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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 27, 2002 
CALAVO GROWERS, INC. 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) 
 	 	 	 	 	
California	 	000-33385 	 	33-0945304	
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number) 	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
2530 Red Hill Avenue, Santa Ana, California 92705
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 223-1111 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report) 

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	Item 5. Other Events	
SIGNATURE	

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Item 5. Other Events 
     On December 20, 2002, Mr. Edward P. Smith, tendered his resignation as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Smith advised the Company that he resigned for health reasons. 
SIGNATURE 
     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. 
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	Calavo Growers, Inc.,	
December 27, 2002	 	 	 	 	
 	 	By: 	 	/s/ Lecil E. Cole	
 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	Lecil E. Cole
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	/s/ Wolfgang P. Hombrecher	
 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	Wolfgang P. Hombrecher
Vice President Finance and Corporate Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer)