Other events	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
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Other events	7.Other events Dividend payment On December 8, 2016, we paid a $0.90 per share dividend in the aggregate amount of $15.7 million to shareholders of record on November 17, 2016. Temecula Facility In April 2017, our agreement with Southern California Investors, a California corporation, pursuant to which we would sell certain real property located at 28410 Vincent Moraga Drive, Temecula, California (collectively, the “Temecula Property”), was terminated by mutual agreement. Litigation We are currently a named defendant in two class action lawsuits filed in Superior state courts in California alleging violations of California wage-and-hour laws, failure to pay overtime, failure to pay for missed meal and rest periods, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, failure to pay all wages due at the time of termination or resignation, as well as statutory penalties for violation of the California Labor Code and Minimum Wage Order-2014. We are still assessing the claims and assertions made by the plaintiffs. We intend to aggressively challenge the merits of each lawsuit. At this time, we are not able to predict either the outcome of these lawsuits or estimate a potential range of loss with respect to said lawsuits. From time to time, we are also involved in other litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business that we do not believe will have a material adverse impact on our financial statements. Mexico tax audits We conduct business internationally and, as a result, one or more of our subsidiaries files income tax returns in U.S. federal, U.S. state and certain foreign jurisdictions. Accordingly, in the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities, primarily in Mexico and the United States. During our third quarter of fiscal 2016, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Calavo de Mexico (“CDM”), received a written communication from the Ministry of Finance and Administration of the government of the State of Michoacan, Mexico (“MFM”) containing preliminary observations related to a fiscal 2011 tax audit of such subsidiary. MFM’s preliminary observations outline certain proposed adjustments primarily related to intercompany funding, deductions for services from certain vendors/suppliers and Value Added Tax (“VAT”). During our fourth fiscal quarter of 2016, we provided a written rebuttal to MFM’s preliminary observations and requested the adoption of a conclusive agreement before the PRODECON (Local Tax Ombudsman) so that a full discussion of the case between us, the MFM and the PRODECON, as appropriate, can lead to a reconsideration of the MFM findings. We expect that several formal meetings between us, the MFM and the PRODECON will be required before the MFM will reach a conclusion. The first such meeting occurred during our second fiscal quarter. We expect another meeting to occur in the coming months. Note that during the meeting and discussion process, the fiscal year 2011 final assessment (previously expected no later February 2017) has been suspended. Additionally, we also received notice from Mexico's Federal Tax Administration Service, Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT), that our wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Calavo de Mexico, is currently under examination related to fiscal year 2013. In January 2017 we received preliminary observations from SAT outlining certain proposed adjustments primarily related to intercompany funding deductions for services from certain vendors/suppliers and VAT. We provided a written rebuttal to these preliminary observation during our second fiscal quarter of 2017 which the SAT is in process of analyzing. During the coming months, we will evaluate our option to request the adoption of a conclusive agreement before the PRODECON which if we do so, will suspend the pending final assessment for fiscal year 2013. We believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters is unlikely to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position.

7.Other events

Dividend payment

On December 8, 2016, we paid a $0.90 per share dividend in the aggregate amount of $15.7 million to shareholders of record on November 17, 2016.

Temecula Facility

In April 2017, our agreement with Southern California Investors, a California corporation, pursuant to which we would sell certain real property located at 28410 Vincent Moraga Drive, Temecula, California (collectively, the “Temecula Property”), was terminated by mutual agreement.

Litigation

We are currently a named defendant in two class action lawsuits filed in Superior state courts in California alleging violations of California wage-and-hour laws, failure to pay overtime, failure to pay for missed meal and rest periods, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements, failure to pay all wages due at the time of termination or resignation, as well as statutory penalties for violation of the California Labor Code and Minimum Wage Order-2014. We are still assessing the claims and assertions made by the plaintiffs. We intend to aggressively challenge the merits of each lawsuit. At this time, we are not able to predict either the outcome of these lawsuits or estimate a potential range of loss with respect to said lawsuits.

From time to time, we are also involved in other litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business that we do not believe will have a material adverse impact on our financial statements.

Mexico tax audits

We conduct business internationally and, as a result, one or more of our subsidiaries files income tax returns in U.S. federal, U.S. state and certain foreign jurisdictions. Accordingly, in the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities, primarily in Mexico and the United States. During our third quarter of fiscal 2016, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Calavo de Mexico (“CDM”), received a written communication from the Ministry of Finance and Administration of the government of the State of Michoacan, Mexico (“MFM”) containing preliminary observations related to a fiscal 2011 tax audit of such subsidiary. MFM’s preliminary observations outline certain proposed adjustments primarily related to intercompany funding, deductions for services from certain vendors/suppliers and Value Added Tax (“VAT”). During our fourth fiscal quarter of 2016, we provided a written rebuttal to MFM’s preliminary observations and requested the adoption of a conclusive agreement before the PRODECON (Local Tax Ombudsman) so that a full discussion of the case between us, the MFM and the PRODECON, as appropriate, can lead to a reconsideration of the MFM findings. We expect that several formal meetings between us, the MFM and the PRODECON will be required before the MFM will reach a conclusion. The first such meeting occurred during our second fiscal quarter. We expect another meeting to occur in the coming months. Note that during the meeting and discussion process, the fiscal year 2011 final assessment (previously expected no later February 2017) has been suspended.

Additionally, we also received notice from Mexico's Federal Tax Administration Service, Servicio de Administracion Tributaria (SAT), that our wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Calavo de Mexico, is currently under examination related to fiscal year 2013. In January 2017 we received preliminary observations from SAT outlining certain proposed adjustments primarily related to intercompany funding deductions for services from certain vendors/suppliers and VAT. We provided a written rebuttal to these preliminary observation during our second fiscal quarter of 2017 which the SAT is in process of analyzing. During the coming months, we will evaluate our option to request the adoption of a conclusive agreement before the PRODECON which if we do so, will suspend the pending final assessment for fiscal year 2013.

We believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters is unlikely to have a material effect on our consolidated financial position.