[Form 4] Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Frank Kavanaugh, who serves as Chairman, CEO & President and is a director and greater-than-10% owner of Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. (MDRR), exchanged 240,004 shares of Common Stock for 240,004 operating partnership units (OP Units) under an Exchange Agreement dated 08/08/2025.
The OP Units received are redeemable one-for-one for cash or, at the company's option, for shares of Common Stock after a one-year holding period, and carry no expiration date. The Form 4 reports this one-for-one conversion and the resulting OP Units balance, documenting a change in the form of the reporting person's ownership rather than an outright divestiture of economic interest.
- Preserved economic exposure: 240,004 Common Stock were exchanged one-for-one for 240,004 OP Units, maintaining equivalent underlying interest as disclosed.
- Redemption flexibility: OP Units are redeemable one-for-one for cash or, at the company's option, Common Stock after a one-year holding period, providing a defined conversion/liquidity mechanism.
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Kavanaugh swapped 240,004 common shares for 240,004 OP Units with a one-year redemption feature, preserving one-for-one conversion rights.
The filing shows a bilateral Exchange Agreement executed on 08/08/2025 under which 240,004 shares of Common Stock were exchanged for an equal number of OP Units. The OP Units are explicitly described as redeemable one-for-one for cash or, at the company's option, shares of Common Stock after a one-year holding period, and the disclosure states there is no expiration date. The structure preserves parity between the exchanged shares and the OP Units and documents the form of beneficial ownership following the transaction.
TL;DR: Insider converted common equity to partnership units while retaining an explicit one-for-one redemption path after one year.
The report identifies Frank Kavanaugh as Chairman, CEO & President, a director and a >10% owner, and records an Exchange Agreement effecting a one-for-one swap of 240,004 Common Stock shares for 240,004 OP Units. The OP Units are redeemable for cash or Common Stock at the company's option following a one-year holding period and the disclosure notes no expiration date. This filing documents a change in title of the securities held by a principal insider and specifies the contractual redemption mechanism.