Cantaloupe (CTLP) CEO’s shares and options converted to $11.20 cash in merger
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cantaloupe, Inc. director and CEO Venkatesan Ravi reported dispositions tied to the company’s merger with 365 Retail Markets. On this Form 4, 43,391 and 149,727 shares of common stock were disposed of in transactions coded as “Disposition to issuer” in connection with the closing.
According to the merger agreement, at the effective time each share of Cantaloupe common stock was canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive $11.20 in cash per share, without interest. Outstanding restricted stock units and certain stock options were fully vested, canceled and converted into cash rights as described, while options with exercise prices at or above $11.20 were canceled without consideration.
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Insights
CEO’s Form 4 shows equity being cashed out or canceled as part of a completed cash merger.
This Form 4 for Cantaloupe, Inc. reflects mechanical clean-up of CEO Venkatesan Ravi’s equity under the merger agreement with 365 Retail Markets and related entities. Common shares and awards were not sold on the open market; they were converted or canceled per the deal terms.
The footnotes state that each common share was converted into the right to receive $11.20 in cash and that restricted stock units became fully vested and cash-settled. “In-the-Money Options” were cashed out based on the excess of the $11.20 merger consideration over their exercise price, while options at or above $11.20 expired without payment.
For investors, this filing mainly confirms how existing equity awards were treated at closing, rather than signaling the CEO’s view on valuation. There are no remaining derivative holdings shown, suggesting his reported company equity position under this plan has been fully settled through the merger structure.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 800,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 300,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 200,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Common Stock | 149,727 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Common Stock | 43,391 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- This Form 4 reports securities disposed of under the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 15, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Cantaloupe, Inc. (the "Company"), 365 Retail Markets, LLC, Catalyst Holdco I, Inc., Catalyst Holdco II, Inc. and Catalyst MergerSub Inc. ("Merger Subsidiary"), under which Merger Subsidiary was merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger. At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of common stock of the Company ("Common Stock") reported in this row of this Form 4 was canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive $11.20 in cash, without interest (such amount per share, the "Merger Consideration"). Each of these restricted stock units of the Company ("RSU") represented a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, each RSU that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested and free of restrictions and was canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase one share of Common Stock ("Option") having a per share exercise price less than the Merger Consideration ("In-the-Money Option") became fully vested and free of restrictions and was canceled in exchange for cash in an amount equal to (A) the total number of shares of Common Stock for which such In-the-Money Option was exercisable, multiplied by (B) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price of such In-the-Money Option, and each outstanding Company Option having a per share exercise price equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration was canceled without consideration.