Rodgers-led trusts take 7.9M SunPower (SPWR) shares via interest-for-equity deal
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Rodgers Thurman J reported open-market purchase transactions in this Form 4 filing.
SunPower Inc. director, chief executive officer and greater-than-10% owner Thurman J. Rodgers reported substantial indirect increases in common stock holdings. On July 1, 2026, 7,226,186 shares were issued to the Rodgers Massey Revocable Living Trust and 633,250 shares to the Rodgers Family Freedom and Free Markets Charitable Trust through equity-for-interest exchange transactions tied to several convertible senior notes due 2029 held by these trusts.
After these issuances, the Revocable Trust holds 28,816,676 shares and the Charitable Trust holds 2,471,485 shares. Rodgers also reports 8,842 shares held directly and additional indirect ownership through Rodgers Capital, LLC and related 2012 irrevocable trusts, where he or his spouse serve as trustee or manager.
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Insights
Large equity-for-interest exchanges increase insider-related share ownership.
The filing shows trusts associated with SunPower CEO Thurman J. Rodgers receiving 7,226,186 and 633,250 shares via equity-for-interest exchanges. Instead of cash interest on multiple 2029 convertible senior note series, the issuer delivered common stock to the Revocable and Charitable Trusts.
This shifts value from debt interest payments into equity, increasing trust share ownership while reducing future cash interest obligations on those specific notes. The transactions are recorded as purchases but function economically as interest paid in stock, not open-market buying.
Following the exchanges, the Revocable Trust holds 28,816,676 shares and the Charitable Trust 2,471,485 shares, alongside other direct and indirect holdings. Subsequent company filings may clarify any broader impact on overall leverage or additional equity-for-interest arrangements in future periods.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Stock | 7,226,186 | $0.00 | -- |
| Purchase | Common Stock | 633,250 | $0.00 | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
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Footnotes (1)
- Consists of 7,226,186 shares of common stock issued to the Rodgers Massey Revocable Living Trust dtd 4/4/11 (the "Revocable Trust") on July 1, 2026 pursuant to an equity-for-interest exchange transaction consummated with respect to interest amounts otherwise payable pursuant to the 12% convertible senior notes due 2029, 10% convertible senior secured notes due 2029 and 7% convertible senior notes due 2029 held by the Revocable Trust. The reporting person and his spouse serve as trustees of the Revocable Trust. Consists of 633,250 shares of common stock issued to the Rodgers Family Freedom and Free Markets Charitable Trust (the "Charitable Trust") on July 1, 2026 pursuant to an equity-for-interest exchange transaction consummated with respect to interest amounts otherwise payable pursuant to the 12% convertible senior notes due 2029, 10% convertible senior secured notes due 2029 and 7% convertible senior notes due 2029 held by the Charitable Trust. The reporting person and his spouse serve as trustees of the Charitable Trust. These shares are held by Rodgers Capital, LLC. The reporting person is the manager of Rodgers Capital, LLC. These shares are held by the TJ Rodgers 2012 Irrevocable Trust dtd 12/26/12, for which the reporting person serves as trustee. These shares are held by the Valeta Massey 2012 Irrevocable Trust dtd 12/26/12, for which the reporting person's spouse serves as trustee.