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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 director Kathleen M. Holmgren disposed of 26,950 shares of Calavo common stock in connection with the company’s merger with Mission Produce. The shares were returned to the issuer under the merger agreement, and each Calavo share was converted into the right to receive 0.9790 Mission Produce share plus $14.85 in cash, with additional cash paid instead of any fractional Mission shares. Following this transaction, Holmgren no longer holds Calavo common stock directly.
CALAVO GROWERS INC director J. Link Leavens reported a full disposition of his Calavo common stock in connection with the company’s merger with Mission Produce. The filing shows 266,413 indirectly held shares and 89,858 directly held shares of Calavo common stock were disposed of in issuer-related transactions.
According to the merger agreement, each Calavo share was converted into the right to receive 0.9790 shares of Mission Produce common stock plus $14.85 in cash, with cash paid in lieu of any fractional Mission Produce shares and without interest. After these transactions, the filing reports zero Calavo shares remaining for Leavens, including shares previously held indirectly through various partnerships where he shared voting and investment power.
Calavo Growers Chief Executive Officer Bruce John Lindeman reported the disposition of his Calavo equity awards in connection with the company’s merger with Mission Produce. He disposed of 24,556 shares of common stock at a reported price of $0.00 per share in a transaction coded as a disposition to the issuer.
The footnotes explain that, under the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 14, 2026, each Calavo common share was converted into the right to receive 0.9790 Mission Produce shares plus $14.85 in cash, without interest. Deferred restricted stock units covering 2,200 shares were cancelled and converted into a cash right based on a merger consideration value of $27.69 per share.
In addition, stock options covering 100,000 and 10,000 underlying shares were cancelled and converted into cash rights equal to the number of underlying shares multiplied by the excess of the $27.69 merger consideration value over the applicable exercise prices, less tax withholding. Following these transactions, the Form 4 shows no remaining direct holdings or listed derivative positions for the reporting person.
Calavo Growers, Inc. notifies the exchange that its common stock has been removed from listing and/or withdrawn from registration on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
The notification states Nasdaq and the issuer complied with the rules under 17 CFR 240.12d2-2 for voluntary withdrawal; the notice is signed on behalf of Nasdaq by Tara Petta, AVP.
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.