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Sanderson Farms Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Joe Sanderson

Chief executive officer

US$6.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	22.1%
CEO tenure	32.7yrs
CEO ownership	3.4%
Management average tenure	17.8yrs
Board average tenure	17.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Joe Sanderson's remuneration changed compared to Sanderson Farms's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Apr 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$852m
Jan 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$630m
Oct 31 2021	US$7m	US$2m	US$449m
Jul 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$295m
Apr 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$165m
Jan 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$76m
Oct 31 2020	US$5m	US$2m	US$28m
Jul 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$22m
Apr 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$2m
Jan 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$32m
Oct 31 2019	US$4m	US$2m	US$53m
Jul 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$32m
Apr 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$9m
Jan 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$8m
Oct 31 2018	US$4m	US$2m	US$61m
Jul 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$175m
Apr 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$278m
Jan 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$302m
Oct 31 2017	US$7m	US$1m	US$275m
Jul 31 2017	n/a	n/a	US$278m
Apr 30 2017	n/a	n/a	US$218m
Jan 31 2017	n/a	n/a	US$199m
Oct 31 2016	US$4m	US$1m	US$186m
Jul 31 2016	n/a	n/a	US$138m
Apr 30 2016	n/a	n/a	US$135m
Jan 31 2016	n/a	n/a	US$158m
Oct 31 2015	US$6m	US$1m	US$212m

Compensation vs Market: Joe's total compensation ($USD6.89M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.85M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Joe's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Joe Sanderson (74 yo)

32.7yrs

Tenure

US$6,885,129

Compensation

Mr. Joe F. Sanderson, Jr. has been the Chairman of Sanderson Farms, Inc. since January 8, 1998 and as its Chief Executive Officer since November 1, 1989. Mr. Sanderson served as the President of Sanderson...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Joe Sanderson	Chairman & CEO	32.7yrs	US$6.89m	3.44% $ 156.8m
Lampkin Butts	President & Director	17.8yrs	US$2.59m	0.46% $ 20.9m
D. Cockrell	CFO, Chief Legal Officer	28.7yrs	US$2.08m	0.38% $ 17.4m
Timothy Rigney	Corporate Secretary	9.7yrs	US$826.09k	0.070% $ 3.2m
Edward Chisholm	Principal Operating Officer	2.4yrs	no data	no data
Brian Romano	Director of Administration & Human Resources	no data	no data	no data
Robin Robinson	Director of Organization Development & Corporate Communication	no data	no data	no data
Hilary Burroughs	Director of Marketing	no data	no data	no data
Bob Rosa	Chief Financial Analyst	no data	no data	no data

17.8yrs

Average Tenure

64yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SAFM's management team is seasoned and experienced (17.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Joe Sanderson	Chairman & CEO	38.5yrs	US$6.89m	3.44% $ 156.8m
Lampkin Butts	President & Director	24.4yrs	US$2.59m	0.46% $ 20.9m
D. Cockrell	CFO, Chief Legal Officer	24.4yrs	US$2.08m	0.38% $ 17.4m
Phil Livingston	Independent Lead Director	33.5yrs	US$289.11k	0.047% $ 2.2m
Edith Kelly-Green	Independent Director	3.8yrs	US$267.84k	0.015% $ 669.3k
Gail Pittman	Independent Director	20.5yrs	US$273.12k	0.080% $ 3.6m
Beverly Hogan	Independent Director	18.4yrs	US$281.64k	0.080% $ 3.6m
Sonia Perez	Independent Director	3yrs	US$276.72k	0.013% $ 606.5k
John Bierbusse	Outside Director	16.4yrs	US$259.83k	0.038% $ 1.7m
Toni Cooley	Independent Director	15.5yrs	US$293.75k	0.10% $ 4.6m
Fred Banks	Independent Director	15.5yrs	US$274.72k	0.12% $ 5.5m
John Barksdale	Independent Director	3.9yrs	US$276.34k	0.021% $ 976.2k

17.4yrs

Average Tenure

68.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SAFM's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 17.4 years average tenure).

This company has been acquired

Sanderson Farms Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Sanderson Farms, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Feb 18, 2021

Sanderson Farms Announces Retirement of Board Member John Baker

President & Director exercised options and sold US$137k worth of stock

Director recently sold US$362.1k worth of stock

Recent updates

Sanderson Farms Request Nasdaq to Delist Shares

Wayne Farms LLC and Cargill, Incorporated completed the acquisition of Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SAFM) from BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), The Vanguard Group, Inc., Nuance Investments, LLC, T. Rowe Price Associations, Inc. and others.

Sanderson Farms Plays Chicken

Sanderson Farms: Priced For Flight

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend Payable on May 17, 2022

Sanderson Farms: Defensive Value With Growth Potential

Sanderson Farms: A Favorable Risk To Reward Prospect Still

Sanderson Farms Plans for Delisting

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Sanderson Farms: An M&A Opportunity

Sanderson Farms: Buyout Leads To Further Upside Potential

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$7.38 (vs US$1.48 in 3Q 2020)

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Provides Production Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of Fiscal 2021

Sanderson Farms Reportedly Nears $4.5 Billion Sale to Continental Grain and Cargill

Upcoming dividend of US$0.44 per share

Sanderson Farms Is A Value Play Right Now

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Sanderson Farms Reportedly Explores Sale

Consensus EPS estimates increase to US$14.07

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$4.34 (vs US$0.28 in 2Q 2020)

Sanderson Farms FQ2 2021 Earnings Preview

Sanderson Farms, Inc. Provides Update on Operations Affected by Winter Storms

New 90-day high: US$150

Analysts update estimates

Sanderson Farms, Inc.(NasdaqGS:SAFM) dropped from S&P 600 Consumer Staples (Sector)

Sanderson Farms, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Feb 18, 2021

Sanderson Farms: Stock Price Already Assumes Recovery

Meat workers included in next phase of large-scale vaccinations

Sanderson Farms Announces Retirement of Board Member John Baker

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.27

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.27

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Sanderson Farms FQ4 2020 Earnings Preview

New 90-day high: US$132

President & Director exercised options and sold US$137k worth of stock

Sanderson Farms: Ongoing Headwinds Outweigh Buyout Hopes

Durational Capital Management LP made an offer to acquire an unknown remaining stake Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM)

Takeover chatter lifts Sanderson Farms

New 90-day high: US$128

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.44 Per Share

Director recently sold US$362.1k worth of stock

Earnings released

New 90-day low - US$111

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.32 Per Share

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