Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective April 13, 2023, Shaunte D. Mears Watkins, a Class II director,
resigned from the Board of Directors of Mission Produce, Inc. (the
"Corporation"), a Delaware corporation. Ms. Mears Watkins resigned from the
Board of Directors due to her relocation to Australia and not because of any
disagreement with the Corporation on any matter relating to the Corporation's
operations, policies or practices.
In connection with Ms. Mears Watkins' resignation, the Board of Directors
approved a reduction in the size of the Board of Directors from nine to eight
directors.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 13, 2023, Mission Produce, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2023 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), virtually on the Internet. A
total of 58,280,141 shares of the Company's common stock, representing
approximately 82.39% of the 70,733,090 shares outstanding and entitled to vote
as of the February 14, 2023 record date for the Annual Meeting, were
represented, constituting a quorum.
Stockholders were asked to vote on three (3) proposals set forth in our Proxy
Statement dated February 27, 2023, which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The results of the voting at the Annual Meeting are set
forth below:
Proposal 1- Election of Directors
Shares Voted
Director Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Stephen J. Barnard 47,151,390 1,165,793 9,962,958
Bonnie C. Lind 38,195,517 10,121,666 9,962,958
Linda B. Segre 44,722,616 3,594,567 9,962,958
Proposal 2 - Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive
officers
Shares Voted
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
43,795,040 2,695,079 1,827,064 9,962,958
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023
Shares Voted
For Against Abstain
58,261,270 9,123 9,748
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