8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM

8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

July 21, 2021

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38695

64-0500378

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1052 Highland Colony Pkwy

,

Suite 200

Ridgeland

,

MS

39157

(Address of principal executive offices (zip code))

601

-

948-6813

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the

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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, $0.01 par value per share

CALM

The

NASDAQ

Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities

Act of

1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2

of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period

for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange

Act.

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

On July 20, 2021, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

(the “Company”) issued a press release

announcing that the Company has published

its

2020 Sustainability Overview. The

full report may

be found on

the Company’s website

at www.calmainefoods.com. A copy of

the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit

Number

Description

99.1

Press Release issued by the Company on July 21, 2021

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File, (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements for 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.

CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC.

Date:

July 21, 2021

By:

/s/ Max P. Bowman

Max P. Bowman

Director, Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer

exhibit991

Exhibit 99.1

-END-

Contacts:

Dolph Baker, Chairman and CEO

Max P. Bowman, Vice President and CFO

(601) 948-6813

CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. ANNOUNCES

PUBLICATION OF 2020 SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW

RIDGELAND, Miss.

(July 20,

2021) -

Cal-Maine Foods,

Inc. (NASDAQ:

CALM) today

released

Scaling

our

Sustainability

,

which

outlines

the

Company’s

enhanced

initiatives

to

augment

its

sustainability

journey.

The fiscal

year

2020 report

introduces the

Company’s

Human Rights

Statement

,

discusses

the Company’s

strong food safety

performance and highlights

the Company’s

commitment to animal

welfare, among other items. The

report also introduces Company reporting

against the Sustainability

Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework.

“Cal-Maine Foods’ commitment to

sustainable food production is

embedded in our culture,” said Dolph

Baker,

chairman and

chief executive

officer of

Cal-Maine Foods,

Inc. “We

are pleased

to publish

our

second

sustainability

update

for

stakeholders

to

help

them

better

understand

our

enterprise

commitment to

continue to

serve as

the most

sustainable and

reliable supplier

of high-quality

fresh

eggs and egg products in the United States.”

The report may be found on the Company’s website,

here

.

Cal-Maine

Foods,

Inc.

is

primarily

engaged

in

the

production,

grading,

packing,

marketing

and

distribution of fresh

shell eggs, including

conventional, cage-free, organic

and nutritionally enhanced

eggs.

The

Company,

which

is

headquartered

in

Ridgeland,

Mississippi,

is

the

largest

producer

and

distributor

of

fresh

shell

eggs

in

the

United

States and

sells

the

majority

of

its

shell

eggs

in

states

across the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic

regions of the United States.