Aris Water director reports 55,675-share disposition at merger close
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Aris Water Solutions (ARIS) disclosed that a director reported the disposition of 55,675 shares of Class A common stock on 10/15/2025, executed at the Effective Time of the merger transactions with Western Midstream Partners, LP (“Parent”). Following the transaction, the reporting person held 0 shares.
Per the filing, each share was converted into the right to receive, pursuant to the holder’s election, one of the following: $7.00 in cash and 0.450 Parent common units, $25.00 in cash, or 0.625 Parent common units; absent a timely election, the 0.625-unit option applied. The amount reported includes 5,901 shares subject to time-vesting RSUs, which were converted at the Effective Time into cash equal to shares multiplied by $25.00, plus any accrued but unpaid cash-based dividend equivalents.
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Insights
Insider Form 4 reflects merger closing mechanics; neutral impact.
The Form 4 records an automatic share conversion at the merger’s Effective Time. For each Aris share, holders could elect $7.00 plus 0.450 Western Midstream units, $25.00 cash, or 0.625 Western Midstream units. The director’s position moved to zero shares after completion.
Equity awards were addressed: 5,901 RSU shares converted to cash at $25.00 per underlying share plus unpaid cash-based dividend equivalents. This aligns with typical change-in-control treatment and indicates consideration choices were provided per the merger agreement.
This filing is administrative and confirms execution of previously announced terms. Actual consideration mix depends on individual elections; subsequent disclosures may provide aggregate post-merger details.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Class A Common Stock | 55,675 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- As of the effective time (the "Effective Time") of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on August 6, 2025, by and among the Issuer, Western Midstream Partners, LP ("Parent"), Arrakis OpCo Merger Sub LLC, Arrakis Holdings Inc., Arrakis Unit Merger Sub LLC, Arrakis Cash Merger Sub LLC and Aris Water Holdings LLC, each issued and outstanding share of the Issuer's Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Issuer Class A Common Stock") held by the Reporting Person as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, was converted into the right to receive, pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, one of the following forms of consideration: cont'd from Footnote 1: (i) $7.00 in cash (without interest) and 0.450 common units representing limited partnership interests in Parent ("Parent Common Units"); (ii) $25.00 in cash (without interest); (iii) 0.625 Parent Common Units ("Common Unit Election Consideration"), or (iv) in the event of the Reporting Person's failure to timely deliver an election, the Common Unit Election Consideration. This amount includes 5,901 shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock subject to awards of time-vesting restricted stock units ("Issuer RSU Awards") held by the Reporting Person. At the Effective Time, each Issuer RSU Award was converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (i) the total number of shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock subject to such Issuer RSU Award, multiplied by (ii) $25.00, plus an additional amount in cash equal to any accrued but unpaid cash-based dividend equivalents.