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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2022

MISSION PRODUCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-39561

95-3847744

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission file number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2710 Camino Del Sol, Oxnard, CA

93030

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 981-3650

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

AVO

NASDAQ Global Select Market

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On April 26, 2022, Mission Produce, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018 (the “Credit Agreement”), as amended on September 18, 2020 (the “First Amendment”), by and among Mission Produce, Inc., as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer, Farm Credit West, PCA as Syndication Agent, City National Bank and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as co-documentation agents, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Farm Credit West, PCA as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and other lenders party thereto. The Second Amendment became effective on April 26, 2022.

Among other things, the Second Amendment provides for: (i) an increase to the maximum annual aggregate purchase consideration for a permitted acquisition from $20 million to $30 million; (ii) an increase to the consolidated total net leverage ratio for the fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2022 from 2.75:1.0 to 3.75:1.0 and for the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2022, from 2.75:1.0 to 3.25:1.0; and (iii) certain other administrative updates.

In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, certain of the lenders under the Credit Agreement or their affiliates have in the past performed, and may in the future from time to time perform, investment banking, advisory, lending and/or commercial banking or other financial services for the Company and its subsidiaries for which they received, or may receive, customary fees and reimbursement of expenses.

The foregoing description does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms of the Second Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment, filed as Exhibit 10.17 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Entry Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.						Exhibit Description
10.17						Second Amendment dated April 26, 2022, to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 11, 2018 and amended on September 18, 2020, by and among Mission Produce, Inc., as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer, Farm Credit West, PCA as Syndication Agent, City National Bank and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as co-documentation agents, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Farm Credit West, PCA as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and other lenders party thereto.

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.


MISSION PRODUCE, INC.

/s/ Stephen J. Barnard
Stephen J. Barnard
Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 26, 2022