Form 8-K

SANDERSON FARMS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: September 25, 2012

/s/ D. Michael Cockrell

D. Michael Cockrell

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

0001193125-12-403494.txt : 20120925 0001193125-12-403494.hdr.sgml : 20120925 20120925172253 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-403494 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120920 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20120925 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120925 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SANDERSON FARMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000812128 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING [2015] IRS NUMBER: 640615843 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14977 FILM NUMBER: 121109640 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 N 13TH AVE STREET 2: PO BOX 988 CITY: LAUREL STATE: MS ZIP: 39441 BUSINESS PHONE: 6016494030 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 N 13TH AVENUE STREET 2: PO BOX 988 CITY: LAUREL STATE: MS ZIP: 39441 8-K 1 d415689d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2012

SANDERSON FARMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Mississippi	1-14977	(64-0615843
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

127 Flynt Road Laurel, Mississippi		39443
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(601) 649-4030

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 20, 2012, James A. Grimes, who has served as the Registrant’s Secretary since 1993 and its Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since 1985, notified the Registrant that he will retire effective October 31, 2012. On September 25, 2012 the Registrant appointed Tim Rigney to serve as the Registrant’s Controller effective November 1, 2012. Mr. Rigney, who is 47, has been the Registrant’s Corporate Accounting Manager since 2004 and has been employed by the Registrant in various capacities since 1990. The role of Controller is not a corporate office under the Registrant’s By-Laws, but Mr. Rigney, as Controller, will perform the functions of a “principal accounting officer” as that term is used in the rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.