--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-26-246170" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "CVGW" cik: "0001133470" company_name: "CALAVO GROWERS INC" filed_at: "2026-05-29T10:01:19+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-29T10:11:53.160906+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 1.0 calibrated_materiality_score: 1.0 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Calavo completes acquisition by Mission Produce; shareholders receive 0.9790 Mission shares + $14.85 cash per share ## Summary - Per share consideration: 0.9790 Mission Produce shares + $14.85 cash; total approx. 17.5M shares and $266M cash. - Calavo common stock delisted from Nasdaq; Form 25 filed; deregistration on Form 15 to follow. - All eight Calavo directors resigned effective at First Effective Time; no disagreement cited. - Calavo's credit agreement with Wells Fargo repaid in full and terminated at closing. - Merger closed May 28, 2026, after shareholder approval and regulatory conditions met. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-26-246170 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: CVGW - cik: 0001133470 - company_name: CALAVO GROWERS INC - filed_at: 2026-05-29T10:01:19+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: neutral - 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, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/d334380d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-246170 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-246170.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-246170.txt ## Source-grounded claims - claim_id: 3e285842e3 claim: Farha Aslam resigned as Director at CALAVO GROWERS INC. evidence_excerpt: B. John Lindeman, Farha Aslam, Marc L. Brown, Michael DiGregorio, Steven Hollister, Kathleen M. Holmgren, J. Link Leavens, and Adriana Mendizabal tendered their resignations as members of the board of directors of Calavo and from all committees of the board on which they formerly served, effective as of the First Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm - claim_id: 3e870c0456 claim: Kathleen M. Holmgren resigned as Director at CALAVO GROWERS INC. evidence_excerpt: B. John Lindeman, Farha Aslam, Marc L. Brown, Michael DiGregorio, Steven Hollister, Kathleen M. Holmgren, J. Link Leavens, and Adriana Mendizabal tendered their resignations as members of the board of directors of Calavo and from all committees of the board on which they formerly served, effective as of the First Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm - claim_id: 88c33586e7 claim: Steven Hollister resigned as Director at CALAVO GROWERS INC. evidence_excerpt: B. John Lindeman, Farha Aslam, Marc L. Brown, Michael DiGregorio, Steven Hollister, Kathleen M. Holmgren, J. Link Leavens, and Adriana Mendizabal tendered their resignations as members of the board of directors of Calavo and from all committees of the board on which they formerly served, effective as of the First Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm - claim_id: 9f7546b50f claim: Marc L. Brown resigned as Director at CALAVO GROWERS INC. evidence_excerpt: B. John Lindeman, Farha Aslam, Marc L. Brown, Michael DiGregorio, Steven Hollister, Kathleen M. Holmgren, J. Link Leavens, and Adriana Mendizabal tendered their resignations as members of the board of directors of Calavo and from all committees of the board on which they formerly served, effective as of the First Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm - claim_id: a18503a97c claim: Adriana Mendizabal resigned as Director at CALAVO GROWERS INC. evidence_excerpt: B. John Lindeman, Farha Aslam, Marc L. Brown, Michael DiGregorio, Steven Hollister, Kathleen M. Holmgren, J. Link Leavens, and Adriana Mendizabal tendered their resignations as members of the board of directors of Calavo and from all committees of the board on which they formerly served, effective as of the First Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm - claim_id: a47ac5ad05 claim: J. Link Leavens resigned as Director at CALAVO GROWERS INC. evidence_excerpt: B. John Lindeman, Farha Aslam, Marc L. Brown, Michael DiGregorio, Steven Hollister, Kathleen M. Holmgren, J. Link Leavens, and Adriana Mendizabal tendered their resignations as members of the board of directors of Calavo and from all committees of the board on which they formerly served, effective as of the First Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm - claim_id: e57d19d4ca claim: Michael DiGregorio resigned as Director at CALAVO GROWERS INC. evidence_excerpt: B. John Lindeman, Farha Aslam, Marc L. Brown, Michael DiGregorio, Steven Hollister, Kathleen M. Holmgren, J. Link Leavens, and Adriana Mendizabal tendered their resignations as members of the board of directors of Calavo and from all committees of the board on which they formerly served, effective as of the First Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm - claim_id: fa94212420 claim: B. John Lindeman resigned as Director at CALAVO GROWERS INC. evidence_excerpt: B. John Lindeman, Farha Aslam, Marc L. Brown, Michael DiGregorio, Steven Hollister, Kathleen M. Holmgren, J. Link Leavens, and Adriana Mendizabal tendered their resignations as members of the board of directors of Calavo and from all committees of the board on which they formerly served, effective as of the First Effective Time. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133470/000119312526246170/0001193125-26-246170-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.