canceled ..............................
(23,334) $
(61,540) $
Options expired......................................................
Options outstanding at May 27, 2018 ..................... 1,955,335 $
Options granted......................................................
368,264 $
Options exercised .................................................. (116,834) $
Options forfeited and canceled ..............................
(71,669) $
Options expired...................................................... (135,000) $
Options outstanding at May 26, 2019 ..................... 2,000,096 $
435,000 $
Options granted......................................................
Options exercised .................................................. (163,333) $
Options forfeited and canceled ..............................
(55,806) $
Options expired...................................................... (499,599) $
Options outstanding at May 31, 2020 ..................... 1,716,358 $
Options exercisable at May 31, 2020 ...................... 1,113,441 $
13.20
12.93
7.36 $ 177,921
12.55
14.23
13.20
11.85
11.82 $ 265,911
13.75
14.18
12.94
10.42
11.16 $ 169,066
13.08
14.04
12.15
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A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit award activity as of May 31, 2020 and changes during the fiscal
year then ended is presented below:
Restricted
Stock Units
Outstanding
Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Per Share
Restricted stock units outstanding at May 28, 2017 ...........................................................
Granted ............................................................................................................................
Vested ..............................................................................................................................
Forfeited ..........................................................................................................................
Restricted stock units outstanding at May 27, 2018 ...........................................................
Granted ............................................................................................................................
Vested ..............................................................................................................................
Forfeited ..........................................................................................................................
Restricted stock units outstanding at May 26, 2019 ...........................................................
Granted ............................................................................................................................
Vested ..............................................................................................................................
Forfeited ..........................................................................................................................
Restricted stock units outstanding at May 31, 2020 ...........................................................
509,355 $
200,288 $
(270,656) $
(30,950) $
408,037 $
333,486 $
(237,946) $
(75,150) $
428,427 $
296,527 $
(124,045) $
(131,361) $
469,548 $
13.53
13.12
14.06
11.75
12.99
13.15
13.27
13.92
12.80
9.79
11.82
12.49
11.24
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation by statement of operations line item:
(in thousands)
Cost of sales ................................................................................................. $
Research and development...........................................................................
Selling, general and administrative ..............................................................
Total stock-based compensation ................................................................ $
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
535
131
3,737
4,403
449 $
114
2,997
3,560 $
162 $
158
2,099
2,419 $
As of May 31, 2020, there was $4.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity
compensation awards granted under the Landec stock incentive plans. Total expense is expected to be recognized over the
weighted-average period of 2.40 years for stock options and 1.98 years for restricted stock unit awards.
Stock Repurchase Plan
On July 14, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the establishment of a stock repurchase plan
which allows for the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of the Company’s Common Stock. The Company may repurchase its
Common Stock from time to time in open market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and actual
number of shares repurchased is at the discretion of management of the Company and will depend on a variety of factors,
including stock price, corporate and regulatory requirements, market conditions, the relative attractiveness of other capital
deployment opportunities and other corporate priorities. The stock repurchase program does not obligate Landec to acquire
any amount of its Common Stock and the program may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at the Company’s
discretion without prior notice. During fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not purchase any shares on the
open market.
7. Debt
On September 23, 2016, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with JPMorgan, BMO, and City National
Bank, as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan as administrative agent, pursuant to which the Lenders provided
the Company with a $100.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Revolver”) and a $50.0 million term loan facility (the “Term
Loan”), guaranteed by each of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the
Company’s assets, with the exception of the Company’s investment in Windset.
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On November 30, 2018, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which increased
the Term Loan to $100.0 million and the Revolver to $105.0 million.
On October 25, 2019, the Company entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which increased
the Term Loan to $120.0 million and decreased the revolver to $100.0 million. Both the Revolver and the Term Loan mature
on October 25, 2022, with the Term Loan requiring quarterly principal payments of $3.0 million and the remainder continuing
to be due at maturity.
On March 19, 2020, the Company entered into the Seventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Seventh
Amendment”), which among other changes, retroactively increased the maximum Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the
Credit Agreement as the ratio of the Company’s total indebtedness on such date to the Company’s consolidated EBITDA for
the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on or most recently prior to such date) to 5.75 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter
ended February 23, 2020, which decreases back to 5.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending May 31, 2020. The maximum
Total Leverage Ratio thereafter decreases by 25 basis points each subsequent fiscal quarter thereafter, until it reaches 3.50
for the fiscal quarter ending November 28, 2021, and then remains fixed through maturity. The Seventh Amendment also
introduced additional financial covenants that remain in effect through May 31, 2020, including minimum cumulative
monthly Unadjusted EBITDA thresholds and maximum capital expenditures, as well as additional reporting requirements
and frequencies. Interest on both the Revolver and the Term Loan continues to be based upon the Company’s Total Leverage
Ratio, at a per annum rate of either (i) the prime rate plus a spread of between 0.25% and 3.00% or (ii) the Eurodollar rate
plus a spread of between 1.25% and 4.00%.
Subsequent to fiscal year end 2020, on July 15, 2020, the Company entered into the Eighth Amendment to the Credit
Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”), which among other things, (i) modified the definition of EBITDA to increase the
limit on permitted exclusions for certain unusual, extraordinary or one-time cash items for each fiscal quarter ending on or
after February 28, 2021, to a maximum of 20% of EBITDA, and (ii) restricted the Company from making Capital
Expenditures over certain thresholds. Interest continues to be based on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio, now at a revised
per annum Applicable Rate of either (i) the prime rate plus a spread of between 0.75% and 3.50% or (ii) the Eurodollar rate
plus a spread of between 1.75% and 4.50%, plus, in each case, a commitment fee, as applicable, of between 0.15% and 0.55%,
as further described in the Eighth Amendment.
The Credit Agreement provides the Company the right to increase the Revolver commitments and/or the Term Loan
commitments by obtaining additional commitments either from one or more of the Lenders or another lending institution at
an amount of up to $10.0 million.
The Credit Agreement continues to contain customary financial covenants and events of default under which the
obligation could be accelerated and/or the interest rate increased. As of May 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with
all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement, other than the maximum Total Leverage Ratio covenant, which
noncompliance was waived by the Lenders pursuant to the Eighth Amendment.
As of May 31, 2020, $77.4 million was outstanding on the Revolver, at an interest rate of 4.38% under the Eurodollar
option.
Long-term debt consists of the following as of May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019 (in thousands):
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Total principal amount of long-term debt ........................................................................................
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs .............................................................................................
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs .........................................................
Less: current portion of long-term debt, net .....................................................................................
Long-term debt, net .......................................................................................................................... $
114,000 $
114,000
(1,083)
112,917
(11,554)
101,363 $
97,500
(516)
96,984
(9,791)
87,193
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019
97,500
The future minimum principal payments of the Company’s debt for each year presented are as follows (in
thousands):
Term Loan
Fiscal year 2021 ........................................................................................................................................................... $
Fiscal year 2022 ...........................................................................................................................................................
12,000
102,000
Total .......................................................................................................................................................................... $
114,000
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Derivative Instruments
On November 1, 2016, the Company entered into an interest rate swap contract (the “2016 Swap”) with BMO at a
notional amount of $50.0 million. The 2016 Swap has the effect of changing the Company’s Term Loan obligation from a
variable interest rate to a fixed 30-day LIBOR rate of 1.22%.
On June 25, 2018, the Company entered into an interest rate swap contract (the “2018 Swap”) with BMO at a
notional amount of $30.0 million. The 2018 Swap has the effect of converting the first $30.0 million of the total outstanding
amount of the Company’s 30-day LIBOR borrowings from a variable interest rate to a fixed 30-day LIBOR rate of 2.74%.
On December 2, 2019, the Company entered into an interest rate swap contract (the “2019 Swap”) with BMO at a
notional amount of $110.0 million which decreases quarterly. The 2019 Swap has the effect of converting primarily all of the
$110.0 million of the total outstanding amount of the Company’s 30-day LIBOR borrowings from a variable interest rate to
a fixed 30-day LIBOR rate of 1.53%.
8. Income Taxes
(in thousands)
The (benefit) provision for income taxes from continuing operations consisted of the following:
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
Current:
Federal ...................................................................................................... $
State ..........................................................................................................
Foreign ......................................................................................................
Total ...........................................................................................................
(7,836) $
38
56
(7,742)
(67) $
63
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Federal ......................................................................................................
State ..........................................................................................................
Total ...........................................................................................................
Income tax expense (benefit) ...................................................................... $
(5,212)
(162)
(5,374)
(13,116) $
1,581
(142)
1,439
1,518 $
(2,854)
60
83
(2,711)
(7,122)
470
(6,652)
(9,363)
The actual (benefit) provision for income taxes from continuing operations differs from the statutory U.S. federal
income tax rate as follows:
(in thousands)
Tax at U.S. statutory rate (1) ........................................................................ $
State income taxes, net of federal benefit ....................................................
Tax reform/CARES Act ...............................................................................
Change in valuation allowance ....................................................................
Tax credit carryforwards ..............................................................................
Other compensation-related activity ............................................................
Impairment of goodwill ..............................................................................
Foreign rate differential ...............................................................................
Other ............................................................................................................
Income tax expense (benefit) ..................................................................... $
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
4,784
439
(14,350)
(176)
(777)
566
—
—
151
(9,363)
(10,774) $
(1,782)
(2,770)
2,654
(613)
334
647
(863)
51
(13,116) $
764 $
46
—
929
(771)
618
—
—
(68)
1,518 $
(1) Statutory rate was 21.0% for fiscal year 2020 and 2019, 29.4% for fiscal year 2018.
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The effective tax rate for fiscal year 2020 changed from a tax provision expense of 71% to tax provision benefit of
26% in comparison to fiscal year 2019. The decrease in the income tax expense for fiscal year 2020 was primarily due to a
decrease in the Company’s profit before tax, carryback of net operating losses, and the benefit of federal and state research
and development credits which is offset by the change in valuation allowance, and impairment of goodwill.
The effective tax rate for fiscal year 2019 changed from a benefit of 64% to expense of 71% in comparison to fiscal
year 2018. The increase in the income tax expense for fiscal year 2019 was primarily due to the Company’s acquisition of
Yucatan Foods and the change in valuation allowance related to the foreign deferred balances, the change in ending state
deferred blended rate, the limitation of deductibility of executive compensation, and partially offset by the benefit of the
foreign rate differential and the federal and state research and development credits, all primarily as a result of the TCJA.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into
law. The CARES Act includes, among other items, provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of the
employer portion of certain payroll taxes, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds,
modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified
improvement property.
The CARES Act allows losses incurred in tax years 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five
preceding tax years and to offset 100% of regular taxable income. Additionally, the CARES Act accelerates the Company’s
ability to receive refunds of alternative minimum tax credits generated in prior tax years. As a result of the CARES Act, the
Company is able to benefit net operating losses generated in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 at the 21% federal statutory rate in
effect for those years and carry back to tax years with a 35% federal statutory rate thus recognizing a tax benefit of $2.8 million
during the year ended May 31, 2020.
Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities reported in the accompanying Consolidated Balance
Sheets consisted of the following:
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Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019
Deferred tax assets:
Accruals and reserves .......................................................................................................... $
Net operating loss carryforwards ......................................................................................... $
Stock-based compensation ................................................................................................... $
Research and AMT credit carryforwards ............................................................................. $
Lease liability ...................................................................................................................... $
Limitations on business interest expense ............................................................................. $
Other ................................................................................................................................... $
Gross deferred tax assets ........................................................................................................ $
Valuation allowance ............................................................................................................ $
Net deferred tax assets ........................................................................................................... $
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization .............................................................................................
Goodwill and other indefinite life intangibles .....................................................................
Basis difference in investment in non-public company .......................................................
Right of use asset .................................................................................................................
Deferred tax liabilities ............................................................................................................
Net deferred tax liabilities ......................................................................................................
4,651 $
14,947 $
904 $
4,491 $
6,731 $
2,081 $
426 $
34,231 $
(6,770) $
27,461 $
3,130
9,385
979
2,839
—
—
461
16,794
(4,116)
12,678
(19,049)
(12,204)
(3,439)
(6,357)
(41,049)
(14,324)
(13,351)
(4,396)
—
(32,071)
(13,588)
(19,393)
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The effective tax rates for fiscal year 2020 differ from the blended statutory federal income tax rate of 21% percent
as a result of several factors, including a decrease in the Company’s profit before tax, carryback of net operating losses, the
change in valuation allowance related to state and foreign deferred balances, foreign rate differential, change in ending state
deferred blended rate, impairment of goodwill and fixed assets, and the benefit of federal and state research and development
credits.
The effective tax rates for fiscal year 2019 differ from the blended statutory federal income tax rate of 21% percent
as a result of several factors, including Yucatan acquisition, the change in valuation allowance related with foreign deferred
balances, foreign rate differential, change in ending state deferred blended rate, limitation of deductibility of executive
compensation, and the benefit of federal and state research and development credits. The effective tax rates for fiscal year
2018 differ from the statutory federal blended income tax rate of 29.4% as a result of several factors, including change in
ending federal and state deferred blended rate, one-time transition tax due to the repatriation of foreign earnings, the change
in valuation allowance, limitation of deductibility of executive compensation, and the benefit of federal and state research
and development credits.
During the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, excess tax deficits related to stock-based
compensation of $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as
a component of Income tax expense (benefit), specifically related to the prospective application of excess tax deficits and tax
deficiencies related to stock-based compensation.
As of May 31, 2020, the Company had federal, foreign, California, Indiana, and other state net operating loss
carryforwards of approximately $42.9 million, $11.7 million, $18.5 million, $6.5 million, and $14.1 million respectively.
These losses expire in different periods ranging from 2027 through 2038, if not utilized. Federal net operating loss of $35.6
million have an indefinite life. The Company acquired additional net operating losses through the acquisition of Greenline.
Utilization of these acquired net operating losses in a specific year is limited due to the “change in ownership” provision of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and similar state provisions. The net operating losses presented above for federal and state
purposes is net of any such limitation.
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The Company has federal, California, and Minnesota research and development tax credit carryforwards of
approximately $2.2 million, $2.1 million, and $0.4 million, respectively. The research and development tax credit
carryforwards have an unlimited carryforward period for California purposes, 20 year carryforward for federal purposes, and
15 year carryforward for Minnesota purposes.
Valuation allowances are reviewed each period on a tax jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis to analyze whether there
is sufficient positive or negative evidence to support a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax
assets. Based on this analysis and considering all positive and negative evidence, we determined that a valuation allowance
of $0.4 million, $2.8 million, and $3.5 million should be recorded against federal, state, and foreign deferred tax assets as a
result of uncertainty around the utilization of net operating losses, and federal capital loss carryforward.
The accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position
taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and the derecognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet, interest
and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(in thousands)
Unrecognized tax benefits – beginning of the period .................................. $
Gross increases – tax positions in prior period ............................................
Gross decreases – tax positions in prior period ............................................
Gross increases – current-period tax positions .............................................
Settlements ...................................................................................................
Lapse of statute of limitations ......................................................................
Unrecognized tax benefits – end of the period ............................................. $
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
537
21
—
116
(95)
(100)
479
479 $
29
—
133
—
(25)
616 $
616 $
102
(11)
121
—
—
827 $
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As of May 31, 2020 the total amount of net unrecognized tax benefits is $0.8 million, of which, $0.7 million, if
recognized, would change the effective tax rate. The Company accrues interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax
benefits in its provision for income taxes. The total amount of penalties and interest is not material as of May 31, 2020.
Additionally, the Company does not expect its unrecognized tax benefits to decrease within the next 12 months.
Due to tax attribute carryforwards, the Company is subject to examination for tax years 2015 forward for U.S. tax
purposes. The Company was also subject to examination in various state jurisdictions for tax years 2012 forward, none of
which were individually material.
9. Leases
Operating Leases
The Company has entered into various non-cancellable operating lease agreements for manufacturing and
distribution facilities, vehicles, equipment and office space. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an
underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising
from the lease. Right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated
present value of lease payments over the lease term. Landec leases land, facilities, and equipment under operating lease
agreements with various terms and conditions, which expire at various dates through fiscal year 2040. Certain of these leases
have renewal options.
Finance Leases
On September 3, 2015, Lifecore leased an 80,950 square foot building in Chaska, MN, two miles from its current
facility. The initial term of the lease is seven years with two five-year renewal options. The lease contains a buyout option at
any time after year seven with the purchase price equal to the mortgage balance on the lessor’s loan secured by the building.
Gross assets recorded under finance leases, included in Property and equipment, net, were $3.8 million as of both May 31,
2020 and May 26, 2019. Accumulated amortization associated with finance leases was $0.5 million and $0.4 million as of
May 31, 2020 and May 26, 2019, respectively. The monthly lease payment was initially $34,000 and increases by 2.4% per
year. Lifecore and the lessor made capital improvements prior to occupancy and thus the lease did not become effective until
January 1, 2016. Lifecore is currently using the building for warehousing and final packaging.
The components of lease cost were as follows:
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Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets ........................................................................................................................... $
Interest on lease liabilities ................................................................................................................................
Operating lease cost .........................................................................................................................................
Variable lease cost and other ...........................................................................................................................
Total lease cost ................................................................................................................................................... $
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
Operating leases ...............................................................................................................................................
Finance leases ..................................................................................................................................................
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases ...............................................................................................................................................
Finance leases ..................................................................................................................................................
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Year Ended
May 31, 2020
116
358
6,343
1,951
8,768
11.06
2.60
5.24%
10.00%
The Company’s leases have original lease periods ending between 2021 and 2040. The Company’s maturity analysis
of operating and finance lease liabilities as of May 31, 2020 are as follows:
(in thousands)
Fiscal year 2021 ............................................... $
Fiscal year 2022 ...............................................
Fiscal year 2023 ...............................................
Fiscal year 2024 ...............................................
Fiscal year 2025 ...............................................
Thereafter .........................................................
Total lease payments ........................................
Less: interest ....................................................
Present value of lease liabilities .......................
Less: current obligation of lease liabilities .......
Total long-term lease liabilities ........................ $
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
Total
5,615 $
4,500
3,809
3,137
2,501
17,721
37,283
(10,043)
27,240
(4,298)
22,942 $
455 $
466
3,497
9
2
—
4,429
(868)
3,561
(125)
3,436 $
6,070
4,966
7,306
3,146
2,503
17,721
41,712
(10,911)
30,801
(4,423)
26,378
The future minimum annual lease payments required under the Company’s existing operating lease agreements as
of May 26, 2019 prior to the adoption of ASC 842 were as follows:
(in thousands)
Fiscal year 2020 ............................................................................................................................... $
Fiscal year 2021 ...............................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2022 ...............................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2023 ...............................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2024 ...............................................................................................................................
Thereafter .........................................................................................................................................
Total ................................................................................................................................................. $
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5,056
4,044
3,589
3,350
3,047
9,335
28,421
Rent expense for operating leases, including month to month arrangements was $7.3 million and $6.1 million for
the fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively, and is recorded in Selling, general, and administrative expenses.
The future minimum annual lease payments required under the Company’s existing capital lease agreements as of
May 26, 2019, prior to the adoption of ASC 842 were as follows:
(in thousands)
Fiscal year 2020 ................................................................................................................................... $
Fiscal year 2021 ...................................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2022 ...................................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2023 ...................................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2024 ...................................................................................................................................
Thereafter .............................................................................................................................................
Total minimum lease payment .............................................................................................................
Less: amounts representing interest and taxes .....................................................................................
Total .....................................................................................................................................................
Less: current portion included in other accrued liabilities ...................................................................
Long-term capital lease obligation ....................................................................................................... $
Capital Leases
486
489
460
3,490
—
—
4,925
(1,291)
3,634
(102)
3,532
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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases are as follows:
(in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases .................................................................................
Operating cash flows from finance leases .....................................................................................
Financing cash flows from finance leases .....................................................................................
Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets:
Operating leases ............................................................................................................................
Year Ended
May 31, 2020
$7,853
328
118
$3,752
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Commitments
At May 31, 2020, the Company was committed to purchase $87.7 million of produce and other materials. For the
fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019, and May 27, 2018, purchases related to long term commitments under take
or pay agreements were $3.4 million, $0.5 million, and $0.0 million, respectively.
Legal Contingencies
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is from time to time involved in various legal proceedings and
claims.
The Company makes a provision for a liability relating to legal matters when it is both probable that a liability has
been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least each fiscal
quarter and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, estimate settlements, legal rulings, advice of legal counsel and
other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Legal fees are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.
Claims Alleging Unfair Labor Practices
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Curation Foods has been the target of a union organizing campaign which has included 3 unsuccessful attempts to
unionize Curation Foods’ Guadalupe, California processing plant. The campaign has involved a union and over 100 former
and current employees of Pacific Harvest, Inc. and Rancho Harvest, Inc. (collectively “Pacific Harvest”), Curation Foods’
former labor contractors at its Guadalupe, California processing facility, bringing legal actions before various state and federal
agencies, the California Superior Court, and initiating over 100 individual arbitrations against Curation Foods and Pacific
Harvest.
The legal actions consisted of various claims, all of which were settled in fiscal year 2017. Under the settlement
agreement, the plaintiffs were to be paid in three installments. The Company and Pacific Harvest each agreed to pay one half
of the settlement payments. The Company paid the entire first two installments and Pacific Harvest agreed to reimburse the
Company for its $2.1 million portion. As of May 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the receivable was $1.2 million. The
Company makes ongoing estimates relating to the collectability of receivables. A reserve is established for any note when
there is reasonable doubt that the principal or interest will be collected in full. The Company may write-off uncollectable
receivables after collection efforts are exhausted. During the fiscal year 2020, the Company’s review for collectability
concluded that a receivable reserve of $1.2 million would be recorded. The Company's conclusion regarding collectability
changed as a result of Pacific Harvest communicating their refusal to pay combined with their brining claims against the
Company. As of May 31, 2020, the reserve balance remained at $1.2 million.
Compliance Matters
As previously disclosed, on December 1, 2018, the Company acquired all of the voting interests and substantially
all of the assets of Yucatan Foods (the “Yucatan Acquisition”), which owns a guacamole manufacturing plant in Mexico
called Procesadora Tanok, S de RL de C.V. (“Tanok”).
On October 21, 2019, the Company retained Latham & Watkins, LLP to conduct an internal investigation relating
to potential environmental and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) compliance matters associated with regulatory
permitting at the Tanok facility in Mexico. The Company subsequently disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
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Commission (“SEC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) the conduct under investigation, and these agencies have
commenced an investigation. The Company has also disclosed the conduct under investigation to the Mexican Attorney
General’s Office, which has commenced an investigation, and to Mexican regulatory agencies. The Company is cooperating
in the government investigations and requests for information. The conduct at issue began prior to the Yucatan Acquisition,
and the agreement for the Yucatan Acquisition provides the Company with certain indemnification rights that may allow the
Company to recover the cost of a portion of the liabilities that have been and may be incurred by the Company in connection
with these compliance matters. At this stage, the ultimate outcome of these or any other investigations or potential claims
that may arise from the matters under investigation is uncertain and the Company cannot reasonably predict the timing or
outcomes, or estimate the amount of net loss after indemnification or insurance recovery, or its effect, if any, on its financial
statements. Separately, there are indemnification provisions in the purchase agreement that allow the Company to recover
costs for breach of warranty, etc. from the seller. Because recovery of amounts are contingent upon a legal settlement, no
amounts have been recorded as recoverable costs through May 31, 2020. Nor are there any insurance claims recorded as they
are similarly contingent.
Other Litigation Matters
On February 10, 2020, a complaint was filed against Curation Foods in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia, Printpack, Inc. v. Curation Foods, Inc., alleging breach of contract pertaining to Curation
Foods’ purchase of certain poly film packaging from the plaintiff. The plaintiff was seeking an unspecified amount of
monetary damages, litigation expenses, and interest. Through several negotiations and discussions between the Company and
Printpack, an agreement was reached and a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal was filed on May 29, 2020. This dismisses the
case against the Company with no other further legal action required.
On February 14, 2020, a complaint was filed against the Company, Curation Foods, the Company’s current CEO
Albert Bolles, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer Gregory Skinner, and other defendants (collectively, the
"Landec Parties") in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, entitled Pacific Harvest, Inc., et al. v. Curation Foods, Inc., et al.
(No. 20CV00920). The case was brought by Pacific Harvest, Inc. (“Pacific”) and Rancho Harvest, Inc. (“Rancho”), two
related companies that have provided labor and employee staffing services to Curation Foods. Among other things, Pacific
and Rancho allege that Curation Foods wrongfully decreased its use of Pacific’s staffing services and misappropriated
Pacific’s trade secrets when Curation Foods increased its use of another staffing company and transitioned Pacific’s
employees to the other staffing company. Pacific and Rancho also allege that Curation Foods breached agreements between
the parties related to a loan from Curation Foods. Based on this alleged breach, Pacific and Rancho have ceased making
payments. Plaintiffs assert claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing,
intentional interference with contracts and potential economic advantage, misappropriation of trade secrets under California’s
Uniform Trade Secrets Act, business practices in violation of California Unfair Competition Law, fraud, defamation, violation
of California Usury Law, breach of fiduciary duty, and declaratory relief regarding the parties’ rights and obligations under
certain of the parties’ contracts. The Landec Parties have not yet appeared in this action. Given the preliminary stage of the
litigation, at this time the Company is unable to determine whether any loss is probable or reasonably estimate a range of
such loss, and accordingly has not accrued any liability associated with these matters. The Company intends to defend and
pursue its interests in this case vigorously.
11. Business Segment Reporting
The Company operates using three strategic reportable business segments, aligned with how the Chief Executive
Officer, who is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), manages the business: the Curation Foods segment, the
Lifecore segment, and the Other segment.
The Curation Foods business includes (i) four natural food brands, including Eat Smart, O Olive Oil & Vinegar,
Yucatan Foods, and Cabo Fresh, (ii) BreatheWay® activities, and (iii) activity related to our 26.9% investment in Windest.
The Curation Foods segment includes activities to market and pack specialty packaged whole and fresh-cut fruit and
vegetables, the majority of which incorporate the BreatheWay specialty packaging for the retail grocery, club store and food
services industry and are sold primarily under the Eat Smart brand and various private labels. The Curation Foods segment
also includes sales of BreatheWay packaging to partners for fruit and vegetable products, sales of olive oils and wine vinegars
under the O brand, sales of avocado products under the brands Yucatan Foods and Cabo Fresh, and activity related to our
investment in Windset.
The Lifecore segment sells products utilizing hyaluronan, a naturally occurring polysaccharide that is widely
distributed in the extracellular matrix of connective tissues in both animals and humans, and non-HA products for medical
use primarily in the Ophthalmic, Orthopedic and other markets.
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The Other segment includes corporate general and administrative expenses, non-Curation Foods and non-Lifecore
interest income and income tax expenses. Corporate overhead is allocated between segments based on actual utilization and
relative size.
All of the Company's assets are located within the United States of America except for the production facility in
Mexico, which was acquired by the Company as a result of the Yucatan Foods acquisition. The following table presents our
property and equipment, net by geographic region (in millions):
Year Ended
Property and equipment, net ................................................................................................ May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019
186.3
United States ....................................................................................................................... $
13.7
Mexico ................................................................................................................................
200.0
Total property and equipment, net ....................................................................................... $
179.1 $
13.2
192.3 $
The Company’s international sales by geography are based on the billing address of the customer and were as follows
(in millions):
Canada ........................................................................................................ $
Belgium ....................................................................................................... $
Ireland ......................................................................................................... $
All Other Countries ..................................................................................... $
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
78.0
17.2
4.1
3.6
76.4 $
13.8 $
4.0 $
7.8 $
83.6 $
15.1 $
5.0 $
5.1 $
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85,833 $
32,883
11,749
165,461
5,008
10,612
—
—
—
3,346
75,873 $
31,698
12,070
145,558
4,140
12,965
—
—
—
4,024
65,427 $
28,568
11,631
129,342
3,679
16,454
—
—
—
2,638
Other
Total
— $ 590,366
74,988
—
(38,191)
(10,852)
541,313
126,635
96
18,344
26,686
130
1,125
—
103
66
9,603
4,099
(13,116)
(3,434)
— $ 557,559
81,003
—
2,122
(3,719)
519,091
6,181
15,230
730
44,734
1,186
—
1,650
33
145
5,230
1,952
1,518
(1,133)
— $ 524,227
78,338
—
25,761
(2,880)
404,703
11,294
12,412
537
33,590
4,084
1,650
—
211
118
396
1,950
(9,363)
(2,253)
Curation
Foods
Lifecore
Operations by segment consisted of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended May 31, 2020
Product sales ............................................................................ $ 504,533 $
42,105
Gross profit ..............................................................................
(39,088)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations .........................
249,217
Identifiable assets .....................................................................
13,240
Depreciation and amortization .................................................
15,944
Capital expenditures .................................................................
1,125
Dividend income ......................................................................
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Interest income .........................................................................
5,504
Interest expense, net .................................................................
(13,028)
Income tax (benefit) expense ...................................................
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Product sales ............................................................................ $ 481,686 $
49,305
Gross profit ..............................................................................
(6,229)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations .........................
367,352
Identifiable assets .....................................................................
10,360
Depreciation and amortization .................................................
30,583
Capital expenditures .................................................................
1,650
Dividend income ......................................................................
112
Interest income .........................................................................
3,278
Interest expense, net .................................................................
(1,373)
Income tax (benefit) expense ...................................................
Year Ended May 27, 2018
Product sales ............................................................................ $ 458,800 $
49,770
Gross profit ..............................................................................
17,010
Net income (loss) from continuing operations .........................
264,067
Identifiable assets .....................................................................
8,196
Depreciation and amortization .................................................
13,052
Capital expenditures .................................................................
1,650
Dividend income ......................................................................
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Interest income .........................................................................
1,554
Interest expense, net .................................................................
(9,748)
Income tax (benefit) expense ...................................................
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12. Quarterly Consolidated Financial Information (unaudited)
The following is a summary of the unaudited quarterly results of operations for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 (in
thousands, except for per share amounts):
Fiscal Year 2020
Revenues ................................................ $
Gross profit ............................................
Net income (loss) from continuing
operations ............................................
Net income (loss) applicable to
common stockholders .........................
Net income (loss) per basic share from
continuing operations .......................... $
Net income (loss) per diluted share
from continuing operations ................. $
Fiscal Year 2019
Revenues ................................................ $
Gross profit ............................................
Net income (loss) from continuing
operations ............................................
Net income (loss) applicable to
common stockholders .........................
Net income (loss) per basic share from
continuing operations .......................... $
Net income (loss) per diluted share
from continuing operations ................. $
13. Discontinued Operations
Now Planting and Food Export
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
138,714 $
15,336
142,593 $
15,514
152,928 $
20,047
156,131 $
24,091
Annual
590,366
74,988
(4,784)
(6,740)
(11,518)
(15,149)
(38,191)
(4,784)
(6,740)
(11,518)
(15,149)
(38,191)
(0.16) $
(0.23) $
(0.39) $
(0.52) $
(1.31)
(0.16) $
(0.23) $
(0.39) $
(0.52) $
(1.31)
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
124,668 $
16,337
124,557 $
16,885
155,554 $
21,569
152,780 $
26,212
335
190
(113)
(584)
1,533
1,067
367
(262)
0.01 $
— $
0.05 $
0.01 $
Annual
557,559
81,003
2,122
411
0.07
0.01 $
— $
0.05 $
0.01 $
0.07
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During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company discontinued its Now Planting business, which resided
in its Curation Foods segment. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company discontinued its Food Export
business segment. As a result, the Company met the requirements to report the results of Now Planting and Food Export as
discontinued operations and to classify any assets and liabilities as held for abandonment.
The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities of Now Planting and Food Export business
segment included in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019
Current and other assets, discontinued operations:
Cash and cash equivalents .................................................................................................... $
Accounts receivable ..............................................................................................................
Inventory ...............................................................................................................................
Other assets ...........................................................................................................................
Total assets, discontinued operations ...................................................................................... $
Other current liabilities, discontinued operations:
Accounts payable .................................................................................................................. $
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities .....................................................................
Total other current liabilities, discontinued operations ........................................................... $
— $
—
—
—
— $
— $
—
— $
—
—
—
—
—
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Once Now Planting and Food Export businesses were discontinued, the operations associated with these businesses
qualified for reporting as discontinued operations. Accordingly, the operating results, net of tax, from discontinued operations
are presented separately in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements have been adjusted to exclude Now Planting in fiscal year 2019 and Food Export in fiscal year 2018. Components
of amounts reflected in (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax are as follows (in thousands):
Revenues ..................................................................................................... $
Cost of sales ................................................................................................
Research and development..........................................................................
Selling, general and administrative .............................................................
Other ...........................................................................................................
Loss from discontinued operations before taxes .........................................
Income tax benefit.......................................................................................
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax ............................................ $
Year Ended
May 31, 2020 May 26, 2019 May 27, 2018
29,222
(27,619)
—
(2,522)
(269)
(1,188)
350
(838)
548 $
(1,649)
(102)
(1,035)
—
(2,238)
527
(1,711) $
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
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Cash provided by (used in) operating activities by the Now Planting business totaled $0.0 million, $(1.3) million,
and $0.0 million for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019, and May 27, 2018, respectively. Cash provided by
(used in) operating activities by the Food Export business totaled $0.0 million, $0.0 million, and $0.6 million for the fiscal
years ended May 31, 2020, May 26, 2019, and May 27, 2018, respectively.
14. Restructuring Costs
During fiscal year 2020, the Company announced a restructuring plan to drive enhanced profitability, focus the
business on its strategic assets and redesign the organization to be the appropriate size to compete and thrive. This includes a
reduction-in-force, a reduction in leased office spaces and the sale of non-strategic assets.
In January 2020, the Company decided to divest its salad dressing plant in Ontario, California. In the third quarter
of fiscal year 2020, the Company (1) designated the fixed assets of its office and manufacturing space located in Ontario,
California, as assets held for sale, and (2) recognized a $10.9 million impairment loss, which is included in Restructuring
costs within the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The remaining net carrying value of $2.6 million is included in
Property and equipment, net within the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2020. Liabilities of $0.3 million and $2.9
million related to these assets are included in Current portion of lease liabilities and Long-term lease liabilities, respectively,
within the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company expects to complete this divestiture within the first half of fiscal year
2021.
The Company will also close its leased Santa Clara, California and Los Angeles, California offices.
During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020, the Company decided to modify BreatheWay's primary business model
and redesigned and re-engineered equipment used in the BreatheWay business. As a result of this re-engineering, during the
fiscal year ended May 31, 2020 the Company recorded a $1.9 million impairment loss.
The following table summarizes the restructuring costs recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of
Operations, by Business Segment:
(In thousands)
Year Ended May 31, 2020
Asset write-off costs ..................................................... $
Employee severance and benefit costs ..........................
Lease costs ....................................................................
Other restructuring costs ...............................................
Total restructuring costs ................................................ $
Curation Foods
Lifecore
Other
Total
12,662 $
1,468
392
1,024
15,546 $
— $
—
—
—
— $
418 $
784
26
511
1,739 $
13,080
2,252
418
1,535
17,285
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15. Subsequent Events
Debt Covenant Amendment
As disclosed in Note 7 - Debt, on July 15, 2020, the Company entered into the Eighth Amendment, which among
other things, (i) in relation to the covenant calculations modified the definition of EBITDA to increase the limit on permitted
exclusions for certain unusual, extraordinary or one-time cash items for each fiscal quarter ending on or after February 28,
2021, to a maximum of 20% of EBITDA, and (ii) restricted the Company from making Capital Expenditures over certain
thresholds. Interest continues to be based on the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio, now at a revised per annum Applicable
Rate of either (i) the prime rate plus a spread of between 0.75% and 3.50% or (ii) the Eurodollar rate plus a spread of between
1.75% and 4.50%, plus, in each case, a commitment fee, as applicable, of between 0.15% and 0.55%, as further described in
the Eighth Amendment. In connection with the execution of the Eighth Amendment, the Company paid $0.3 million in fees
to the Lenders.
Ontario, California Salad Dressing Plant
On August 7, 2020 the Company assigned the lease and sold the corresponding assets related to its salad dressing
plant in Ontario, California. The net carrying amount of these assets of $2.6 million are classified as assets held for sale and
are included in Property and equipment, net within the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2020. The Company
received net cash proceeds of $4.6 million in connection with the sale. The Company estimates that it will record a
$2.6 million gain on disposal subsequent to fiscal year end 2020 in connection with this transaction.
Hanover, Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facility
In connection with the Company’s strategic initiative, Project SWIFT, on June 25, 2020 the Board of Directors
approved a plan to close Curation Foods’ underutilized manufacturing operations in Hanover, Pennsylvania (“Hanover”), sell
the building and assets related thereto, and consolidate its operations into its manufacturing facilities in Guadalupe, California
and Bowling Green, Ohio. The $17.2 million carrying value of these assets are included in Property and equipment, net on
the consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2020 and were not classified as assets held for sale as the plans to sell were
not finalized until subsequent to fiscal year end 2020.
The Company is in the process of marketing Hanover for sale and assessing the Hanover assets’ fair value in relation
to their carrying value and anticipates recording an impairment based on the current strategic plans for the assets. The
Company expects to complete its analysis by the end of its first quarter of fiscal year 2021. The Company expects to complete
the sale of its Hanover assets during its second quarter of fiscal year 2021.
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COVID-19 Pandemic
There are many uncertainties regarding the current novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, including the scope
of scientific and health issues, the anticipated duration of the pandemic, and the extent of local and worldwide social, political,
and economic disruption it may cause. The COVID-19 pandemic has had and we believe will continue to have significant
adverse impacts on many aspects of the Company’s operations, directly and indirectly, including with respect to sales,
customer behaviors, business and manufacturing operations, inventory, the Company’s employees, and the market generally,
and the scope and nature of these impacts continue to evolve each day. The Company expects to continue to assess the
evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and intends to continue to make adjustments to its responses accordingly.
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(b) Index of Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Title
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.1+
10.1
10.2
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on November 7, 2008.
Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 16, 2012.
Amendment No. 1 to By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2019.
Amendment No. 2 to By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2019.
Description of Capital Stock.
Form of Indemnification Agreement incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2018.
Agreement and Plan of Merger between Landec Corporation, a California corporation, and the Registrant, dated as of
November 6, 2008, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on November 7, 2008.
10.3*
Landec Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2009.
10.4*
Form of Stock Grant Agreement for the Landec Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2009.
10.5*
Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant and Stock Option Agreement for the Landec Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive
Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October
19, 2009.
10.6*
Form of Stock Unit Agreement for the Landec Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 99.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2009.
10.7*
10.8*
Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Appreciation Right and Stock Appreciation Right Agreement for the Landec
Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Registrant's Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2009.
Landec Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 7, 2013.
10.9*
Landec Corporation 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2013.
10.10*
First Amendment to the Landec Corporation 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1
to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2017.
10.11*
Form of Stock Grant Agreement for the Landec Corporation 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2013.
10.12*
Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant and Stock Option Agreement for the Landec Corporation 2013 Stock Incentive
Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October
11, 2013.
10.13*
Form of Stock Unit Agreement for the Landec Corporation 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2013.
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Exhibit
Number
10.14*
10.15*
10.16*
10.17
10.18
10.19
Exhibit Title
Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Appreciation Right and Stock Appreciation Right Agreement for the Landec
Corporation 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2013.
Landec Corporation 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, including the forms of awards attached thereto, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 21, 2019.
2019 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K dated October 21, 2019.
Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Gregory S. Skinner effective as of January 31, 2019, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2019.
Loan Agreement dated February 26, 2016 among the Registrant, Apio, Inc., Apio Cooling LP and CF Equipment Loans
LLC (successor-in-interest to General Electric Capital Corporation) incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2016.
Promissory Note dated February 26, 2016 issued by Apio to CF Equipment Loans, LLC, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2016.
Promissory Note dated February 26, 2016 issued by Apio to CF Equipment Loans, LLC, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2016.
10.20
Guaranty dated February 26, 2016 between the Registrant and CF Equipment Loans, LLC, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2016.
10.21
10.22
10.23
10.24
10.25
10.26
10.27*
10.28*
Credit Agreement, dated September 23, 2016, by and among the Registrant, the other loan parties party thereto, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., BMO Harris Bank N.A., and City National Bank, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to
the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2016.
Pledge and Security Agreement, dated September 23, 2016, by and among the Registrant, the other grantors party thereto,
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2016.
Fourth Amendment and Joinder to the Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents dated November 30, 2018 by and
among the Registrant, the other loan parties and new loan parties party thereto, BMO Harris Bank N.A., City National
Bank, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2018.
Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated October 25, 2019, by and among the Registrant, the other loan parties party
thereto, BMO Harris Bank N.A., City National Bank, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 30, 2019.
Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated March 19, 2020, by and among the Registrant, the other loan parties
party thereto, BMO Harris Bank N.A., City National Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 25, 2020).
Limited Waiver and Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated July 15, 2020, by and among the Registrant, the
other loan parties party thereto, BMO Harris Bank, N.A and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 17, 2020).
Long-Term Incentive Plan for Fiscal Year 2020, incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Current Report on Form
8-K filed on July 24, 2017.
Long-Term Incentive Plan for Fiscal Year 2021, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on July 30, 2018.
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Exhibit
Number
10.29
10.30
Exhibit Title
Settlement Agreement amongst the Registrant, Apio, Inc., Rancho Harvest, Inc. and Pacific Harvest, Inc. and the plaintiffs
named therein and Addendum to the Settlement Agreement effective as of May 5, 2017, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2017.
Purchase Agreement dated as of April 26, 2018, by and between Apio, Inc. Michael R. Mills, San Ysidro Farms, Inc.,
B&D Farms, Mahoney Brothers, and RCM Farms, LLC, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2018.
10.31
Letter Agreement dated May 22, 2018 among the Registrant, Nelson Obus and Wynnefield Capital, Inc. incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2018.
10.32
Capital Contribution and Partnership Interest and Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 1, 2018 by and among
Apio, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Yucatan Foods, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Yucatan”), Camden Fruit
Corporation, a California corporation, Landec Corporation, a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as guarantor, Ardeshir
Haerizadeh, as an equityholder representative, and the equityholders of Camden and Yucatan, incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 6, 2018.
10.33+
Landec Corporation Executive Change in Control Severance Plan.
21.1+
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1+
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1+
Power of Attorney – See signature page
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31.1+
CEO Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2+
CFO Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1+
CEO Certification pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2+
CFO Certification pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS** XBRL Instance
101.SCH** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation
101.DEF** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition
101.LAB** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels
101.PRE** XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation
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Represents a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
Information is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to
be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing
Filed herewith.
Confidential treatment requested as to certain portions. The term “confidential treatment” and the mark “*” as used
throughout the indicated Exhibit means that material has been omitted.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Maria, State
of California, on August 14, 2020.
SIGNATURES
LANDEC CORPORATION
By: /s/ Brian McLaughlin
Brian McLaughlin
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President of Finance and Administration
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Albert D. Bolles and Brian McLaughlin, and each of them, as his or her attorney-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by
our said attorney-in-fact to any and all amendments to said Report on Form 10-K.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report on Form 10-K has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D.
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and
Director
August 14, 2020
/s/ Brian McLaughlin
Brian McLaughlin
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Administration
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
August 14, 2020
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/s/ Craig Barbarosh
Craig Barbarosh
Director
/s/ Deborah Carosella
Deborah Carosella
Director
/s/ Frederick Frank
Frederick Frank
Director
/s/ Katrina Houde
Katrina Houde
Director
/s/ Charles Macaluso
Charles Macaluso
Director
/s/ Nelson Obus
Nelson Obus
Director
/s/ Tonia Pankopf
Tonia Pankopf
Director
/s/ Andrew K. Powell
Andrew K. Powell
Director
/s/ Catherine A. Sohn
Catherine A. Sohn
Director
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August 14, 2020
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(cid:130)(cid:222)(cid:3)(cid:222)(cid:172)(cid:195)(cid:172)(cid:189)(cid:130)(cid:218)(cid:3)(cid:195)(cid:153)(cid:130)(cid:222)(cid:234)(cid:218)(cid:153)(cid:222)(cid:3)(cid:215)(cid:218)(cid:203)(cid:245)(cid:172)(cid:149)(cid:153)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:142)(cid:252)(cid:3)(cid:203)(cid:230)(cid:169)(cid:153)(cid:218)(cid:3)(cid:143)(cid:203)(cid:195)(cid:215)(cid:130)(cid:196)(cid:172)(cid:153)(cid:222)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:234)(cid:153)(cid:3)(cid:230)(cid:203)(cid:3)(cid:230)(cid:169)(cid:153)(cid:3)(cid:215)(cid:203)(cid:230)(cid:153)(cid:196)(cid:230)(cid:172)(cid:130)(cid:189)(cid:3)(cid:149)(cid:172)(cid:261)(cid:153)(cid:218)(cid:153)(cid:196)(cid:143)(cid:153)(cid:222)(cid:3)(cid:172)(cid:196)(cid:3)(cid:195)(cid:153)(cid:230)(cid:169)(cid:203)(cid:149)(cid:222)(cid:3)(cid:203)(cid:163)(cid:3)(cid:143)(cid:130)(cid:189)(cid:143)(cid:234)(cid:189)(cid:130)(cid:230)(cid:172)(cid:203)(cid:196)(cid:3)(cid:130)(cid:196)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:172)(cid:230)(cid:153)(cid:195)(cid:222)(cid:3)
(cid:142)(cid:153)(cid:172)(cid:196)(cid:164)(cid:3)(cid:153)(cid:251)(cid:143)(cid:189)(cid:234)(cid:149)(cid:153)(cid:149)(cid:593)(cid:172)(cid:196)(cid:143)(cid:189)(cid:234)(cid:149)(cid:153)(cid:149)(cid:587)(cid:3)(cid:99)(cid:169)(cid:153)(cid:222)(cid:153)(cid:3)(cid:196)(cid:203)(cid:196)(cid:619)(cid:38)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:264)(cid:196)(cid:130)(cid:196)(cid:143)(cid:172)(cid:130)(cid:189)(cid:3)(cid:195)(cid:153)(cid:130)(cid:222)(cid:234)(cid:218)(cid:153)(cid:222)(cid:3)(cid:222)(cid:169)(cid:203)(cid:234)(cid:189)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:142)(cid:153)(cid:3)(cid:218)(cid:153)(cid:130)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:172)(cid:196)(cid:3)(cid:143)(cid:203)(cid:196)(cid:183)(cid:234)(cid:196)(cid:143)(cid:230)(cid:172)(cid:203)(cid:196)(cid:3)(cid:246)(cid:172)(cid:230)(cid:169)(cid:3)(cid:230)(cid:169)(cid:153)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:203)(cid:195)(cid:215)(cid:130)(cid:196)(cid:252)(cid:632)(cid:222)(cid:3)
(cid:143)(cid:203)(cid:196)(cid:222)(cid:203)(cid:189)(cid:172)(cid:149)(cid:130)(cid:230)(cid:153)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:264)(cid:196)(cid:130)(cid:196)(cid:143)(cid:172)(cid:130)(cid:189)(cid:3)(cid:222)(cid:230)(cid:130)(cid:230)(cid:153)(cid:195)(cid:153)(cid:196)(cid:230)(cid:222)(cid:3)(cid:215)(cid:218)(cid:153)(cid:222)(cid:153)(cid:196)(cid:230)(cid:153)(cid:149)(cid:3)(cid:172)(cid:196)(cid:3)(cid:130)(cid:143)(cid:143)(cid:203)(cid:218)(cid:149)(cid:130)(cid:196)(cid:143)(cid:153)(cid:3)(cid:246)(cid:172)(cid:230)(cid:169)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:86)(cid:587)
ANNUAL ADJUSTED EBITDA
(cid:1168)(cid:38)(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:25)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:38)(cid:34)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:34)(cid:1169)
12 Months Ended May 31, 2020
(cid:7)(cid:38)(cid:33)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:17)(cid:27)(cid:25)
(cid:13)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:9)(cid:34)
(cid:21)(cid:17)(cid:13)(cid:11)(cid:7)(cid:27)(cid:33)(cid:11)
(cid:27)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:33)
TOTAL
(cid:25)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
$ (39,088)
$ 11,749
$ (10,852)
$ (38,191)
(cid:13)(cid:24)(cid:40)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:41)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)
(cid:9)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:2462)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
Total EBITDA
(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)1
(cid:17)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:48)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:118)2
4,200
5,467
(13,028)
13,240
(29,209)
20,697
12,953
-
-
3,346
5,008
20,103
-
-
-
4,033
(3,434)
96
(10,157)
7,634
-
4,200
9,500
(13,116)
18,344
(19,263)
28,331
12,953
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
$ 4,441
$ 20,103
$ (2,523)
$ 22,021
(cid:36)(cid:137)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:45)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:1141)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:400)(cid:406)
(cid:25)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
$ (6,228)
$ 12,070
$ (3,719)
$ 2,122
(cid:13)(cid:24)(cid:40)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:41)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)
(cid:9)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:2462)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
Total EBITDA
(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)
(cid:17)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:48)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:118)
(1,600)
3,166
(1,374)
10,204
4,168
969
2,000
-
-
4,023
4,140
20,233
-
-
-
1,919
(1,131)
886
(2,045)
726
-
(1,600)
5,085
1,518
15,230
22,355
1,695
2,000
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
$ 7,137
$ 20,233
$ (1,319)
$ 26,050
(cid:400)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:67)(cid:118)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:139)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:134)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:48)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:139)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:111)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:93)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)
(cid:45)(cid:114)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:314)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:98)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:1140)(cid:134)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:61)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:76)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:314)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:55)(cid:98)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)
(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:67)(cid:118)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:139)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:130)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:136)(cid:111)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:30)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:45)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)
(cid:67)(cid:138)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:134)(cid:1140)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:314)
(cid:401)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:104)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:95)(cid:98)(cid:114)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:40)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:43)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:314)
(cid:21)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:109)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:124)
(cid:25)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:14)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:30)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:351)(cid:2)(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:337)
QUARTERLY ADJUSTED EBITDA
(cid:1168)(cid:38)(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:25)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:38)(cid:34)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:34)(cid:1169)
(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:93)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:404)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:400)(cid:406)
(cid:7)(cid:38)(cid:33)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:17)(cid:27)(cid:25)
(cid:13)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:9)(cid:34)
(cid:21)(cid:17)(cid:13)(cid:11)(cid:7)(cid:27)(cid:33)(cid:11)
(cid:27)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:33)
TOTAL
(cid:25)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
$ (2,171)
$ (1,395)
$ (1,218)
$ (4,784)
(cid:13)(cid:24)(cid:40)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:41)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)
(cid:9)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:2462)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
-
1,356
(586)
3,205
-
-
(465)
1,185
-
694
(314)
23
-
2,050
(1,365)
4,413
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
$ 1,804
$ (675)
$ (815)
$ 314
(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:25)(cid:111)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:108)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:403)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:400)(cid:406)
(cid:25)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
$ (8,348)
$ 3,459
$ (1,851)
$(6,740)
(cid:13)(cid:24)(cid:40)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:41)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)
(cid:9)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:2462)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
Total EBITDA
(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)1
(200)
1,364
(1,723)
3,143
(5,764)
1,206
-
-
919
1,248
5,626
-
-
780
(361)
23
(1,409)
1,168
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
$ (4,558)
$ 5,626
$ (241)
(200)
2,144
(1,165)
4,414
(1,547)
2,374
$827
(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:59)(cid:48)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:402)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)
(cid:25)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
$ (12,636)
$ 4,910
$ (3,792)
$ (11,518)
(cid:13)(cid:24)(cid:40)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:41)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)
(cid:9)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:2462)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
Total EBITDA
(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)
-
1,376
(4,901)
3,356
(12,805)
12,704
-
-
1,467
1,272
7,649
-
-
789
(1,876)
22
(4,857)
4,070
-
2,165
(5,310)
4,650
(10,013)
16,774
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
$ (101)
$ 7,649
$ (787)
$ 6,761
Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
(cid:25)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
$ (15,935)
$ 4,775
$ (3,989)
$ (15,149)
(cid:13)(cid:24)(cid:40)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:41)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)
(cid:9)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:2462)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
Total EBITDA
(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)1
(cid:17)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:48)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:118)2
4,400
1,370
(5,817)
3,536
(12,446)
6,789
12,953
-
-
1,426
1,303
7,504
-
-
-
1,770
(885)
27
(3,077)
2,397
-
4,400
3,140
(5,276)
4,866
(8,019)
9,186
12,953
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
$ 7,296
$ 7,504
$ (680)
$ 14,120
(cid:400)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:67)(cid:118)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:139)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:134)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:48)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:139)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:111)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:93)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)
(cid:45)(cid:114)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:314)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:98)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:1140)(cid:134)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:61)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:76)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:314)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:55)(cid:98)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)
(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:67)(cid:118)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:139)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:130)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:136)(cid:111)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:30)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:45)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)
(cid:67)(cid:138)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:134)(cid:1140)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:314)
(cid:401)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:104)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:95)(cid:98)(cid:114)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:40)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:43)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:314)
(cid:21)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:109)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:124)
(cid:25)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:14)(cid:3)(cid:3)(cid:30)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:351)(cid:2)(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:337)
1ST & 2ND HALF ADJUSTED EBITDA
(cid:1168)(cid:38)(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:25)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:38)(cid:34)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:34)(cid:1169)
1st(cid:2)(cid:15)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:43)(cid:401)(cid:399)
(cid:7)(cid:38)(cid:33)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:17)(cid:27)(cid:25)
(cid:13)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:9)(cid:34)
(cid:21)(cid:17)(cid:13)(cid:11)(cid:7)(cid:27)(cid:33)(cid:11)
(cid:27)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:33)
TOTAL
(cid:25)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
$ (10,519)
$ 2,064
$ (3,069)
$ (11,524)
(cid:13)(cid:24)(cid:40)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:41)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)
(cid:9)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:2462)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
Total EBITDA
(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)1
(200)
2,720
(2,309)
6,348
(3,960)
1,206
-
-
454
2,433
4,951
-
-
1,474
(675)
46
(2,224)
1,168
(200)
4,194
(2,530)
8,827
(1,233)
2,374
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
$ (2,754)
$ 4,951
$ (1,056)
$ 1,141
2nd(cid:2)(cid:15)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:43)(cid:401)(cid:399)
(cid:25)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
$ (28,571)
$ 9,685
$ (7,781)
$ (26,667)
(cid:13)(cid:24)(cid:40)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:41)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)
(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:59)
(cid:9)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:2462)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
Total EBITDA
(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)1
(cid:17)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:48)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:118)2
4,400
2,746
(10,718)
6,892
(25,251)
19,493
12,953
-
-
2,893
2,575
15,153
-
-
-
2,559
(2,761)
49
(7,934)
6,467
-
4,400
5,305
(10,586)
9,516
(18,032)
25,960
12,953
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
$ 7,195
$ 15,153
$ (1,467)
$ 20,881
ADJUSTED EPS
(cid:1168)(cid:38)(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:9)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:11)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:25)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:27)(cid:38)(cid:34)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:34)(cid:1169)
(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:33)(cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:34)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:11)(cid:9)
(cid:36)(cid:41)(cid:21)(cid:11)(cid:40)(cid:11)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:27)(cid:25)(cid:36)(cid:15)(cid:34)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:11)(cid:9)
(cid:9)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:134)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)
(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)
(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)
(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:134)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:59)1
(cid:17)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:48)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:138)(cid:311)(cid:2)
(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:134)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:59)2
May 31, 2020
May 26, 2019
May 31, 2020
May 26, 2019
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:404)(cid:401)(cid:337)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:399)(cid:400)(cid:2)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:400)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:400)(cid:337)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:399)(cid:405)(cid:2)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:402)(cid:2)
$ -
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:405)(cid:401)(cid:2)
$ -
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:403)(cid:2)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:399)(cid:1141)(cid:2)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:402)(cid:2)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:399)(cid:1141)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)
(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:102)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:11)(cid:6)(cid:17)(cid:36)(cid:9)(cid:3)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:2)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:399)(cid:405)(cid:2)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:1141)(cid:337)
(cid:2)(cid:362)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:402)(cid:2)
(cid:400)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:9)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:67)(cid:118)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:139)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:134)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:67)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:48)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:139)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:111)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:93)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)
(cid:45)(cid:114)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:314)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:98)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:1140)(cid:134)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:61)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:76)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:314)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:55)(cid:98)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)
(cid:109)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:330)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:93)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:67)(cid:118)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:139)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:2462)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:130)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:136)(cid:111)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:30)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:45)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:139)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:24)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:98)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)
(cid:67)(cid:138)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:118)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:134)(cid:1140)(cid:2462)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:314)
(cid:401)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:98)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:59)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:13)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:317)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:111)(cid:111)(cid:55)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:104)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:45)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:95)(cid:98)(cid:114)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:1140)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:27)(cid:98)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:40)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:59)(cid:93)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:43)(cid:134)(cid:49)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:314)
(cid:21)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:109)(cid:109)(cid:134)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:124)
(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:114)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:118)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:404)(cid:2)(cid:43)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:134)(cid:108)(cid:134)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:33)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:109)
(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:114)(cid:95)(cid:2)(cid:48)(cid:59)(cid:1140)(cid:111)(cid:137)(cid:2)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:124)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:21)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:317)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:108)(cid:134)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:404)(cid:330)(cid:43)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:95)(cid:45)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:95)(cid:111)(cid:1140)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:49)(cid:104)(cid:2)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)
(cid:49)(cid:134)(cid:108)(cid:134)(cid:1140)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:124)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:124)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:109)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:34)(cid:351)(cid:30)(cid:2)(cid:404)(cid:399)(cid:399)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:34)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:32)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:314)(cid:2)(cid:36)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:93)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:114)(cid:95)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:49)(cid:104)(cid:118)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:114)(cid:59)(cid:117)(cid:61)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:108)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:49)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:2)
(cid:362)(cid:400)(cid:399)(cid:399)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:134)(cid:117)(cid:2)(cid:49)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:111)(cid:49)(cid:104)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:2)(cid:59)(cid:45)(cid:49)(cid:95)(cid:2)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:336)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:117)(cid:59)(cid:98)(cid:109)(cid:136)(cid:59)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:108)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:124)(cid:2)(cid:111)(cid:61)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:55)(cid:98)(cid:136)(cid:98)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:118)(cid:337)(cid:2)(cid:61)(cid:117)(cid:111)(cid:108)(cid:2)(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:400)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:404)(cid:330)(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:400)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:399)(cid:314)
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
(cid:3)(cid:108)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:93)(cid:2)(cid:21)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)(cid:311)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:34)(cid:351)(cid:30)(cid:2)(cid:404)(cid:399)(cid:399)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:138)(cid:2)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:2)(cid:124)(cid:95)(cid:59)(cid:2)(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:34)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:32)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:1140)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:138)
(cid:34)(cid:351)(cid:30)(cid:2)500
(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:34)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:32)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:38)(cid:34)(cid:36)(cid:33)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:21)
(cid:21)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:9)(cid:11)(cid:7) (cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:27)(cid:33)(cid:30)
(cid:400)(cid:403)(cid:403)(cid:314)(cid:399)(cid:405)
(cid:400)(cid:404)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:404)
(cid:400)(cid:399)(cid:401)(cid:314)(cid:404)(cid:406)
(cid:400)(cid:399)(cid:399)(cid:2)
(cid:400)(cid:401)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:404)(cid:405)
(cid:400)(cid:401)(cid:1142)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:405)
(cid:400)(cid:402)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:404)(cid:406)
(cid:400)(cid:400)(cid:403)(cid:314)(cid:403)(cid:403)
(cid:406)(cid:1142)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:401)
(cid:406)(cid:406)(cid:314)(cid:404)(cid:400)
(cid:1142)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:399)
(cid:406)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:404)(cid:401)
(cid:1141)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:406)(cid:401)
(cid:400)(cid:405)(cid:1141)(cid:314)(cid:405)(cid:1141)
(cid:400)(cid:403)(cid:403)(cid:314)(cid:403)(cid:1141)
(cid:405)(cid:403)(cid:314)(cid:1141)(cid:405)
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:400)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:404)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:406)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:1141)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:1142)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:405)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:405)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:1142)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:1141)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:406)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:400)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:399)
(cid:21)(cid:45)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:59)(cid:49)(cid:2)(cid:7)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:114)(cid:111)(cid:117)(cid:45)(cid:2462)(cid:111)(cid:109)
(cid:34)(cid:351)(cid:30)(cid:2)(cid:404)(cid:399)(cid:399)
(cid:25)(cid:3)(cid:34)(cid:9)(cid:3)(cid:32)(cid:2)(cid:17)(cid:109)(cid:55)(cid:134)(cid:118)(cid:124)(cid:117)(cid:98)(cid:45)(cid:1140)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:400)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:404)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:406)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:1141)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:1142)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:405)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:405)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:1142)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:1141)(cid:314)(cid:400)(cid:406)
(cid:399)(cid:404)(cid:314)(cid:402)(cid:400)(cid:314)(cid:401)(cid:399)
(cid:400)(cid:399)(cid:399)(cid:314)(cid:399)(cid:399)
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CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Landec Corporation
2811 Airpark Blvd.
Santa Maria, California 93455
(650) 306-1650
NUMERICAL REPORTING
Fiscal 2020 results, amounts and percentages noted in the 2020 Annual Report are subject
to rounding.
STOCK LISTING
The Company’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the
symbol LNDC. The Company has filed an annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Stockholders may obtain a copy of this report and Form 10-K
without charge by writing the Company at our corporate address, listed above.
STOCKHOLDER’S INFORMATION
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The stock transfer agent and registrar
for Landec Corporation is Broadridge.
Stockholders who wish to transfer
their stock, or change the name in
which the shared are registered,
should contact:
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Broadridge Corporate Issuer
Solutions, Inc.
PO Box 1342
Brentwood, NY 11717
(800) 733-1121
Except for historical information contained here, in the matters discussed in the enclosed
materials are forward-looking statement that involve certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially including risks detailed from time to time in the
Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
LEGAL
Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
San Francisco, CA
TRADEMARKS
Corporate Counsel
Latham and Watkins LLP
Los Angeles, CA
The following are some of the official trademarks of Landec Corporation:
Landec®
Intelimer®
Lifecore®Biomedical
Yucatan®
BreatheWay®
Cabo Fresh®
Eat Smart®
Corgel® BioHydrogel
O Olive Oil & Vinegar®
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andrew Powell
Katrina L. Houde
Retired Executive Vice President
and Counsel, Medivation, Inc.
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D.
Retired Chief Executive Officer,
SunOpta, Inc.
Charles Macaluso
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Principal,
Dorchester Capital Advisors, LLC
Evolution Life Sciences Partners
GlaxoSmithKline, plc
Landec Corporation
Deborah Carosella
Retired Chief Executive Officer,
Madhava Natural Sweeteners
Craig Barbarosh
Director and Partner,
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP
Frederick Frank
Chairman,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D.
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Brian McLaughlin
James G. Hall
President,
Lifecore Biomedical
Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC
Nelson Obus
Managing Member,
Tonia Pankopf
Managing Partner,
Pareto Advisors, LLC
Catherine A. Sohn, Pharma.D.
Retired Senior Vice President,
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain,
Timothy Burgess
Curation Foods
Dawn Kimball
Vice President of Finance and
Senior Vice President of Human Resources,
Administration, and Chief Financial Officer
Chief People Officer
LANDEC CORPORATION
2811 Airpark Blvd.
Santa Maria, California 93455
(650) 306-1650