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Calavo Growers, Inc. filings document material-event reports for a California fresh produce and avocado-products company with common stock registered on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under CVGW. Recent disclosure subjects include operating and financial results, dividend record-date and payment information, material agreements, capital-structure matters, shareholder-voting materials, and governance items such as executive retention and compensatory arrangements.
The company's regulatory record also describes its Fresh and Prepared business activities, including avocado sourcing, produce packing and distribution, and guacamole and avocado-product processing, together with formal corporate-governance and public-company reporting disclosures.
Calavo Growers, Inc. and Mission Produce, Inc. announced that Mexico's Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) has granted antitrust clearance for Mission Produce’s pending acquisition of Calavo. The companies stated that, subject to continued satisfaction of all closing conditions, they currently expect the Mergers to close on May 28, 2026.
The filing references Mission Produce’s effective Form S-4 (File No. 333-294128) that includes the joint proxy statement/prospectus mailed to stockholders on or about March 25, 2026. The report reiterates standard forward-looking cautionary language and describes where shareholders can obtain the Registration Statement and Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Calavo Growers, Inc. reports a key step forward in its sale to Mission Produce. Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission has granted antitrust clearance for Mission Produce’s pending acquisition of Calavo, satisfying the merger agreement’s Mexican antitrust closing condition.
With this approval in place, Calavo and Mission Produce currently expect the mergers to close on May 28, 2026, subject to the continued satisfaction of all remaining closing conditions. The companies note that a Form S-4 registration statement, including a joint proxy statement/prospectus, is effective and was mailed to shareholders on or about March 25, 2026, and they urge investors to review these materials for full details of the transaction and related risks.
Mission Produce and Calavo announced that Mexico's Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) granted antitrust clearance. The companies stated that this satisfies the Mexican closing condition in their merger agreement and, subject to continued satisfaction of all closing conditions, they currently expect the Mergers to close on May 28, 2026. The filing notes the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-294128) and that the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus was mailed on or about March 25, 2026.
AllianceBernstein L.P. reported beneficial ownership of 1,267,054 shares of Calavo Growers Inc Common Stock, representing 7.1% of the class as disclosed in a Schedule 13G. The filing shows sole dispositive power for 1,267,054 shares and sole voting power for 747,938 shares.
Calavo Growers, Inc. Schedule 13G: Rubric Capital Management and David Rosen report beneficial ownership of 1,416,662 shares, representing 7.93% of Calavo's 17,874,079 outstanding shares as of March 16, 2026.
The filing states the shares are held by Rubric Funds (including Rubric Capital Master Fund LP) with shared voting and dispositive power reported. The statement notes standard disclosures about beneficial ownership attribution and includes a joint filing agreement.
Calavo Growers, Inc. reported that at a special shareholder meeting on April 28, 2026 shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Mission Produce, Inc., as described in the companies' joint proxy statement/prospectus. A total of 13,082,457 shares were present or represented by proxy (approximately 73.19% of outstanding).
The record date for the meeting was March 16, 2026, when 17,874,079 shares of common stock were outstanding. The non-binding advisory proposal on merger-related executive compensation did not receive the requisite shareholder support. Closing of the Mergers is expected during the fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2026, subject to regulatory approvals in Mexico and other customary closing conditions; Calavo common stock is expected to be halted and delisted upon closing.
Calavo Growers, Inc. shareholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Mission Produce, Inc. at a special meeting held on April 28, 2026. The merger will occur through a two-step structure in which Calavo is first merged into a Mission subsidiary and then into a second Mission entity.
Of 17,874,079 shares entitled to vote, 13,082,457 shares were present, and the merger agreement received 12,110,759 votes in favor. A separate, non-binding advisory proposal on merger-related executive compensation did not pass. Closing still depends on regulatory approvals in Mexico, and Calavo’s Nasdaq listing is expected to end once the mergers close.
CALAVO GROWERS INC Chief Executive Officer Bruce John Lindeman reported equity compensation-related transactions involving company stock. On April 23, 2026, he exercised derivative awards classified as restricted stock units to acquire 4,259 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0000 per share.
On the same date, 1,587 shares of common stock were disposed of in a tax-withholding transaction at $27.86 per share to cover obligations tied to the award. After these transactions, Lindeman directly held 24,556 shares of CALAVO GROWERS INC common stock. Footnotes also describe separate restricted stock units representing a contingent right to receive 2,220 shares of common stock, which fully vested earlier with receipt deferred under the award agreement.
CALAVO GROWERS INC director J. Link Leavens exercised equity awards and updated his holdings. On April 23, 2026, he exercised 4,259 Restricted Stock Units, receiving the same number of common shares at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
After this exercise, Leavens directly owns 89,858 shares of common stock. He also indirectly owns 266,413 shares held in the names of various partnerships where he shares voting and investment power, as described in the footnotes. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one Calavo common share, with vesting tied to a one-year anniversary of grant or the company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders.
Calavo Growers director Kathleen M. Holmgren reported the vesting and exercise of restricted stock units into common stock. She acquired 4,259 shares of Calavo Growers common stock at a price of $0.00 per share through a derivative exercise, bringing her direct ownership to 26,950 shares. The corresponding 4,259 restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to receive one share, were reduced to zero, reflecting a routine equity compensation event rather than an open-market trade.