---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-013320"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVGW"
cik: "0001133470"
company_name: "CALAVO GROWERS INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:04:31.385229+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 1.0
calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Calavo to be acquired by Mission Produce for $14.85 cash plus 0.9790 Mission shares per share

## Summary
- Each Calavo share converts into 0.9790 Mission shares plus $14.85 cash; total consideration includes fractional share cash.
- Calavo termination fee ~$12.87M; Mission reverse termination fee ~$15.02M under certain conditions.
- Merger expected to close by July 14, 2026, subject to Calavo and Mission shareholder approvals and HSR clearance.
- Retention agreements for CFO James Snyder ($559K) and EVP Ronald Araiza ($447K) upon change of control or anniversary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-013320
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVGW
- cik: 0001133470
- company_name: CALAVO GROWERS INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 1.0
- calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526013320/0001193125-26-013320-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526013320/d27429d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: f47377ce3446119529bc36f3c5c9149b223417d4
  claim: CALAVO GROWERS INC entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger with Mission Produce, Inc. (effective 2026-01-14).
  evidence_excerpt: On January 14, 2026, Calavo Growers, Inc., a California corporation (" Calavo "), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the " Merger Agreement "), by and among Calavo, Mission Produce, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Mission "), Cantaloupe Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Mission (" Merger Sub I ") and Cantaloupe Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Mission (" Merger Sub II ")
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526013320/0001193125-26-013320-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.