Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Ticker:CALM 3320 Woodrow Wilson Drive
Exchange:NASDAQ-National Market Jackson, Mississippi 39202
Industry:Agricultural (601) 948-6813

Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:10/25/96
U.S. Shares:2,200,000 Offer Date:12/11/96
Non-U.S. Shares:0 Filing Range:$6.50 - $7.50
Primary Shares:1,400,000 Offer Price:$7.00
Secondary Shares:800,000 Gross Spread:$0.52
Offering Amount: $15,400,000 Selling:$0.28
Expenses:$659,750 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:12,006,800

ManagerTierPhone
Paulson Investment Company, Inc.Lead Manager (503) 243-6000

Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
6/1/96 8/31/96 9/2/95 8/31/96
Revenue:$282.84$65.56$56.22Assets:$150.35
Net Income:$10.93$1.10-$1.64Liabilities:$101.38
EPS:$0.94$0.10-$0.14Equity:$48.98

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company is primarily engaged in the production, cleaning, grading, packing and sale of fresh shell eggs and the manufacture and sale of egg products. The company is currently the largest producer and distributor of fresh eggs in the United States selling over 7.5% of all shell eggs sold in the United States. The company primarily markets its shell eggs and egg products in 26 states, chiefly in the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-atlantic regions of the United States. The company's operations are fully integrated. It owns facilities to hatch chicks, grow pullets, manufacture feed and products, process, manufacture and distribute shell eggs and egg products. Company-owned facilities accounted for approximately 60% of total egg production in fiscal 1996, with the balance attributable to contract producers used by the company. Approximately 95% of the feed for the company-owned farms and contract producers in manufactured by the company, from purchased ingredients, in feed mills that it owns and operates.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to provide additional funds for possible future acquisitions, increase working capital and for general corporate purposes.

Last updated: 12/29/96

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