Welcome to our dedicated page for Kellanova SEC filings (Ticker: K), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The Kellanova (K) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s historical regulatory documents, including the disclosures surrounding its acquisition by a Mars-affiliated entity and the end of its life as a publicly traded company. While Kellanova is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror 10VB8, LLC, associated with Mars, its past filings remain an important record for understanding its capital structure, governance, and transaction history.
Key documents include multiple Form 8-K reports describing the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Acquiror 10VB8, LLC and Merger Sub 10VB8, LLC, the closing of the merger on December 11, 2025, and the resulting status of Kellanova as a wholly owned subsidiary. These 8-Ks also note that, following the merger, Kellanova’s common stock would be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and would cease to be publicly traded.
A Form 25 filed by the New York Stock Exchange on December 11, 2025, relates to the removal from listing and registration of Kellanova’s common stock and certain senior notes, while a Form 15 filed on December 22, 2025, certifies the termination of registration of the common stock and various series of senior notes under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the suspension of related reporting obligations. Earlier 8-K filings also cover antitrust review milestones for the Mars transaction and periodic financial results announcements.
On Stock Titan, these filings are updated from the SEC’s EDGAR system and paired with AI-powered summaries that explain the purpose and implications of each document in plain language. Users can quickly see how Kellanova’s obligations under its senior notes, credit facilities, and private placement agreements were addressed in connection with the merger, and how the delisting and deregistration process unfolded. For investors researching historical CPG transactions, capital markets activity, or the path from public listing to acquisition, this archive offers a structured view of Kellanova’s regulatory footprint.
Kellanova disclosed that a senior vice president disposed of all company equity in connection with the closing of its merger with an affiliate of Mars, Incorporated. Each share of common stock outstanding immediately before the effective time of the merger was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 in cash per share, before taxes. The officer’s directly held common shares and shares held through the Kellanova Savings and Investment Plan were eliminated as part of this transaction.
Outstanding restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units and stock options were cancelled and converted into cash rights based on the same $83.50 per share merger consideration, plus any accrued dividend equivalents where applicable. These replacement cash awards generally follow the prior vesting schedules or, for options and fully vested performance units, provide lump-sum cash based on the number of underlying shares and the option exercise price.
Kellanova’s Senior Vice President reported the cash-out of company equity in connection with a merger with an affiliate of Mars, Incorporated. At the merger’s effective time, each share of Kellanova common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 per share in cash, and the reporting person’s 65,848 shares were disposed of at that price, leaving no common shares directly owned.
Outstanding restricted stock units and performance-based units were cancelled and converted into cash rights based on the $83.50 merger consideration plus accrued dividend equivalents, with certain RSU cash awards continuing to follow their original vesting schedules. Stock options were similarly cancelled and converted into cash equal to the in-the-money value, so all reported equity awards became cash-based compensation tied to the merger terms.
Kellanova filed a Form 4 reporting that a director’s indirect holdings in the company were cashed out in connection with a completed merger. Under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 13, 2024, a subsidiary of Acquiror 10VB8, LLC merged with Kellanova, and Kellanova survived as a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror. At the effective time of the merger, each share of Kellanova common stock outstanding was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 per share in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes. The reported trust-held position of 24,736.019 shares was disposed of at this cash price, leaving no remaining beneficial ownership reported for this account; the total included shares previously acquired under the company’s 2025 Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Kellanova senior vice president reported the cash-out of her ownership and equity awards in connection with the company’s merger with an affiliate of Mars, Incorporated. Under the merger agreement, each share of Kellanova common stock outstanding immediately before the merger was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 per share in cash, subject to taxes.
Her directly held common shares, shares held in trust, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, and stock options were either cancelled or converted into cash rights based on the same $83.50 per-share merger consideration, plus any associated dividend equivalents where applicable. The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of the acquiring entity at the effective time of the merger.
Kellanova reported that one of its directors filed a Form 4 disclosing a merger-related cash-out of company shares. On 12/11/2025, 19,545.607 shares of common stock held indirectly in a trust were disposed of at $83.50 per share, leaving the reporting person with zero shares beneficially owned in that account.
The transaction stems from a merger in which Merger Sub 10VB8, LLC combined with the issuer, which now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror 10VB8, LLC, an affiliate of Mars, Incorporated. At the merger’s effective time, each outstanding share of common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes.
Kellanova reports insider equity changes tied to its merger with a Mars affiliate. A senior vice president filed a Form 4 showing that, at the merger’s effective time, each share of Kellanova common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 per share in cash, before taxes.
The filing explains that the officer’s restricted stock units were cancelled and converted into cash rights based on the merger cash price, including associated dividend equivalents. Certain RSUs became cash retention awards that keep the original vesting schedule. Performance-based restricted stock units were deemed fully vested, based on the greater of target or actual performance, then converted into cash using the same per-share merger consideration. Outstanding stock options were converted into a cash right equal to the in-the-money value per option, using the $83.50 merger price.
Kellanova executive Todd W. Haigh, VP–Corporate Controller, reported the cash-out of his equity holdings in connection with the company’s merger with an affiliate of Mars. At the merger’s effective time, each share of Kellanova common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 per share in cash, subject to taxes. His directly held shares and those in a 401(k) plan were disposed of at this cash price.
Restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units were cancelled and converted into cash rights based on the number of underlying common shares multiplied by the $83.50 merger consideration, plus accrued dividend equivalents. Outstanding stock options were converted into cash rights equal to the spread between the merger price and the applicable exercise price, multiplied by the number of optioned shares. Following these transactions, the reported derivative positions show zero remaining beneficial ownership.
Kellanova reported that a senior vice president disposed of all directly held common shares and equity awards in connection with the company’s cash merger with an affiliate of Mars, Incorporated. Each share of common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $83.50 per share in cash, subject to tax withholding. The officer’s 94,124 common shares and multiple tranches of restricted stock units, performance-based units, and stock options were cancelled at the merger’s effective time and converted into cash rights based on the same $83.50 per-share merger consideration, plus any accrued dividend equivalents where applicable. Performance-based units were deemed fully vested based on at least target performance before being cashed out under these terms.
Kellanova has received a Form 25 notification from the New York Stock Exchange LLC, which starts the process to remove its common stock and certain debt securities from listing and/or registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The affected debt securities are its 0.500% Senior Notes due 2029 and 3.750% Senior Notes due 2034. The exchange certifies that it has reasonable grounds to file this notice and that applicable rules for removal from listing and/or withdrawal of registration have been followed.
Kellanova reported that its previously announced merger with Acquiror 10VB8, LLC, an affiliate of Mars, Incorporated, closed on December 11, 2025. Merger Sub 10VB8, LLC was merged into Kellanova, and Kellanova now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror.
At the merger’s effective time, each share of Kellanova common stock (with limited exceptions) was converted into the right to receive $83.50 in cash per share, and all stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units and deferred stock units were cashed out based on this price and accrued dividend equivalents, with certain retention payments for some performance units.
Following the change of control, Kellanova guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis the Parent’s obligations under its senior credit facilities, private placement notes and senior notes, and terminated and repaid its prior five-year credit facility. The company has requested delisting of its common stock and certain notes from the NYSE and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and plans to terminate its SEC reporting obligations. The pre-merger board and top officers resigned, and designees of the acquiror were appointed along with amended and restated charter and bylaws.