[POS AM] SunOpta Inc. SEC Filing
SunOpta Inc. files Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to terminate and deregister all unsold securities under six prior Form S-3 registration statements. The amendments follow a court-approved plan of arrangement in which Purchaser Pegasus BidCo B.V. acquired all issued and outstanding SunOpta common shares on May 1, 2026.
The filings remove from registration up to 850,000, 196,809, 1,863,744, 4,250,000, 5,358,794, and 112,500 common shares that had been registered for resale under the listed Registration Statements.
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2026
Registration No. 333-180647
Registration No. 333-109016
Registration No. 333-104423
Registration No. 333-83096
Registration No. 333-65656
Registration No. 333-62388
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-180647
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-109016
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-104423
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-83096
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-65656
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-62388
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SunOpta Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada | Not Applicable | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 7078 Shady Oak Road Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||
Copy to:
| Greg Gaba Chief Financial Officer 7078 Shady Oak Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (952) 820-2518 (Name, address and telephone number including area code, of agent for service) |
Eric Zhi Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 1000 Main Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002 (713) 423-8732 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
Not applicable.
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
These Post-Effective Amendments (these “Post-Effective Amendments”) filed by SunOpta Inc. (the “Registrant”) relate to the following registration statements on Form S-3 (together, the “Registration Statements”):
1. Registration Statement No. 333-180647, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 10, 2012, as amended on June 25, 2012 and July 19, 2012, relating to the resale of up to 850,000 common shares, no par value, of the Registrant (the “Common Shares”) by a selling security holder;
2. Registration Statement No. 333-109016, filed with the Commission on September 22, 2003, as amended September 30, 2003, relating to the resale of up to 196,809 Common Shares by selling security holders;
3. Registration Statement No. 333-104423, filed with the Commission on April 10, 2003, as amended July 14, 2003 and July 25, 2003, relating to the resale of up to 1,863,744 Common Shares by selling security holders;
4. Registration Statement No. 333-83096, filed with the Commission on February 20, 2002, as amended February 27, 2002, relating to the resale of up to 4,250,000 Common Shares by selling security holders;
5. Registration Statement No. 333-65656, filed with the Commission on July 23, 2001, as amended July 27, 2001 and August 15, 2001, relating to the resale of up to 5,358,794 Common Shares by selling security holders; and
6. Registration Statement No. 333-62388, filed with the Commission on June 6, 2001, as amended June 21, 2001, relating to the resale of up to 112,500 Common Shares by a selling security holder.
On May 1, 2026, pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, dated February 6, 2026 (the “Arrangement Agreement”) by and among the Registrant, Pegasus BidCo B.V., a private company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (“Parent”), and 2786694 Alberta Ltd., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Alberta and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Purchaser”), Purchaser acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, including the common shares issuable on the exchange of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock, by way of a court-approved statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. As a result of the transactions contemplated by the Arrangement Agreement, the Registrant has terminated any and all offerings and sales of securities pursuant to the Registration Statements. In accordance with the undertakings made by the Registrant in each of the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities of the Registrant registered under such Registration Statement which remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Registrant hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements and removes from registration all of the securities that remain unsold under the Registration Statements as of the date hereof, if any.
The Registrant is filing these Post-Effective Amendments to withdraw and remove from registration all securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statements that remain unsold as of the date hereof. The Registration Statements are hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities. After giving effect to these Post-Effective Amendments, there will be no remaining securities registered by the Registrant pursuant to the Registration Statements.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in City of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on May 1, 2026.
| SUNOPTA INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Greg Gaba | |
| Name: Greg Gaba | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
Pursuant to Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, no other person is required to sign these Post-Effective Amendments.