Refer to the description of the Broiler Antitrust Civil Litigation, the Pork Antitrust Litigation, the Beef Antitrust Litigation, and the Wage Rate Litigation under the heading “Commitments and Contingencies” in Part I, Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Note 14: Commitments and Contingencies, which discussion is incorporated herein by reference. Other than as set forth below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2025, there are no additional updates to the legal proceedings involving the Company and/or its subsidiaries. On June 19, 2005, the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma against the Company, three of its subsidiaries, six other poultry integrator entities, and one table egg company. The complaint, which was subsequently amended, asserts a number of state and federal causes of action including, but not limited to, counts under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and state-law public nuisance theories. The State of Oklahoma alleges that the defendants and certain contract growers who were not joined in the lawsuit polluted the surface waters, groundwater and associated drinking water supplies of the Illinois River Watershed through the land application of poultry litter. The State of Oklahoma’s claims were narrowed through various rulings issued before and during trial and its claims for natural resource damages were dismissed by the district court in a ruling issued on July 22, 2009, which was subsequently affirmed on appeal by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. A non-jury trial of the remaining claims, including the State of Oklahoma’s request for injunctive relief, began on September 24, 2009. Closing arguments were held on February 11, 2010. On January 18, 2023, the district court entered Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in favor of the State of Oklahoma and directed the parties to confer in an attempt to reach an agreement on appropriate remedies. On June 12, 2023, the district court ordered the parties to mediation. The parties attended an in-person mediation on October 12, 2023, but were unable to reach a resolution. Defendants subsequently filed a post-trial motion to dismiss, which the district court denied on June 26, 2024. The district court convened an evidentiary hearing which concluded on December 17, 2024 and the parties completed post-hearing briefing. On June 17, 2025, the district court entered an opinion and order concluding that conditions in the Illinois River Watershed had not changed materially since the original trial in 2009 and 2010. The following day, the district court entered an order setting a schedule for the parties to make written submissions concerning the terms of the final judgment the court should enter. Those submissions were completed on August 11, 2025. The district court issued a judgment on December 19, 2025, imposing civil penalties on the defendants, including a civil penalty of approximately $0.2 million on the Company and its subsidiaries. The district court also ordered other remedies, including entering an injunction imposing certain poultry litter management restrictions and the appointment of a special master for the development and oversight of a remediation plan, to be funded by an initial payment of $10 million from the defendants. The Company appealed the judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. On February 12, 2026, the Company and the State of Oklahoma filed a joint motion asking the district court to approve a proposed consent judgment to memorialize a settlement under which the Company committed to certain poultry litter management restrictions as well as a contribution of approximately $18 million to fund the remediation and conservation of the Illinois River Watershed, and approximately $1 million to fund the appointment of a special master for a period of seven years to oversee compliance with those poultry litter management restrictions. On April 8, 2026, the district court denied the joint motion. The Company has appealed the district court's denial of this joint motion. The Company has also appealed the district court's December 19, 2025 judgment, and both appeals remain pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The district court has stayed the financial terms of its judgment pending the appeal, while certain poultry litter management restrictions remain in effect. On July 10, 2026, the Company and the other defendants entered into a settlement agreement with the State of Oklahoma intended to resolve the litigation. The settlement provides for an environmental relief fund of approximately $41.7 million in the aggregate, of which the Company's obligation is approximately $18 million, as well as a contribution by the Company of approximately $0.2 million to a penalty fund and approximately $1 million to an auditor fund. Pursuant to the agreement, the parties will cooperate to seek vacatur of the December 19, 2025 judgment and dismissal with prejudice of the claims against the defendants. As of September 27, 2025, we had approximately 133,000 team members and, at any time have various employment practices matters outstanding. In the aggregate, these matters are important to the Company, and we devote considerable resources to managing employment issues. Additionally, we are subject to other lawsuits, investigations and claims (some of which involve substantial amounts) arising out of the conduct of our business. While the ultimate results of these matters cannot be determined, they are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.