--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-26-202554" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "STKL" cik: "0000351834" company_name: "SunOpta Inc." filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:07:54.279734+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 1.0 calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # SunOpta completes acquisition by Refresco affiliate for $6.50/share, going private ## Summary - SunOpta acquired by Refresco affiliate for US$6.50 per Common Share in cash. - Shareholders approved Arrangement on April 16, 2026; final court order obtained April 22, 2026. - Common shares to be delisted from Nasdaq and TSX; SunOpta will cease reporting in Canada and the U.S. - All directors except Brian Kocher resigned; new directors appointed from Refresco. - Credit Agreement repaid and terminated; all outstanding commitments satisfied. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-26-202554 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: STKL - cik: 0000351834 - company_name: SunOpta Inc. - filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 1.0 - calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 - confidence: high - sec_items: 1.02, 2.01, 3.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/d365148d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-202554 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-202554.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-202554.txt ## Key facts - Listing & Compliance Notices SunOpta Inc. received a nasdaq delisting notice notice regarding other. - Exchange: nasdaq - Notice: delisting notice source text: May 1, 2026, the Company notified the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) of the consummation of the Arrangement on May 1, 2026 and requested that Nasdaq halt trading of the Common Shares effective as of 5:00 p.m., Easter evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change William Lewis McFarland II was appointed as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Steven Wood Presley, William Lewis McFarland II, Alan Humes and Stephane Bellemare were appointed as the directors of the Company, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Dr. Albert Bolles resigned as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Dr. Albert Bolles, Rebecca Fisher, Dean Hollis, David J. Lemmon, Diego Reynoso, Leslie Starr and Mahes S. Wickramasinghe resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors, and any committee thereof, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Rebecca Fisher resigned as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Dr. Albert Bolles, Rebecca Fisher, Dean Hollis, David J. Lemmon, Diego Reynoso, Leslie Starr and Mahes S. Wickramasinghe resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors, and any committee thereof, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Steven Wood Presley was appointed as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Steven Wood Presley, William Lewis McFarland II, Alan Humes and Stephane Bellemare were appointed as the directors of the Company, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change David J. Lemmon resigned as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Dr. Albert Bolles, Rebecca Fisher, Dean Hollis, David J. Lemmon, Diego Reynoso, Leslie Starr and Mahes S. Wickramasinghe resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors, and any committee thereof, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Diego Reynoso resigned as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Dr. Albert Bolles, Rebecca Fisher, Dean Hollis, David J. Lemmon, Diego Reynoso, Leslie Starr and Mahes S. Wickramasinghe resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors, and any committee thereof, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Mahes S. Wickramasinghe resigned as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Dr. Albert Bolles, Rebecca Fisher, Dean Hollis, David J. Lemmon, Diego Reynoso, Leslie Starr and Mahes S. Wickramasinghe resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors, and any committee thereof, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Stephane Bellemare was appointed as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Steven Wood Presley, William Lewis McFarland II, Alan Humes and Stephane Bellemare were appointed as the directors of the Company, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Leslie Starr resigned as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Dr. Albert Bolles, Rebecca Fisher, Dean Hollis, David J. Lemmon, Diego Reynoso, Leslie Starr and Mahes S. Wickramasinghe resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors, and any committee thereof, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Dean Hollis resigned as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Dr. Albert Bolles, Rebecca Fisher, Dean Hollis, David J. Lemmon, Diego Reynoso, Leslie Starr and Mahes S. Wickramasinghe resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors, and any committee thereof, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Executive change Alan Humes was appointed as Director at SunOpta Inc.. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Steven Wood Presley, William Lewis McFarland II, Alan Humes and Stephane Bellemare were appointed as the directors of the Company, effective as of the Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - M&A Transactions SunOpta Inc. underwent a change of control involving an affiliate of Refresco Holding B.V. for US$6.50 per Common Share in cash (closed 2026-05-01). - Action: change of control - Counterparty: an affiliate of Refresco Holding B.V. - Consideration: US$6.50 per Common Share in cash - Closing: 2026-05-01 source text: SunOpta Inc. (“SunOpta” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: STKL) (TSX: SOY), a North American supply chain solutions provider, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Refresco Holding B.V. (“Refresco”) for US$6.50 per Common Share in cash evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm - Material Agreements SunOpta Inc. terminated Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and the guarantors from time to time party thereto (effective 2026-05-01). - Action: termination - Agreement: credit facility - Counterparty: Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and the guarantors from time to time party thereto - Effective: 2026-05-01 source text: the Company repaid in full all of its loans and terminated and satisfied in full all outstanding commitments of lenders to lend under that certain Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of December 8, 2023 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000119312526202554/0001193125-26-202554-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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