MLNK insider filing notes $20.00 cash-out and RSU cash conversion
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
MeridianLink, Inc. (MLNK) disclosed an insider Form 4 for its CEO and President, reporting merger-related transactions effective on October 24, 2025. At the Effective Time, ML Merger Sub, Inc. merged with MeridianLink, which now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of ML Holdco, Inc.
Each outstanding share of MeridianLink common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $20.00 in cash, without interest. In addition, 1,032,689 unvested RSUs held by the reporting person were cancelled and converted into cash-based replacement awards equal to the per‑share cash consideration multiplied by the number of underlying shares. These cash replacement amounts will vest and be paid on the original RSU schedule, subject to continued service with the new parent or its subsidiaries.
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Insights
Cash-out merger at $20.00 per share; RSUs roll to cash awards.
The filing records a standard cash-out merger: all MeridianLink common shares were converted into a right to receive $20.00 per share at the Effective Time on October 24, 2025. Post-merger, the issuer is a wholly owned subsidiary of ML Holdco, Inc., consistent with a typical take-private structure.
Equity awards were treated as cash-based replacements. Specifically, 1,032,689 unvested RSUs were cancelled and exchanged for cash entitlements equal to the merger consideration times the underlying shares. Those amounts will vest on the original timetable, conditioned on continued service with the parent organization.
From an investor mechanics standpoint, this reflects common M&A equity treatment: shares receive fixed cash consideration, and unvested RSUs convert to time-vested cash claims. Actual outcomes hinge on continued service for vesting; the filing does not discuss other award types.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Common Stock, par value $0.001 | 1,251,172 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- This Form 4 reports securities disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated August 11, 2025, by and among the Issuer, ML Holdco, Inc. (as successor in interest to ML Holdco, LLC), a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and ML Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML Holdco ("Merger Sub"). On October 24, 2025 (the "Effective Time"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Includes 1,032,689 unvested and outstanding restricted stock units subject to time-based vesting conditions (the "RSUs"). Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Issuer Common Stock") upon vesting and settlement. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement at the Effective Time, each outstanding RSU was cancelled and extinguished and converted into a contingent right to receive solely an amount in cash (without interest and subject to any applicable withholding or other taxes) equal to the product of (i) the Merger Consideration (as defined below) payable with respect to such RSU multiplied by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Issuer Common Stock subject to such RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time (the "Cash Replacement RSU Amounts"). The Cash Replacement RSU Amounts will, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with Parent or its subsidiaries through the applicable vesting dates, vest and be payable at the same time as the RSUs for which the Cash Replacement RSU Amounts were exchanged would have vested pursuant to their terms. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding share of Issuer Common Stock was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $20.00 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"), less any applicable withholding taxes.
