ACV Auctions completes $10.50-a-share Copart merger
The tender met the Minimum Condition; Purchaser had sufficient shares to complete the merger under Section 251(h) without an ACV stockholder vote.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
ACV Auctions Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of Copart, Inc. after Copart’s wholly owned Apple Merger Sub, Inc. completed the tender offer and merger. The offer price was $10.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes. The offer expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 15, 2026. Purchaser accepted 116,818,409 shares validly tendered and not withdrawn; together with shares owned by Copart and its affiliates, those shares represented approximately 68.43% of ACV’s then issued and outstanding shares.
The tender satisfied the Minimum Condition, and Purchaser had sufficient shares to complete the merger under Section 251(h) of the DGCL without an ACV stockholder vote. At the merger’s effective time, each outstanding share other than specified excluded shares and shares subject to properly demanded appraisal rights converted into the right to receive the offer price in cash. ACV shares were expected to cease trading on the NYSE before the opening of business on October 16, 2026, and Copart and ACV intended to pursue delisting and deregistration.
Filing Explained
The amendment says cash payment for tendered shares would be made promptly after the offer expired, so acceptance of the tender and payment are distinct steps in the disclosed settlement.
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