Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE: ALEX) director cashes out in merger
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. director Diana Laing disposed of all her common stock in connection with the company’s cash merger. The Form 4 shows two issuer dispositions on March 12, 2026, reducing her directly held common shares to zero.
Footnotes explain that Alexander & Baldwin merged with Tropic Merger Sub LLC, ceasing its separate existence and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Tropic Purchaser LLC. Each outstanding common share was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $20.85 in cash per share, subject to applicable taxes. Service-based director restricted stock units were also cancelled and converted into a cash payment based on the same merger consideration plus accrued dividend equivalents.
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Insights
Director’s equity is cashed out as Alexander & Baldwin goes private in a cash merger.
The transactions show director Diana Laing disposing of all directly held Alexander & Baldwin common shares through issuer dispositions tied to a merger. This is not an open‑market sale but an automatic cancellation of equity as part of a change of control.
Footnotes describe a merger where each outstanding share converts into a right to receive $20.85 cash per share, and director service-based RSUs convert into cash based on the same price plus accrued dividend equivalents. This effectively cashes out the director’s equity as the company becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Tropic Purchaser LLC.
From an investor perspective, this Form 4 mainly documents the mechanics of the closing transaction rather than discretionary trading by the director. The key takeaway is the completion of the all‑cash merger at the stated per‑share consideration and the elimination of public common equity.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Common Stock | 6,540 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Common Stock | 32,572 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit award with vesting solely subject to service-based conditions held by a non-employee director ("Director RSU Award") that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (subject to applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of shares of Issuer's common stock subject to such Director RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Merger Consideration, plus any accrued and unpaid dividend equivalents corresponding to such Director RSU Award. [See FN (2) for other defined terms] On March 12, 2026, under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of December 8, 2025, by and among Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. ("Issuer"), Tropic Purchaser LLC ("Parent") and Tropic Merger Sub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), Issuer merged with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger") and the separate existence of Issuer ceased and Merger Sub survived as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Under the terms and subject to the conditions in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") each share of Issuer's common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares held by Issuer, any subsidiary of Issuer, Parent or Merger Sub) was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $20.85, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration").
