0001209191-15-087359.txt : 20151230 0001209191-15-087359.hdr.sgml : 20151230 20151230151121 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-15-087359 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151230 FILED AS OF DATE: 20151230 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151230 ISSUER: 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 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SANDERSON JOE F JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001054609 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING [2015] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14977 FILM NUMBER: 151313390 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 N 13TH AVENUE STREET 2: PO BOX 988 CITY: LAUREL STATE: MS ZIP: 39441 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2015-12-30 0 0000812128 SANDERSON FARMS INC SAFM 0001054609 SANDERSON JOE F JR 127 FLYNT ROAD P.O. BOX 988 LAUREL MS 39443 1 1 0 0 CEO, Chairman of the Board Common Stock 721296 D Common Stock 9808 I By spouse. Common Stock 97018 I Allocated to Reporting Person's account in Issuer ESOP. Performance Shares 2015-12-30 4 A 0 65000 0.00 A Common Stock 65000 65000 D The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. The performance shares were awarded on November 1, 2013. The award entitled the Reporting Person to a number of shares of common stock based on the Issuer's level of achievement of performance measures over a two-year period ending October 31, 2015. The performance measures were return on equity and return on sales. On December 30, 2015, the Issuer's Compensation Committee determined that based on the Issuer's actual performance, the Reporting Person is entitled to the number of shares reported in Table II. The earned shares are subject to an additional one-year vesting period before they are issued and will vest, as long as the Reporting Person remains continuously employed with the Issuer (with some exceptions), on October 31, 2016. /s/ D. Michael Cockrell, Attorney-in-Fact 2015-12-30