---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-335410"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RKDA"
cik: "0001469443"
company_name: "Arcadia Biosciences, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:05:48.570702+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA) merger with Roosevelt Resources terminated; no breakup fee

## Summary
- Received termination notice on Dec 24, 2025; Closing did not occur by Aug 15, 2025.
- No breakup fee payable by either party.
- CEO says Arcadia will resume evaluating strategic alternatives for shareholder value.
- Arcadia holds ~2.7M shares of Above Food Ingredients stock and potential additional consideration from GoodWheat sale.
- Company highlights Nasdaq listing and Zola coconut water brand as assets for potential merger/transaction.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-335410
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RKDA
- cik: 0001469443
- company_name: Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1469443/000119312525335410/0001193125-25-335410-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1469443/000119312525335410/rkda-20251224.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-335410.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. terminated Securities Exchange Agreement with Roosevelt Resources, LP (effective 2025-12-24).
  - Action: termination
  - Agreement: merger
  - Counterparty: Roosevelt Resources, LP
  - Effective: 2025-12-24
  source text: On December 24, 2025, the Company received a notice from Roosevelt indicating that it was terminating the Exchange Agreement with immediate effect pursuant to the Termination Provisions
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1469443/000119312525335410/0001193125-25-335410-index.htm

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