{"url_path":"/sec/jva/10-k/2026/item-12","section_key":"item-12","section_title":"Item 12 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-01-28","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1007019/0001493152-26-004052-index.html","accession_number":"0001493152-26-004052","cik":"0001007019","ticker":"JVA","issuer_name":"COFFEE HOLDING CO INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1007019/0001493152-26-004052-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001007019","primary_entity_name":"COFFEE HOLDING CO INC"},"word_count":593,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**ITEM\n12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS**\n\n \n\n**Security\nOwnership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management**\n\n \n\nThe\nfollowing table shows the number of shares of Coffee Holding’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, beneficially owned by\n(i) each person known to be the owner of 5% or more of our common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) the Named Executive Officers and (iv)\nall directors and executive officers of Coffee Holding as a group, as of January 22, 2026. The percent of common stock outstanding\nwas based on a total of 5,708,599 shares of Coffee Holding’s common stock outstanding as of January 22, 2026. Except as otherwise\nindicated, each person shown in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock listed next\nto his name. The address for each person shown in the table is c/o Coffee Holding Co., Inc., 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New\nYork 10314, unless otherwise indicated.\n\n \n\nName \nPosition \nAmount and Nature of Beneficial\nOwnership  \nPercent of\nCommon Stock\nOutstanding (%)(1) \n\nDirectors and Executive Officers \n    \n   \n\nAndrew Gordon \nPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director \n 661,750(2) \n 11.6%\n\nDavid Gordon \nExecutive Vice President — Operations, Secretary and Director \n 655,037(3) \n 11.5%\n\nGerard DeCapua \nDirector \n 14,100(4) \n * \n\nDaniel Dwyer \nDirector \n 19,900(5) \n * \n\nBarry Knepper \nDirector \n 36,172(6) \n * \n\nJohn Rotelli \nDirector \n 20,548(7) \n * \n\nGeorge F. Thomas \nDirector \n 8,600(8) \n * \n\nAll directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons) \n 1,416,107  \n 24.4%\n\n5% or More Holders \n    \n   \n\nRenaissance Technologies LLC \n 443,764(9) \n 5.5%\n\n \n\n*\nLess than 1%\n\n \n\n(1)\nBeneficial ownership includes shares of common stock as to which a person or group has sole or shared voting power or investment power.\nShares of common stock subject to stock options that are exercisable currently or within 60 days of January 22, 2026, are deemed outstanding\nfor purposes of computing the number of shares beneficially owned and percentage ownership of the person or group holding such stock\noptions, warrants or convertible securities, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.\n\n \n\n(2)\nIncludes 39,000 shares owned by Mr. A. Gordon directly, a stock option to purchase 349,000 shares held directly by Mr. A Gordon, and\n273,750 shares owned indirectly by Mr. A. Gordon through A. Gordon Family Ventures LLC.\n\n \n\n(3)\nIncludes 374,037 shares of common stock owned by Mr. D. Gordon directly, and a stock option to purchase 281,000 shares of common stock\nowned directly by Mr. D. Gordon.\n\n \n\n(4)\nIncludes 100 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 14,000 shares owned directly by Mr. DeCapua.\n\n \n\n(5)\nIncludes 5,900 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 14,000 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. Dwyer.\n\n \n\n(6)\nIncludes 22,172 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 14,000 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. Knepper.\n\n \n\n(7)\nIncludes 6,548 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 14,000 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. Rotelli.\n\n \n\n(8)\nIncludes 5,000 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Thomas directly, an option to purchase 3,000 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Thomas\ndirectly, and 600 shares owned by Mr. Thomas’ wife.\n\n \n\n(9)\nIncludes shares of common stock beneficially owned by Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corporation (“RTHC”) because of RTHC’s\nmajority ownership of Renaissance Technologies LLC (“RTC”). The principal business address of both RTHC and RTC is 800 Third\nAvenue, New York, New York 10022. All information regarding RTHC is based on information disclosed in a statement on Schedule 13G/A filed\nwith the SEC on November 13, 2025.\n\n \n\n36"}