On January 14, 2016, Sanderson Farms, Inc. announced that it has received a shareholder proposal from Oxfam America, Inc. requesting the board of directors cause the Company to publish, by April 1, 2016 and annually thereafter, a report describing the Company's present policies, practices, performance, and improvement targets related to Occupational health and safety. Among other disclosures, the report should include employee injury causes and rates, incidents of non-compliance with safety and labor laws, remedial actions taken and measures contributing to long-term mitigation and improvements.